Trying to get DropDownList to fire a Javascript function

John Kotuby

Hi all...

I am trying to do a simple thing and maybe am missing something elementary.
I have created a Javascript function at the top of a page which is meant to
enable editing of an HTML input textbox when the user makes a selection from
the DropDownList control. Since there is no OnClick event I have tried using
OnSelectedIndexChanged or OnTextChanged such as OnTextChanged ="ckCat()"
with ckCat being the javascript function name. I have purposely set
AutoPostback="false" to make sure that wasn't the problem. I have also
tried using the syntax OnTextChanged ="javascript:ckCat()" to no avail.
It's pretty easy to do in classic ASP, but I am trying to get accustomed to
the .NET way of doing things.

Does anyone know what I am missing? I am thinking there must be a way to
enable clientside handling of a DropDownList event, especially with
AutoPostback turned off. I'm just drawing a blank right now.

Thanks to all for any input...

Apr 27 '07 #1

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Page Brooks

John,
You could add this to your Page_Load event on your codebehind:
cboList.Attributes.Add("onchange", "ckCat();");
--
Page Brooks
www.explosivedog.com
"John Kotuby" <jo***@powerlist.comwrote in message
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Hi all...

I am trying to do a simple thing and maybe am missing something
elementary. I have created a Javascript function at the top of a page
which is meant to enable editing of an HTML input textbox when the user
makes a selection from the DropDownList control. Since there is no OnClick
event I have tried using OnSelectedIndexChanged or OnTextChanged such as
OnTextChanged ="ckCat()" with ckCat being the javascript function name. I
have purposely set AutoPostback="false" to make sure that wasn't the
problem. I have also tried using the syntax OnTextChanged
="javascript:ckCat()" to no avail. It's pretty easy to do in classic ASP,
but I am trying to get accustomed to the .NET way of doing things.

Does anyone know what I am missing? I am thinking there must be a way to
enable clientside handling of a DropDownList event, especially with
AutoPostback turned off. I'm just drawing a blank right now.

Thanks to all for any input...

Apr 27 '07 #2

John Kotuby

Thanks Page,

I was trying to figure out a way to add onclick event but the onchange is
what I really want. How does one determine which events/attributes are
"allowed" for a particular ASP control and that the control will respond as
expected? I an guessing that because the onchange attribute is allowed for
the HTML <selecttag which accomplishes the same action it would be
allowed.

Of course (light bulb just went on) the DropDownList control must render as
an HTML <selectand therefore the OnChange event would be perfectly legal
at the browser. Yes I was missing an important but simple concept. Sometimes
I get so focused on the Server side processing of Server Controls I lose
site of the fact that they are simply rendered as standard HTML.

I would love to find a chart to post by my desk "<Server Control-- renders
as -- <HTML Tags>". Almost as important a reminder as the Page Event life
cycle on the server side.

Thanks again Page for making this task easier...
"Page Brooks" <NO**************@gmail.comwrote in message
news:eX**************@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...

John,
You could add this to your Page_Load event on your codebehind:
cboList.Attributes.Add("onchange", "ckCat();");
--
Page Brooks
www.explosivedog.com
"John Kotuby" <jo***@powerlist.comwrote in message
news:OF*************@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>Hi all...

I am trying to do a simple thing and maybe am missing something
elementary. I have created a Javascript function at the top of a page
which is meant to enable editing of an HTML input textbox when the user
makes a selection from the DropDownList control. Since there is no
OnClick event I have tried using OnSelectedIndexChanged or OnTextChanged
such as OnTextChanged ="ckCat()" with ckCat being the javascript function
name. I have purposely set AutoPostback="false" to make sure that wasn't
the problem. I have also tried using the syntax OnTextChanged
="javascript:ckCat()" to no avail. It's pretty easy to do in classic
ASP, but I am trying to get accustomed to the .NET way of doing things.

Does anyone know what I am missing? I am thinking there must be a way to
enable clientside handling of a DropDownList event, especially with
AutoPostback turned off. I'm just drawing a blank right now.

Thanks to all for any input...

Apr 28 '07 #3

Page Brooks

John,
No problem. You are right, each Server Control ultimately renders as one
ore more client-side HTML controls. Just give it some time to sink in,
after working with the controls for a while you shouldn't have any trouble
remembering them. Just keep in mind, that some controls may render
differently depending on which properties are selected on the server-side.
Take the TextBox control for example. Changing the TextMode property of the
TextBox Server control to multiline will cause ASP.NET to render the control
as a TEXTAREA control rather than an <INPUT type="text" ...control.

--
Page Brooks
www.explosivedog.com
"John Kotuby" <jo***@powerlist.comwrote in message
news:Og****************@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...

Thanks Page,

I was trying to figure out a way to add onclick event but the onchange is
what I really want. How does one determine which events/attributes are
"allowed" for a particular ASP control and that the control will respond
as expected? I an guessing that because the onchange attribute is allowed
for the HTML <selecttag which accomplishes the same action it would be
allowed.

Of course (light bulb just went on) the DropDownList control must render
as an HTML <selectand therefore the OnChange event would be perfectly
legal at the browser. Yes I was missing an important but simple concept.
Sometimes I get so focused on the Server side processing of Server
Controls I lose site of the fact that they are simply rendered as standard
HTML.

I would love to find a chart to post by my desk "<Server Control--
renders as -- <HTML Tags>". Almost as important a reminder as the Page
Event life cycle on the server side.

Thanks again Page for making this task easier...
"Page Brooks" <NO**************@gmail.comwrote in message
news:eX**************@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>John,
You could add this to your Page_Load event on your codebehind:
cboList.Attributes.Add("onchange", "ckCat();");
--
Page Brooks
www.explosivedog.com
"John Kotuby" <jo***@powerlist.comwrote in message
news:OF*************@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>>Hi all...

I am trying to do a simple thing and maybe am missing something
elementary. I have created a Javascript function at the top of a page
which is meant to enable editing of an HTML input textbox when the user
makes a selection from the DropDownList control. Since there is no
OnClick event I have tried using OnSelectedIndexChanged or OnTextChanged
such as OnTextChanged ="ckCat()" with ckCat being the javascript
function name. I have purposely set AutoPostback="false" to make sure
that wasn't the problem. I have also tried using the syntax
OnTextChanged ="javascript:ckCat()" to no avail. It's pretty easy to do
in classic ASP, but I am trying to get accustomed to the .NET way of
doing things.

Does anyone know what I am missing? I am thinking there must be a way to
enable clientside handling of a DropDownList event, especially with
AutoPostback turned off. I'm just drawing a blank right now.

Thanks to all for any input...

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