Assign InnerText to Anchor Link from Code Behind in ASP.Net using C# and VB.Net

Hi ramco1917,

Set id and runat server to access the Anchor Link from code behind. The you can set its InnerText.

Please refer below sample.

HTML

<asp:Repeater ID="rptCustomers" runat="server">
    <HeaderTemplate>
        <table>
            <tr>
                <td></td>
                <td>ID</td>
                <td>Name</td>
                <td>Country</td>
            </tr>
    </HeaderTemplate>
    <ItemTemplate>
        <tr>
            <td><a href='#' id="lnkBook" runat="server" target='_blank'>Word</a></td>
            <td><asp:Label ID="lblId" Text='<%#Eval("ID") %>' runat="server" /></td>
            <td><asp:Label ID="lblName" Text='<%#Eval("Name") %>' runat="server" /></td>
            <td><asp:Label ID="lblCountry" Text='<%#Eval("Country") %>' runat="server" /></td>
        </tr>
    </ItemTemplate>
    <FooterTemplate>
        </table>
    </FooterTemplate>
</asp:Repeater>

Namespaces

C#

using System.Data;
using System.Web.UI.HtmlControls;

VB.Net

Imports System.Data
Imports System.Web.UI.HtmlControls

Code

C#

protected void Page_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
    if (!this.IsPostBack)
    {
        DataTable dt = new DataTable();
        dt.Columns.AddRange(new DataColumn[] { 
                            new DataColumn("ID"),
                            new DataColumn("Name"),
                            new DataColumn("Country")});
        dt.Rows.Add(1, "John Hammond", "United States");
        dt.Rows.Add(2, "Mudassar Khan","India");
        rptCustomers.DataSource = dt;
        rptCustomers.DataBind();
        foreach (RepeaterItem item in rptCustomers.Items)
        {
            string name = (item.FindControl("lblName") as Label).Text;
            (item.FindControl("lnkBook") as HtmlAnchor).InnerText = name;
        }
    }
}     

VB.Net

Protected Sub Page_Load(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As EventArgs) Handles Me.Load
    If Not Me.IsPostBack Then
        Dim dt As DataTable = New DataTable()
        dt.Columns.AddRange(New DataColumn() {
                            New DataColumn("ID"), 
                            New DataColumn("Name"), 
                            New DataColumn("Country")})
        dt.Rows.Add(1, "John Hammond", "United States")
        dt.Rows.Add(2, "Mudassar Khan", "India")
        rptCustomers.DataSource = dt
        rptCustomers.DataBind()

        For Each item As RepeaterItem In rptCustomers.Items
            Dim name As String = (TryCast(item.FindControl("lblName"), Label)).Text
            TryCast(item.FindControl("lnkBook"), HtmlAnchor).InnerText = name
        Next
    End If
End Sub

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