Pass Parameter to Javascript

[Jay]

Sorry for cross post... also posted to aspnet.

I have javascript that accepts 2 parameters like so...

function showmsgbox(chkB, somestring)
{
xState=chkB.checked;
if(xState)
{
chkB.parentElement.parentElement.style.backgroundColor='yellow';
}
else
{
chkB.parentElement.parentElement.style.backgroundColor='whitesmoke';
}

alert(somestring);

}

I need to pass the second parameter o the function from within a datagrid
like so... Only problem is I keep getting many erros with my syntax. How
can this be accomplished?...

<asp:TemplateColumn>
<ItemTemplate>
<asp:CheckBox ID="chkBox1" onclick="javascript:HighlightRow(this, '<%#
DataBinder.Eval(Container, "DataItem.column1") %>'');" runat="server"
autopostback="False"/>
</ItemTemplate>
</asp:TemplateColumn>

Thanks.