HTML code < asp:TemplateField > < ItemTemplate > < asp:LinkButton ID ="lk1" runat ="server" Text ="click" CommandName ="a" CommandArgument ="<%#((GridViewRow)Container).RowIndex%>" ></ asp:LinkButton > </ ItemTemplate > </ asp:TemplateField > C# code protected void GridView1_RowCommand1( object sender, GridViewCommandEventArgs e) { if (e.CommandName == " a " ) { Response.Write(e.CommandArgument); } }