ButtonFieldBase.ButtonType Property
.NET Framework (current version)
Gets or sets the button type to display in the button field.
Assembly: System.Web (in System.Web.dll)
Property Value
Type: System.Web.UI.WebControls.ButtonTypeOne of the ButtonType values. The default is ButtonType.Link.
| Exception | Condition |
|---|---|
| ArgumentOutOfRangeException | The value for the ButtonType property is not one of the ButtonType values. |
The following code example demonstrates how to use the ButtonType property to specify that buttons are displayed in the ButtonField object of a GridView control.
<%@ Page language="C#" %> <script runat="server"> void AuthorsGridView_RowCommand(Object sender, GridViewCommandEventArgs e) { // If multiple ButtonField column fields are used, use the // CommandName property to determine which button was clicked. if(e.CommandName=="Select") { // Convert the row index stored in the CommandArgument // property to an Integer. int index = Convert.ToInt32(e.CommandArgument); // Get the last name of the selected author from the appropriate // cell in the GridView control. GridViewRow selectedRow = AuthorsGridView.Rows[index]; TableCell lastNameCell = selectedRow.Cells[1]; string lastName = lastNameCell.Text; // Display the selected author. Message.Text = "You selected " + lastName + "."; } } </script> <html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" > <head runat="server"> <title>ButtonFieldBase ButtonType Example</title> </head> <body> <form id="form1" runat="server"> <div> <h3>ButtonFieldBase ButtonType Example</h3> <asp:label id="Message" forecolor="Red" runat="server" AssociatedControlID="AuthorsGridView" /> <!-- Populate the Columns collection declaratively. --> <asp:gridview id="AuthorsGridView" datasourceid="AuthorsSqlDataSource" autogeneratecolumns="false" onrowcommand="AuthorsGridView_RowCommand" runat="server"> <columns> <asp:buttonfield buttontype="Button" commandname="Select" headertext="Select Author" text="Select"/> <asp:boundfield datafield="au_lname" headertext="Last Name"/> <asp:boundfield datafield="au_fname" headertext="First Name"/> </columns> </asp:gridview> <!-- This example uses Microsoft SQL Server and connects --> <!-- to the Pubs sample database. --> <asp:sqldatasource id="AuthorsSqlDataSource" selectcommand="SELECT [au_lname], [au_fname] FROM [authors]" connectionstring="server=localhost;database=pubs;integrated security=SSPI" runat="server"> </asp:sqldatasource> </div> </form> </body> </html>
.NET Framework
Available since 2.0
Available since 2.0
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