I am running into an issue when converting an ASPX page to a controller (ASCX). My JavaScript isn't finding a textbox in a hidden div and its not firing an onclick event either. However it works perfectly fine in the ASPX page.
My JavaScript is..
function FireEditClickButton() {
document.getElementById("btnFireEdit").click();
}
Its supposed to fire this button that is in a hidden div along with the next piece)
<asp:Button ID="btnFireEdit" runat="server" OnClick="btnFireEdit_Click" />
Then with this JavaScript
function GetSelection() {
var c = document.getElementById("tbRA");
c.innerText = checkListBox.GetSelectedValues();
UpdateText();
}
gets called everytime the checklistbox has values.
Both errors are saying that they are null but they are right here in a hidden div
<div style="visibility: hidden">
<asp:TextBox ID="tbRA" runat="server"></asp:TextBox>
<asp:Button ID="btnFireEdit" runat="server" OnClick="btnFireEdit_Click" />
</div>
So why would this be happening since it works completely fine in the ASPX page? would it have to do with the WebUserControl not using a form tag?
Thanks
Your javascript cannot find the button because in the rendered HTML it no longer has id="btnFireEdit" but instead an id based on the name of the usercontrol (e.g. id="myctrlname_btnFireEdit").
You have two choices... either update the javascript to include the name of the usercontrol...
document.getElementById("myctrlname_btnFireEdit").click();
document.getElementById("<%=btnFireEdit.ClientID%>").click();
(Note, the 2nd of these two lines will only work if the javascript is part of the usercontrol itself. It will not work if the javascript is in an external .js file or the parent page)
Or use the ClientIDMode attribute of the <asp:Button> and set the value to Static. This will make the rendered HTML use id="btnFireEdit"...
<asp:Button ID="btnFireEdit" runat="server" OnClick="btnFireEdit_Click"
ClientIDMode="Static" />
When using nested controls (or pages nested in a master page), by default the ID on the client side will be different than on the server. ASP.NET does this by default to help ensure that all ID's on the client are unique. However, you can prevent this using one of two ways.
The first option is to change the ClientIDMode to static. You can do this at the control, page, web.config, or machine.config levels. The web.config technique is shown below. The ID on the client will then match the ID on the server.
<configuration>
<system.web>
<pages clientIDMode="static" />
</system.Web>
</configuration>
The second option is to use inline C# code to embed the ID into your JavaScript, but this only works if the JavaScript is embedded on an ASP.NET page or control and not in a separate script file. The C# expression will be evaluated and therefore the ID on the client will be embedded into the JavaScript.
document.getElementById('<%= btnFireEdit.ClientId %>');
There is a third option, and that is to figure out what the ID will be on the client and then manually put that in the JavaScript, like this:
document.getElementById("myctrlname_btnFireEdit").click();
However, that is a bad idea. If you ever rename either myctrlname or btnFireEdit then your client side code will fail at runtime. And it's always better to fail at compile time than runtime.
Related
I have created an aspx page "Analyse.aspx", I want to pass an argument to this page when calling it on a button click of another page say 'Master.aspx' by-
OnClientClick="javascript:window.open('Analyse.aspx?Param=');"
how to do it?
"Could not load type" can happen due to various reasons and not because of popup. Try to call Analyse.aspx directly in your browser and make sure it works. To troubleshoot read Parser Error Message: Could not load type 'webmarketing'
UPDATE
Your code is not well formed.
Instead of
OnClick="javascript:window.open(Analyse.aspx?Param=""');"
must be
OnClick="javascript:window.open('Analyse.aspx?Param=');"
UPDATE #2
To wire a js code to js onclick event you should use the OnClientClick() event
<asp:Button ID="btnDeDupCheck" runat="server"
OnClientClick="javascript:window.open('PieChart.aspx?Param=');"
Text="De-Duplication Check" Visible="False" />
The OnClick() event is used to run a .net code.
UPDATE #3
To add values from asp.net controls you need to inject asp.net code. Read How to pass a value into a javascript function within an aspx page onClientClick or OnClientClick Javascript:confirm get value in textbox?
<asp:Button ID="btnDeDupCheck" runat="server"
OnClientClick="javascript:window.open('PieChart.aspx?Param=<%=txt1.ClientID%>');"
Text="De-Duplication Check" Visible="False" />
I finally got the it,successful executed code-
OnClientClick="javascript:window.open('Analyse.aspx?Param=');"
but my new query is how to pass parameter from current page to this new page 'Analyse.aspx',
say my parameter is - "txtPwd.text"
and how to catch the argument on pageload of Analyse.aspx
So what I want to do is click on a button which will cause JS code to run which will cause another button to click and button #2 will be runat="server" and cause a C# function to run onClick.
