Referencing a LinkButton in javascript

[DanG]

Hi

I used to have an ImageButton in my datagrid, and referenced the
control in the javascript with:
var fld = document.getElementById('datagrid__ctl2_btnEdit');
alert(fld); //returns "[object]" >Good

I changed the ImageButton to a LinkButton, but the javascript doesn't
work anymore.
var fld = document.getElementById('datagrid__ctl2_btnEdit'); //Same as
above
alert(fld); //returns "javascript:
__doPostBack('datagrid$_ctl2$btnEdit','');" >Bad

It's returning the javascript to execute, rather than the object
itself.

So how do I reference the LinkButton object???

TIA
Dan

[Cowboy \(Gregory A. Beamer\)]

You should not hard code .NET controls in JavaScript. You should assemble
the JavaScript in the code behind and reference the name of the control
there so you can switch controls without a lot of pain.

--
Gregory A. Beamer
MVP; MCP: +I, SE, SD, DBA
http://gregorybeamer.spaces.live.com

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"DanG" <da**@rmci.netwrote in message
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Hi

I used to have an ImageButton in my datagrid, and referenced the
control in the javascript with:
var fld = document.getElementById('datagrid__ctl2_btnEdit');
alert(fld); //returns "[object]" >Good

I changed the ImageButton to a LinkButton, but the javascript doesn't
work anymore.
var fld = document.getElementById('datagrid__ctl2_btnEdit'); //Same as
above
alert(fld); //returns "javascript:
__doPostBack('datagrid$_ctl2$btnEdit','');" >Bad

It's returning the javascript to execute, rather than the object
itself.

So how do I reference the LinkButton object???

TIA
Dan

[Keith]

Check the value of fld.getType();

-Keith

"DanG" wrote:

Hi

I used to have an ImageButton in my datagrid, and referenced the
control in the javascript with:
var fld = document.getElementById('datagrid__ctl2_btnEdit');
alert(fld); //returns "[object]" >Good

I changed the ImageButton to a LinkButton, but the javascript doesn't
work anymore.
var fld = document.getElementById('datagrid__ctl2_btnEdit'); //Same as
above
alert(fld); //returns "javascript:
__doPostBack('datagrid$_ctl2$btnEdit','');" >Bad

It's returning the javascript to execute, rather than the object
itself.

So how do I reference the LinkButton object???

TIA
Dan

[DanG]

I tried fld.getType(); "Object does not support this property or
method".