Linkbutton does not look like a linkbutton

OK, I almost got my problem solved. Zen is almost there! Just that a LinkButton control inside a column in my datagrid doesn't show like a link button. It does not have an underlining. My client side JavaScript is enabled. How do I make the button underlined and appear and act like a linkbutton? Currently, it just displays the text like a normal label/table cell that has a label.

It looks like the LinkButton cannot be databound. If it is, it just disappears. As a test, I tried this:

Code:

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<asp:TemplateColumn HeaderText="Full Name">
                                                <ItemTemplate>
                                                        <asp:LinkButton OnClick="dg_ItemCommand">
                                                                <%# DataBinder.Eval(Container.DataItem, "Full Name")%>
                                                        </asp:LinkButton>
                                                </ItemTemplate>
                                        </asp:TemplateColumn>

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The column displays the correct full name value but no underlining. I am guessing that the grid replaced the linkbutton with a literal control. I did this and found out.

Code:

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lblMessage.Text = dg.Items(1).Cells(0).Controls(0).GetType.ToString

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in a button_click.


Then, I tried this:

Code:

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<asp:LinkButton id="lnk" style="Z-INDEX: 104; LEFT: 432px; POSITION: absolute; TOP: 80px" runat="server">The date and time is: <%# System.DateTime.Now.ToLongDateString %></asp:LinkButton>

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And it only showed the link button with the text

The date and time is:


How do I have a control in a grid that:

(1) Is DataBound
(2) Appears and acts like a linkbutton
(3) Does not behave like the ItemTemplate's EditItem where you have those edit textboxes inside the grid itself.

You can set the command name to select for the link button
Like this:

Quote:

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<asp:TemplateColumn>
<ItemTemplate>
<asp:linkbutton CommandName="Select" runat="server" "Linkbutton1" text='<%# DataBinder.Eval(Container.DataItem, "fullname") %>'>
</asp:linkbutton> </ItemTemplate> </asp:TemplateColumn>

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codebehind:
Private Sub DDL_SelectedIndexChanged(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles DDL.SelectedIndexChanged

Dim Title As String = DDL.Items(DDL.SelectedIndex).Cells(1).Text

lblmessage.Text = Title

End Sub

Now you will be able to see the linkbutton as a linkbutton,With an underline
Hope that helps you!!

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