But using the below does not cause the C# function to run even though simply clicking the button2 does cause it to run.
function button1_click() {
document.getElementById('button2').click();
__doPostBack('#button2', 'onclick');
$('#button2').trigger('click');
// neither worked (tried them seperately)
}
<asp:Button runat="server" Visible="true" text="you should not see this" ClientIDMode="Static" ID="button2" onclick="button2_Click" formnovalidate />
Useful knowledge:
- button one is in a client form
- button two is in a runat="server" form
This code
$('#button2').trigger('click');
should work.
Have you checked that the ID 'button2' is not changed during runtime?
Sometimes, when using master pages or user controls, the client ID of an element with runat="server" attribute will get a prefix at run time.
Use a debug console (depends on your browser, try pressing F12) to check the effective client ID.
Also, have you checked that button1_click() function is actually called?
I have a simple enough problem: I have an ASP.NET control button and I want to make it fade out and then call some function (such as an alert) using JQuery. Here is what I have so far:
ASP Code for the Button:
<div id="begin">
<span id="startButtonSpan">
<asp:Button ID="startButton" class="startButton" runat="server" Text="Click Me!" OnClientClick="startButtonClick()"/>
</span>
</div>
JavaScript:
function startButtonClick()
{
$("#startButtonSpan > input").fadeOut(500, callAlert());
}
function callAlert()
{
alert("Made it here...");
}
When I click the button, the alert displays but the page does not even seem to try to perform the fadeOut. When I close the alert, the button is still there, staring at me.
Can anyone see any mistakes or does anyone have any suggestions on how I might be able to achieve the intended goal of fading out my button? Fadeout is really just my way of testing whether I can manipulate ASP controls using jQuery, so more than just the simple fadeOut, this is me trying to learn how to do that.
I tried a slightly more simple jQuery call using the code below, but it does not seem to work either:
ASP Portion:
<div id="begin">
<span id="startButtonSpan">
<asp:Button ID="startButton" class="startButton" runat="server" Text="Click Me!" OnClientClick="startButtonClick()"/>
</span>
</div>
<div id="jQueryTest" style="display:none;">
Block for testing jQuery.
<h1 id="testMessage">Child element for the ASP div.</h1>
</div>
Javascript Portion:
function startButtonClick()
{
$("#jQueryTest").css("display", "block");
$("#jQueryTest").show();
}
For this example, the text does display, but it immediately disappears again.
Any help or suggestions as to what I might be doing wrong would be greatly appreciated.
Use the class as a selector $('.startButton') instead of the ID since ASP.Net controls change their IDs dynamically when rendered by appending its Page & Control information.
$(".startButton").fadeOut(500, callAlert);
Or, if you're adamant about using the ID, here is another way to handling the selector,
$("#<%=startButton.ClientID %>")
Or, as Jacob suggested in his answer, you could ClientIDMode="Static", but this works only if your application is .Net 4.0 or above.
Also, use CssClass instead of class
<asp:Button ID="startButton" Csslass="startButton" runat="server" Text="Click Me!" />
The first example has 2 problems.
1. You should write
$("#startButton").fadeOut(500, callAlert);
and not
$("#startButton").fadeOut(500, callAlert());
2. For ASP.NET you must set ClientIDMode="Static" ortherwise asp.net will alter your id.
<asp:Button ID="startButton" ClientIDMode="Static" ... OnClientClick="startButtonClick()"/>
How about the fact that your code is fine (although other answers here should be considered) but your button is making a post back to the server and simply your browser does not have enough time to render the fade effect.
To test this, add a return false; to the OnClientClick property. This will of course cancel your action on the server but you will obtain the fade effect:
<asp: Button ... OnClientClick="startButtonClick();return false;"></asp:Button>
To work around this and still submit your request, you can try to use the ASP.NET __doPostBack method in JavaScript
ASP.NET:
<asp:Button ID="startButton" class="startButton" runat="server" Text="Click Me!" OnClientClick="startButtonClick(this);return false;"/>
JavaScript:
function startButtonClick(button)
{
$("#startButtonSpan > input").fadeOut(500, function(){__doPostBack(button.name, "")});
}
The __doPostBack method takes two arguments: the name of the control that is doing the postback and a postback argument that can be use to send more info on the server. In the case of the asp:Button, the name of the button should be sufficient to send the request without a problem.
