FindFullyQualif iedControlName with a MasterPage

[sloan]

Ok.

In a simple scenario where I have a

MasterPage
Web Content Page (using the just mentioned MasterPage)
and a DropDownList on the content page.

When the page renders, I get something like this:

<select name="ctl00$Mas ter1ContentPlac eHolder1$DropDo wnList1"
id="ctl00_Maste r1ContentPlaceH older1_DropDown List1">
<option value="1">PickM e1</option>
<option value="2">PickM e2</option>
<option value="3">PickM e3</option>

</select>


And when I don't use a master page, I get something like this:

<select name="DropDownL ist1" id="DropDownLis t1">
<option value="1">PickM e1</option>
<option value="2">PickM e2</option>
<option value="3">PickM e3</option>

</select>

I've been trying to move some 1.1 code up to 2.0, and I had to some up with
something to work with MasterPages.
I have some custom javascript creation code, and I'm trying to get
"what the rendered name will be"
code put together.
This is what I got so far, though I think I'm missing something:

/////////////// START
private string FindFullyQualif iedControlName( Control c, MasterPage mp)

{

string returnValue = string.Empty;

if (null != mp)
{
if (null != c.NamingContain er)

{
Control nc = c.NamingContain er;
returnValue = nc.ClientID + "_";

}

}

returnValue += c.ID;

return returnValue;

}

/////////////// END

(Yes, I know I shouldn't concat strings together with += .. and I should use
StringBuilder ...... )

Is there a better way to do this?

I have it working. But I'm thinking when I go to creating a Custom Web
Control, this isn't going to work.

Thanks......... ...............

[Mark Rae]

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Is there a better way to do this?

<script type="text/javascript">

function validateForm()
{
if(document.get ElementById('<% =DropDownList1. ClientID%>').va lue == "")
{
alert('DropDown List1 cannot be blank');
document.getEle mentById('<%=Dr opDownList1.Cli entID%>').focus ();
return false;
}
}

</script>

[sloan]

Duh...

Ok, I screwed that one up.

Thanks Mark, I got it now.

"Mark Rae" <ma**@markNOSPA Mrae.comwrote in message
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"sloan" <sl***@ipass.ne twrote in message
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Is there a better way to do this?

<script type="text/javascript">

function validateForm()
{
if(document.get ElementById('<% =DropDownList1. ClientID%>').va lue == "")
{
alert('DropDown List1 cannot be blank');
document.getEle mentById('<%=Dr opDownList1.Cli entID%>').focus ();
return false;
}
}

</script>

[Mark Rae]

"sloan" <sl***@ipass.ne twrote in message
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Duh...

Ok, I screwed that one up.

Thanks Mark, I got it now.

We've all been there, mate... :-)