Invoke tag programmatically

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I have these tags

<li><a href="#view2" >Photo</a></li>
<li><a href="#view3">Data</a></li>
<li><a href="#view4">Cloud Shop</a></li>
<li><a href="#view5">Upload</a></li>
<li><a href="#view6">Site Check</a></li>
<li><a href="#view7">Others</a></li>

I want to invoke them from code behind using c#. How can I achieve this?

If by 'invoke' you mean access their details then you can add a runat=server tag and an ID to each one. Then just call the ID in the codebehind and add / edit details there. NOTE: This won't give you the same level of control as a asp:hyperlink — Full Time Skeleton, Jun 25 '14 at 10:41
By "invoke" what I mean is I want to call the click events of these anchor tags using c#. — Trax, Jun 25 '14 at 10:43
You can't. A ["pound sign href", "fragment" or "named anchor"](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2800187/what-is-it-when-a-link-has-a-pound-sign-in-it) usually just causes the _browser_ to scroll to the named element, unless there's some JavaScript attached that handles the click event. The JavaScript code runs _after_ your C# code. Explain what the serverside C# code should do with these links and when. — CodeCaster, Jun 25 '14 at 10:44

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Jun 25 '14 at 10:45

This will allow you access to the tags:

<li><a ID="lnk1" runat="server" href="#view2" >Photo</a></li>
<li><a ID="lnk2" runat="server" href="#view3">Data</a></li>
<li><a ID="lnk3" runat="server" href="#view4">Cloud Shop</a></li>
<li><a ID="lnk4" runat="server" href="#view5">Upload</a></li>
<li><a ID="lnk5" runat="server" href="#view6">Site Check</a></li>
<li><a ID="lnk6" runat="server" href="#view7">Others</a></li>

Then in code behind you can do something like:

lnk4.Attributes.Add("class","active");

To give the link a css class of active.

UPDATE: I see you want access to the click events, I'd recommend using a LinkButton instead, easier to work with.

Invoke tag programmatically

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