How to make (link)button function as hyperlink?

Question

How do I use an asp:Button or asp:LinkButton as asp:Hyperlink?

The existing Hyperlink just goes to another section on the same

Answer 1

There is a middle way. If you want a HTML control but you need to access it server side you can simply add the runat="server" attribute:

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You can then alter the href server side using Attributes

protected void Page_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
    if (!IsPostBack)
    {
       lnkBack.Attributes.Add("href", url);
    }
}

resulting in:

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