Question

I have a GridView that shows a list of users. Each user has a first name, last name, and other data you would expect a user to have. Each value is exposed through BoundField. For instance, first name is available through “FirstName”, last name is available by “LastName”.

When a user clicks a LinkButton I have in a TemplateField, I need to execute some JavaScript. This JavaScript function requires both the FirstName and LastName. Currently, I am trying something like this:

<asp:LinkButton ID="lbPrompt" runat="server" Text="prompt" CommandName="Prompt"  
  CommandArgument='<%# Eval("UserName") %>' 
  OnClientClick='<%# Eval("FirstName", "LastName", "return askUser(\"{0}\",\"{1}\");") %>' />

This statement does not work because the Eval method does not accept this kind of overload. How do I accomplish this task?

Thanks

Answer 1

<%# String.Format(
      "return askUser(\"{0}\",\"{1}\")", 
       Eval("FirstName"), 
       Eval("LastName")) %>