The server tag is not well formed. LinkButton inside repeater

Question

<asp:LinkButton ID="lnkBtn" runat="server" CssClass="csstab" Text='<%#Eval("Name")%>'
OnClientClick="return ShowInEditMode('<%#Eval("ID") %>')"></asp:LinkButton>

I want to call the OnClientClick to call javascript method with passing a parameter. I am getting Server Tag is not well formed error. I tried changing double quotes to single quote etc, still the same issue.

The server tag is not well formed. LinkButton inside repeater

Answer 1

Your OnClientClick event is having some wrong things.

use OnClientClick in the following way

OnClientClick='<%# string.Format("javascript:return ShowInEditMode({0})", Eval("ID"))%>'

Answer 2

Well use this in html bit

<asp:LinkButton ID="lnkBtn" runat="server" CssClass="csstab" Text='<%#Eval("Name")%>' OnClientClick='<%#CreateShowInEditModeMethod(Eval("ID")) %>'></asp:LinkButton>

Then define this in your code behind

 protected string CreateShowInEditModeMethod(string str)
 {
        return String.Format("return ShowInEditMode('{0}');", str);
 }

let me know if did not solved :)

Answer 3

Replace external double quotes with single and & Eval quotes to double will work.

change onClientClick to:

OnClientClick='return ShowInEditMode("<%#Eval("ID") %>")'