LinkButton click event not firing

Question

I bind the click event handler server-side, and pass some additional parameters. This binding is done as part of a repeater data bound event. When I click the LinkButton the event handler's never fired. Can't work out why:

lnkUp.Click += (lnkSender, eventArgs) => { lnk_Click(lnkSender, eventArgs, int1, int2, string1); };

(I've checked lnkUp is not null etc.).

The event handler:

 void lnk_Click(object sender, EventArgs e, Int32 int1, Int32 int2, String string1)
 {
      //Do something fantastic
 }

In case you're wondering about the mark-up:

<asp:LinkButton ID="lnkUp" runat="server" Text="SomeText"/>

@ShadowWizard Yes it is, does that affect the way in which I must bind the event handler? — , Sep 12 '12 at 12:27
Yes it does - it's all about the page life cycle, and I believe ItemDataBound comes after buttons event handlers. [This answer](http://stackoverflow.com/a/12388171/447356) is probably correct. — Shadow The GPT Wizard, Sep 12 '12 at 12:29

score 3 · Accepted Answer · answered Sep 12 '12 at 12:27

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You try associate click event handler in ItemCreated event, not in ItemDataBound. (Best practise)

And adjust your bind just in ! isPostBack section , in order to don't erase your registered event.

void Repeater_ItemCreated(Object Sender, RepeaterItemEventArgs e) 
{
   .....
}

answered Sep 12 '12 at 12:27

Aghilas Yakoub

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Thanks a lot! Appreciate your answer. Do I still have access to the data item here? I need it. – Sep 12 '12 at 12:30
I'am happy to help you DeeMac, in lyfecycle phase itemCreated is before ItemDataBound, you access data in ItemDataBound – Aghilas Yakoub Sep 12 '12 at 12:32
string1 comes from a part of the data item, which is used as an argument in the method call - so I'm not sure how I'll use ItemCreated in this case, thanks again. – Sep 12 '12 at 12:33
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Ok i understand your technical choice, DeeMac thank you, you are nice good luck my friend – Aghilas Yakoub Sep 12 '12 at 12:45

LinkButton click event not firing

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