Use the ButtonColumn class to create a command button that corresponds with each row in the DataGrid control.
<asp:DataGrid id="accessID" runat="server"
AutoGenerateColumns=false
...
<Columns>
<asp:ButtonColumn
ButtonType = "LinkButton | PushButton"
CommandName = "CommandName"
DataTextField = "DataSourceField for Button Caption"
DataTextFormatString = "FormatString"
Text = "ButtonCaption" />
....
</Columns>
</asp:DataGrid>
| Property |
Description |
| ButtonType |
What type of button to render. The default is LinkButton.
When programming, this property is set using the ButtonColumnType Enumeration. |
| CommandName |
A string indicating the command that is sent when a button in the column is clicked. This string is available in the event-handling method through the CommandSource property of the e event argument object. |
| DataTextField |
The field name from the DataSource that is bound to the Text property of the button in the ButtonColumn. |
| DataTextFormatString |
A formatting expression string that specifies how the field is displayed in the cell. |
| Text |
The caption to display on the face of the button in this column. If DataTextField is set, it overrides this value. |
For an example of using a ButtonColumn control, see Adding Button Columns to a DataGrid Web Server Control.
For additonal information, see the ButtonColumn Class documentation.
