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Method name expected?

I have a asp button where i would like to link to a javascript method.
<ICCM:ICCMImageButton ID="btnClose" runat="server" meta:resourcekey="btnResClose" TabIndex="9" OnClick="CloseIFrame()"/>
<script language="javascript" type="text/javascript">
function CloseIFrame() {
alert("close");
}
</script>
I have also tried this function in the j query document ready, but this had no effect.
In my C# i have added to my page load:
Page.Header.DataBind();
btnClose.Attributes.Add("OnClick", "CloseIFrame();");
When i try run my project i get the error method name expected. which points me to the line my button is on.
This all the info i get, am i missing something?

OnClick in asp.net controls is for server-side methods. Try OnClientClick instead.

How about
OnClientClick="CloseIFrame()"

ICCMImageButton is a server control. This would usually mean that the OnClick handler would be expected to be a server side handler.
The typical syntax for a client side handler would be OnClientClick.

Using JQuery Modal Diaglog to fire a Server Side Control

OK so I have a jquery modal dialog. It accepts an input and then has an ok and and cancel button. Cancel works fine by simply closing the dialog. The ok button fires the OnClientClick when I really want it to fire the OnClick method so I can go into the server controls and log the input into the database using ASP.NET. Any ideas on how this is supposed to be done using jquery?
Side note: I'm not currently by the computer that has the code, but I'll try to update it as soon as I can.

You could try this:
Insert a ASP.NET button on your form, binded to the event that you want to trigger, then, with jQuery do $('#your_button_ID').click(); on the 'OK' event of your dialog.
Hope it helps!

In your codebehind create a static function and add the [WebMethod] attribute, so now you can fire code behind methods from Jquery.
javascript:__doPostBack('IDOfYourControlButton','')
This is the same method a button or linkbutton uses to fire the onClick event in .NET
Demo webmethod
in code behind you add this
[System.Web.Services.WebMethod]
public static string SayHi()
{
return "Hi";
}
in yr aspx file you add this javascript
<script>
function GetHi() {
PageMethods.SayHi(onComplete);
}
function onComplete(result) {
alert(result);
}
GetHi();
</script>
and dont forget to add this also in yr site.master or aspx page right under the
<form runat="server">
<asp:ScriptManager ID="scriptManager" EnablePageMethods="true" runat="server"/>
</form>

Ajax removes any changes made my javascript

Using ajax I am causing an OnTextChangedEvent before this happens there is some Javascript that performs a check on the input field for validation and outputs some text based on whether it is valid or not. The Ajax I run resets the changes made by my javascript. It all happens in this order:
Javascript fires!
Text changes show
Ajax fires!
Text changes reset
The ajax partial autopostback is contained in an update panel. Without giving any code away is there anyone who has an idea of a way to stop the javascript changes resetting?
Over the day I will add code as I find time. Thought I would get the question up atleast. Thanks in advanced.

The Text changes are made in the DOM-Model and are not transmitted to the server.
If the ajax fires it will override the changes in the DOM made by javascript.
Solution is to transmit the validation-texts to the server and to add them again via ajax.

An UpdatePanel completely replaces the contents of the update panel on
an update.
This means that those events you subscribed to are no
longer subscribed because there are new elements in that update panel.
Full answer here
In your Page or MasterPage, put the following script
<script type="text/javascript">
Sys.WebForms.PageRequestManager.getInstance().add_beginRequest(BeginRequestHandler);
function EndRequestHandler(sender, args)
{
Validate(); //method that performs check on input field
}
</script>

How do I generate JavaScript during an AJAX callback (postback) and then execute it on the browser?

In summary:
I have an ASP.NET web page that causes an AJAX postback to the server. When this event handler runs (in the code behind) it will generate some JavaScript that I then want to run in the client. Not sure how to achieve this.
In Detail:
I have an ASP.NET web page with multiple items displayed on the page.
As a "nice to have", I want to display either a green circle or a red cross next to each item (these differ depending upon each item). Since it isn't vital for the User to see these icons and also because it takes several seconds to work out which icon should be shown for each item, I want to perform this after the page has loaded, so in an AJAX callback.
My thought therefore was this. When creating the page, I would create both icons next to each object and create them with the style of "hidden". I would also make a note of each one's client ID.
Then, when the callback occurs, I fetch the necessary data from the database and then create a JavaScript function that changes the display for each of the icons I want to show from "hidden" to "visible".
I thought I could achieve this using the ScriptManager object.
Here's a very trivial version of my server side code (C#)
void AjaxHandler(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
// call to database
string jscript = "alert('wibble');";
ScriptManager.RegisterStartupScript(this, this.GetType(), "uniqueKey", jscript);
}
Obviously, here I'm just trying to get an alert to fire after the postback has occurred...in real life I'd have my JavaScript function to change the display of all the icons I want to display.
When I run this, the serverside code runs and yet nothing happens in the server.
I have also tried:
ScriptManager.RegisterClientScriptBlock()
Page.RegisterStartupScript()
Page.RegisterClientScriptBlock()
Page.ClientScript.RegisterStartupScript()
Page.ClientScript.RegisterClientScriptBlock()
but none of them work....
FireFox shows the following JavaScript error:
Error: uncaught exception: [Exception... "Node cannot be inserted at the specified point in the hierarchy" code: "3" nsresult: "0x80530003 (NS_ERROR_DOM_HIERARCHY_REQUEST_ERR)" location: "http://localhost/MyWebSiteName/Telerik.Web.UI.WebResource.axd?_TSM_HiddenField_=ctl00_RadScriptManager1_TSM&compress=1&_TSM_CombinedScripts_=%3b%3bSystem.Web.Extensions%2c+Version%3d3.5.0.0%2c+Culture%3dneutral%2c+PublicKeyToken%3d31bf3856ad364e35%3aen-US%3a3de828f0-5e0d-4c7d-a36b-56a9773c0def%3aea597d4b%3ab25378d2%3bTelerik.Web.UI%2c+Version%3d2009.3.1314.20%2c+Culture%3dneutral%2c+PublicKeyToken%3d121fae78165ba3d4%3aen-US%3aec1048f9-7413-49ac-913a-b3b534cde186%3a16e4e7cd%3aed16cbdc%3a874f8ea2%3af7645509%3a24ee1bba%3a19620875%3a39040b5c%3af85f9819 Line: 1075"]
Does anyone know if what I am trying to do is even allowed?
If not - what's my alternative?
Thank you

