Command.CommandArgument Property

Definition

Sets or returns the argument associated with the command in the ItemCommand event. The default value is an empty string (""). This API is obsolete. For information about how to develop ASP.NET mobile applications, see Mobile Apps & Sites with ASP.NET.

C#
[System.ComponentModel.Bindable(true)]
public string CommandArgument { get; set; }

Property Value

The argument associated with the command in the ItemCommand.

Attributes

Examples

The following code example demonstrates how to the use the CommandArgument property to display a value.

Note

The following code example uses the single-file code model and may not work correctly if copied directly into a code-behind file. This code example must be copied into an empty text file that has an .aspx extension. For more information, see ASP.NET Web Forms Page Code Model.

ASP.NET (C#)
<%@ Page Language="C#" 
    Inherits="System.Web.UI.MobileControls.MobilePage" %>
<%@ Register TagPrefix="mobile" 
    Namespace="System.Web.UI.MobileControls" 
    Assembly="System.Web.Mobile" %>

<script runat="server">
    void cmd_OnItemCommand(object sender, CommandEventArgs e)
    {
        // Create variables for data
        string txt1 = "Today's quote of {0} is {1}";
        string txt2 = "Yesterday's quote of {0} was {1}";
        int val = (Convert.ToInt32(e.CommandArgument) - 5);
        
        // Set the text values of the labels
        message1.Text = String.Format(txt1, e.CommandName, 
            e.CommandArgument);
        message2.Text = String.Format(txt2, e.CommandName, val);
    }
</script>

<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" >
<body>
    <mobile:form id="form1" runat="server">
        <p>
            <mobile:label id="message1" runat="server">
                Click the button for quotes
            </mobile:label>
            <mobile:label id="message2" runat="server" />
        </p>
        <mobile:command id="CmdA" Format="Link" 
            onItemCommand ="cmd_OnItemCommand" 
            CommandArgument="70" CommandName="ca" 
            runat="server" Text="Company A" />
        <mobile:command id="CmdB" Format="Link" 
            onItemCommand ="cmd_OnItemCommand" 
            CommandArgument="25" CommandName="cb" 
            runat="server" Text="Company B" />
        <mobile:command id="CmdC" Format="Button" 
            OnItemCommand ="cmd_OnItemCommand" 
            CommandArgument="110" CommandName="cc" 
            runat="server" Text= "Company C" />
    </mobile:form>
</body>
</html>

Applies to

Product Versions
.NET Framework 1.1, 2.0, 3.0, 3.5, 4.0, 4.5, 4.5.1, 4.5.2, 4.6, 4.6.1, 4.6.2, 4.7, 4.7.1, 4.7.2, 4.8, 4.8.1

See also