ASP.NET 4 Unleashed

Using the LinkButton Control

The LinkButton control, like the Button control, enables you to post a form to the server. Unlike a Button control, however, the LinkButton control renders a link instead of a push button.

The page in Listing 2.15 contains a simple form. The form includes a LinkButton control that enables you to submit the form to the server and display the contents of the form fields (see Figure 2.11).

Figure 2.11. Displaying a LinkButton control.

Listing 2.15. ShowLinkButton.aspx

Behind the scenes, the LinkButton control uses JavaScript ...