Since your script doesn't have enclosing <script> tags, you need to use this form of RegisterStartupScript:
ScriptManager.RegisterStartupScript(this, this.GetType(), "uniqueKey", jscript, true);

You said your initial goal was:
The idea was that the page would load, data would be sent (AJAX) to the server. The server would then generate some JavaScript based upon this data and send that back to the page. That JavaScript would then run updating the page in a specific way.
Here's a way you can do that:
given:
<asp:ScriptManager runat="server" ID="scriptManager">
</asp:ScriptManager>
<script type="text/javascript">
function endRequestHandler(sender, args) {
var dataItems = args.get_dataItems();
for(var key in dataItems){
if(/^javascript:/.test(dataItems[key])){
eval(dataItems[key].substring("javascript:".length));
}
}
}
Sys.WebForms.PageRequestManager.getInstance().add_endRequest(endRequestHandler);
</script>
<asp:UpdatePanel runat="server" ID="pnl">
<ContentTemplate>
<asp:Button runat="server" ID="btnClick" Text="Click me!" OnClick="btnClick_Click" />
</ContentTemplate>
</asp:UpdatePanel>
You can create a click handler that does this:
protected void btnClick_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
ScriptManager.GetCurrent(Page).RegisterDataItem(this, "javascript:alert('hello world!');");
}
What's happening is during the postback, the page request manager is sent a data item your code-behind. That data-item happens to be a javascript command. After the postback, the client side script manager's endRequest handler is checking for data items. Normally you'd want to see who those items are for, which is apparent by the key of the item (it's the client ID of the control that is the target of the data being sent). In your case, you could load this up with the javascript that you want to fire, tell yourself that it's a javascript because it's prepended, then dynamically evaluate the script.
So in this example, clicking the "Click Me!" button will generate a Hello World prompt whose script was actually created by the code-behind during the postback.
You'll have to be very cautious with this approach until you're comfy - I'd avoid references to "this"...
Happy coding.
B

Okay
The idea was that the page would load, data would be sent (AJAX) to the server. The server would then generate some JavaScript based upon this data and send that back to the page. That JavaScript would then run updating the page in a specific way.
Couldn't get that to work....
I got around this in the following way:
When the page loads, data is sent (AJAX) to the server. This processes the data and serialises the results updating a hidden text element, which goes back to the browser. Meanwhile, I have a JavaScript timer on the page that runs a JavaScript function that was generated when the page first loads. This function looks at the hidden text element. If that element has text (the result of the postback) then it shuts down the timer, deserialises the data and then works out how to update the page.

Javascript for running code-behind code when a button is clicked

i have a popup that is getting displayed when Save button is clicked. The popup has 2 buttons. Yes and No. No should cancel the popup
and yes should take you to function in the code-behind say, btnSave_Click(object sender, Eventargs e). How is it possible. Could someone help me, i am new to Javascript.
Below is the code where i am showin the popup.
var mdlPopup = $find('<%= ModalPopupExtendersavechanges.ClientID %>');
if(mdlPopup)
{
mdlPopup.show();
}

To do this you will need to set your server side function as a web method like this:
Add to the top of your code behind:
using System.Web.Services;
using System.Web.Script.Services;
Then decorate your method with these attributes:
[WebMethod(), ScriptMethod()]
public static void btnSave_Click(Object sender)
{
//Stuff
}
To call this from the client side (Javascript) do this:
PageMethods.btnSave_Click(this,btnSave_Click_Finished);
You can place that in a client click event. The first argument is the sender parameter, the second is the javascript function to call when the server side method has completed.

You can't call server side code from JavaScript directly. Make a postback or fire a XHR (AJAX) request in the background.

I think it is possible for you to acess the serverside script by using javascript.
__doPostBackis a function which is behind the asp postback and this function is called when a button is clicked or dropdown value is changed.
For more details pls refer to [this.][1]
All you need is to place a <asp:Button ID="btnSave" runat="server" onClick="btnSave_Click" /> in the form and in the javascript (ie button click function) just call the __doPostBack('<%= btnSave.UniqueID %>', '');
So it will calls the serverside function.(btnSave_Click)
Notice that you need to give '<%= btnSave.UniqueID %>' as the firstargument.
The above will works as similar to a server button click
The another way is to make a post or ajax using jquery.post or jquery.ajax it is possible to send request asynchronously to the server.Here you want to pass some query string and call the appropriate function in the page_Load
This will do without any postback
One another method is to use PageMethods from clientside by defining a static WebMethod
[1]: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa720099%28vs.71%29.aspx/"Call serverside function from clientside"
I hope any one of these will solve your problem

the Yes button should be an asp.net control with a server-side handler
markup
<asp:button id="yesButton" runat="server" onclick="yes_click" />
codebehind
void yes_click(object sender, EventArgs e) {
// TODO your thing here.
}
the other buttons can be standard html inputs with javascript event handlers. if you are using javascript to alter element style, the changes won't persist across a postback- when the yes button submits and the page reloads, the popup won't be visible.