c# - Why am I not able to display this specific # variable value? -

this runat="server" html element:

<a runat="server" href='<%#link%>' id="thelink">     test </a> 

and need print inside href value of link variable (defined on .cs):

protected string link = "http://www.test.com"; 

but i'm not able: variable value "empty". wrong?

the same if use native hyperlink control...

i think may change this

<a runat="server" href='<%#link%>' id="thelink"> test </a>

to this

<a href='<%=link%>' id="thelink"> test </a>

<%# runs code, doesn't output anything. <%= output whatever inside tags.

don't forget remove runat=server since <%= generate plain text if don't remove it.

or maybe can change this

<asp:linkbutton id="myid" runat="server" onclick="redirecttolink" text="test" /> 

behind code:

protected string link = "http://www.test.com"; protected void redirecttolink(object sender, eventargs e)         {             response.redirect(link);         } 

or if insist use href code behind, can this:

<asp:label id="testlabel" runat="server" /> 

code behind:

protected string link = "http://www.test.com"; protected void page_load(object sender, eventargs e)         {             if (!ispostback)             {                 testlabel.text = string.format("you have click on <a href=\"{0}\"> link </a>",link);             }         }