click event in gridview

[maliksleo]

hi all

i want to use a button in gridview and on the click event i would like to call a function for that i did the folowing

Sub ridgenerator(ByVal a As String)
        Session("rid") = a
        MsgBox("gg")
        GridView2.DataBind()
    End Sub

and on my markup its as below

<ItemTemplate>
<table style="width: 100%; text-align: left">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td style="width: 90%">
<asp:LinkButton ID="LinkButton5" runat="server" Font-Underline="False" Text='<%# Eval "name") %>' OnClick='ridgenerator<%# Eval("f_id") %>' ></asp:LinkButton></td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</ItemTemplate>

but its not working whats wrong in it please do quick response.

maliksleo

[Frinavale]

I'm not exactly sure what your problem is because you haven't stated it; but, MsgBox is not available in web applications.

You may want to consider placing a Label on the page and setting that Label's Text property to whatever it is you need to display:

Sub ridgenerator(ByVal a As String)
        Session("rid") = a
        messageLabel.Text = "gg"
        GridView2.DataBind()
End Sub

[maliksleo]

@Frinavale
i m sorry for not being so clear actually my function is not being called from the grid view on the click event of that linkbutton.
i just want you all to tell me the procedure by which i can call a function on a click event from the gridview.
And i m using web application there is no problem with the msgbox the only thing is
"HOW TO CALL THAT FUNCTION FROM GRIDVIEW USING LINKBUTTON?"
i did the folowing last time but didnt succeed

<asp:LinkButton ID="LinkButton5" runat="server" Font-Underline="False" Text='<%# Eval("name") %>' OnClientClick='<%# folderidgenerator(Eval("f_id")) %>' >
</asp:LinkButton>
 

any help?

[Frinavale]

I'm not sure if the LinkButton has been automatically generated for you (like the LinkButtons in the Header Row of the GridView used for sorting...or the edit/update/delete buttons).....

But, you should look into using the RowCommand Event. The RowCommand Event is raised whenever a control within the GridView raises an event.

Please note that you have to configure your GridView to use this event:

 <asp:GridView ID="GridView2" 
               ...
              OnRowCommand="ridgenerator"
             runat="server">
 

[maliksleo]

Thank you very much Frinavale it solved my problem once again thanks

maliksleo