Display hyperlink in datagrid

[Guest]

Hello -

I have an application that pulls website addresses (amongst other things)
from a SQL Server database via a search page. How do I display the website
as a hyperlink that can be clicked on by the user to take them to the site?

I have the following in my html code:

<asp:hyperlink id=hlWebsite runat=server
text= '<%# Container.DataItem("WebLink") %>' target="_blank">
</asp:hyperlink>

Apparently I'm missing something because that does not produce a clickable
link.

Any help will be greatly appreciated!

 

[Guest]

Hi Sandy,

You can use <asp:HyperLinkColumn > in <Columns> </Columns> of datagrid like
follows:

<Columns>
<asp:HyperLinkColumn HeaderText="Links" DataNavigateUrlField="WebLink" Text
="WebLink" Target="_blank"></asp:HyperLinkColumn>
</Columns>

HTH

Elton Wang
(e-mail address removed)

 

[Guest]

Here's a neat way. You've worked with the formatting of numbers, dates, etc?

Well, if you just dind the column and set the format as {0} then the
databinder replaces {0} with your value

If you format it as "Hello {0} World" then you'd get your value with Hello
Before it and World after it.

if you format your datacolumn as "<a href='{0}'>{O}</A>" then it will, yet
again, replace all of the {0} instances with your value

Internally, what's happening is the DataGrid is calling String.Format on
each value, using the value and the format string you're specifying. If you
want more info on what your options are, take a look at the String.Format
method.

 

[Guest]

Thanks Elton!
--
Sandy

Hi Sandy,

You can use <asp:HyperLinkColumn > in <Columns> </Columns> of datagrid like
follows:

<Columns>
<asp:HyperLinkColumn HeaderText="Links" DataNavigateUrlField="WebLink" Text
="WebLink" Target="_blank"></asp:HyperLinkColumn>
</Columns>

HTH

Elton Wang
(e-mail address removed)

 

[Guest]

Thanks, David!
--
Sandy

Here's a neat way. You've worked with the formatting of numbers, dates, etc?

Well, if you just dind the column and set the format as {0} then the
databinder replaces {0} with your value

If you format it as "Hello {0} World" then you'd get your value with Hello
Before it and World after it.

if you format your datacolumn as "<a href='{0}'>{O}</A>" then it will, yet
again, replace all of the {0} instances with your value

Internally, what's happening is the DataGrid is calling String.Format on
each value, using the value and the format string you're specifying. If you
want more info on what your options are, take a look at the String.Format
method.