Using this technique you will fade the button on the client and also trigger the action on the server. I cannot guarantee that this exact code will work (I don't have access to a dev environment right now) but you should get the idea.
If I could, I would like to provide another answer for those that use MasterPages and find that you can't always use $("#<%= SomeContentControl.ClientID %>") when working with Content controls.
What I do is set the MasterPage ID in my Init() like this:
protected void Page_Init( object sender, EventArgs e )
{
// this must be done in Page_Init or the controls
// will still use "ctl00_xxx", instead of "Mstr_xxx"
this.ID = "Mstr";
}
Then, you can do something like this with your jQuery:
var masterId = "Mstr",
$startButton = getContentControl("startButton"),
$message = $("#jQueryTest");
function getContentControl( ctrlId )
{
return $("#" + masterId + "_" + ctrlId);
}
function hideStartButton()
{
$startButton
.stop(true, true)
.fadeOut("slow", showMessage);
}
function showMessage()
{
$message
.stop(true, true)
.fadeIn("slow");
}
$startButton.on("click", hideStartButton);
Here is a jsFiddle that has the Mstr_ prefix already inserted as if ASP.NET rendered it.
I'm using ASP.NET to pass a value to a JavaScript function and, for some reason I haven't been able to determine, it isn't working when I try to pass in a value from another control. Instead, it acts like there is a syntax error and it just submits back to the main form.
Does anyone know why?
Example:
<asp:TextBox ID="txtToSay" runat="server" Text="Something"></asp:TextBox>
<asp:Button runat="server" ID="btnSaySomething1" Text="Say Something"
OnClientClick="saySomething(<%=txtToSay.Text%>);" /> <!-- doesn't work -->
<asp:Button runat="server" ID="btnSaySomething1" Text="Say Something"
OnClientClick="saySomething('<%=txtToSay.Text%>');" /> <!-- doesn't work -->
<asp:Button runat="server" ID="btnSaySomething2" Text="Say Something"
OnClientClick="saySomething('Something');" /> <!-- works -->
<script type="text/javascript">
function saySomething(txt){
alert(txt);
};
</script>
Additional Information:
Web Application running on .NET 4.0
Language: C#
Update:
After working with this a while, I've determined that you can't use <%%> tags in ASP controls. Additionally, if you're looking for dynamic evaluation of control values AVOID AVOID AVOID using <%=someControl.Text%> or similar constructs since they are only evaluated once a request is submitted to the server. If you need a static value from another control at runtime, simply set that value in the page load event or handle it another way in the code behind.
Javacript will search for variable name = txtToSay.Text in saySomething function call, Put quotes around it to make it string value
Change
OnClientClick="saySomething(<%=txtToSay.Text%>);"
To
OnClientClick="saySomething('<%=txtToSay.Text%>');"
You can get the txtToSay.Text without passing it this way
<script type="text/javascript">
function saySomething(txt){
alert(document.getElementById('<%=txtToSay.Text%>').value);
};
</script>
you need to put ' around your text in the saySomething() call.
Like this:
<asp:Button runat="server" ID="btnSaySomething1" Text="Say Something" OnClientClick="saySomething('<%=txtToSay.Text%>');" />
UPDATE
<%= %> won't work inside an asp.net control. Can you set it from the code-behind?
I.E
btnSaySomething1.OnClientClick = "Text to say"
I have an asp.net listbox that I'm using javascrript to let the client reorder elements. When the user presses a save button (not pictured below), how can I capture the new order of the items in the listbox? myList always contains the original order.
<script>
function MoveUp() {
....
}
</script>
<asp:ListBox ID="myList" runat="server" Height="112px" AutoPostBack="True"/>
<asp:Button ID="Button1" runat="server" Text="Up" OnClientClick="MoveUp();return" false;" />
<asp:Button ID="Button2" runat="server" Text="Down" OnClientClick="MoveDown();return false;" />
Put the values in a hidden form field as the client reorders them. When the client hits the save button, grab that hidden field which you can use to identify the new order.
Using something like the jquery sortable plugin could make your life easier, as you won't need the up and down buttons.
Having said that, since your buttons will probably only be used for client side functionality, they really don't need to be (and shouldn't be asp.net buttons)