Redirect on bold word Click to search in ASP.Net using C# and VB.Net

Hi RichardSa,

Check this example. Now please take its reference and correct your code.

HTML

<asp:GridView ID="gvDetails" runat="server" AutoGenerateColumns="false"
    OnRowDataBound="OnRowDataBound">
    <Columns>
        <asp:BoundField DataField="Name" HeaderText="Name"></asp:BoundField>
    </Columns>
</asp:GridView>
<style type="text/css">
    #gvDetails a {
        cursor: pointer;
        text-decoration: none;
        color: black;
    }
</style>

Code

C#

protected void Page_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
    if (!this.IsPostBack)
    {
        System.Data.DataTable dt = new System.Data.DataTable();
        dt.Columns.Add("Name");
        dt.Rows.Add("Prospectus");
        dt.Rows.Add("Brochure");
        gvDetails.DataSource = dt;
        gvDetails.DataBind();
    }
}

protected void OnRowDataBound(object sender, GridViewRowEventArgs e)
{
    if (e.Row.RowType == DataControlRowType.DataRow)
    {
        e.Row.Cells[0].Text = string.Format("<b><a target='_blank' href='https://www.dictionary.com/browse/{0}'>{0}</a></b>", e.Row.Cells[0].Text.Trim());
    }
}

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 Data.DataTable = New Data.DataTable()
        dt.Columns.Add("Name")
        dt.Rows.Add("Prospectus")
        dt.Rows.Add("Brochure")
        gvDetails.DataSource = dt
        gvDetails.DataBind()
    End If
End Sub

Protected Sub OnRowDataBound(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As GridViewRowEventArgs)
    If e.Row.RowType = DataControlRowType.DataRow Then
        e.Row.Cells(0).Text = String.Format("<b><a target='_blank' href='https://www.dictionary.com/browse/{0}'>{0}</a></b>", e.Row.Cells(0).Text.Trim())
    End If
End Sub

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