how to get access to controls inside datalist in C# asp net

Question

i have made a massenger chat project in C# asp net.

after login, you find any members in a page, where you can send you messages. for this i need to get accdess to controls in datalist, which are image of the suctomer and its name (which is a linkbutton)... when i press linkbutton to get the name, the string variable is empty???!!! i used other option, but it stands the last name in the list of customers???!!!

i attach the codes thanks

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Naimish Makwana · Answer

Hi Venus, To get access to controls inside a DataList control in C# ASP.NET, Please try the below code. DataList control, for example a LinkButton with ID "LinkButton1". ' CommandName="Select"> In the code-behind, you can access the control in the ItemDataBound event of the DataList: protected void dlCustomers_ItemDataBound(object sender, DataListItemEventArgs e) { if (e.Item.ItemType == ListItemType.Item || e.Item.ItemType == ListItemType.AlternatingItem) { LinkButton lbName = (LinkButton)e.Item.FindControl("LinkButton1"); // Perform operations on the LinkButton control } } For handle the Click event of the LinkButton control, you can add a Command event handler to the DataList control: protected void dlCustomers_ItemCommand(object source, DataListCommandEventArgs e) { if (e.CommandName == "Select") { LinkButton lbName = (LinkButton)e.Item.FindControl("LinkButton1"); string name = lbName.Text; // Perform operations on the selected name } } Thanks Naimish Makwana