Question

I’m trying to create a simple button that deletes a row from the database. I would like to set the ID of the control to something like delete_MATERIALID_button however, when I do this:

<asp:Button ID='delete_<%# Eval("MatID") %>_button' runat="server" Text="Delete" />

I get an error that the name can’t be generated like that.

I know that there must be a simple solution, I just can’t figure it out.

Answer 1

The button would have to be named like so:

<asp:Button ID='<%# Eval("MatID", "delete_{0}_button") %>' runat="server" Text="Delete" />

But, as Shuwaiee has said, using the CommandArgument is probably a better place for the id.

CommandArgument='<%# Eval("MatID")%>'