Use the DataList.OnItemCommand(DataListCommandEventArgs) method to provide a custom handler for the DataList.ItemCommand event.

The DataList.ItemCommand event is raised when any button is clicked in the System.Web.UI.WebControls.DataList control and is commonly used when you have a button control with a custom CommandName value, such as Add, in the System.Web.UI.WebControls.DataList control.

Raising an event invokes the event handler through a delegate. For more information, see How to: Consume Events in a Web Forms Application.

The DataList.OnItemCommand(DataListCommandEventArgs) method also allows derived classes to handle the event without attaching a delegate. This is the preferred technique for handling the event in a derived class.

Namespace: System.Web.UI.WebControls
Assembly: System.Web (in System.Web.dll)
Assembly Versions: 1.0.5000.0, 2.0.0.0