As below what client and/or server side code would allow a javascript function to be called within a DetailsView. It is just to open a modal popup.
<asp:DetailsView id="dv" runat="server" AutoGenerateRows="False" AllowPaging="False">
<Fields>
<asp:TemplateField>
<HeaderTemplate>
<asp:label runat="server" Text="Performance Status:"></asp:label>
<%--<asp:LinkButton ID="btnwhostatus" runat="server">?</asp:LinkButton>--%>
<%--<a id="btnwhostatus" href="">?</a>--%>
</HeaderTemplate>
<ItemTemplate>
<asp:Label id="lblPerformanceStatus" runat="server" Text='<%# Eval("PerformanceStatus") %>' />
</ItemTemplate>
</asp:TemplateField>
</Fields>
function showWHO() {
$("#btnwhostatus").modalDialogTrigger({
target: $('#whostatus'),
title: 'Performance Status',
width: '700px'
})};