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[JFB]

Hi all,
This is crazy...
The name of my dropdownlist on the ascx page is:
nameOfMyControl_DropDownListName
Like:
contactWebUserControl_DropDownList2
Now I put my ascx in sharepoint and the name is :
<select
name="Left:g_708f9018_c320_46a1_bb9c_ebb3b67b8184: _ctl0:DropDownList2"
id="Left_g_708f9018_c320_46a1_bb9c_ebb3b67b8184__c tl0_DropDownList2"

I have a fuction in java to catch this name as:
var drop2 = document.getElementById("contactWebUserControl_Dro pDownList2");

How can I do it now??
Tks

JFB

[Cowboy \(Gregory A. Beamer\)]

you have to link to JavaScript through code behind. This will catch the name
no matter what it is at run time.

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

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"JFB" <he**@jfb.comwrote in message
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Hi all,
This is crazy...
The name of my dropdownlist on the ascx page is:
nameOfMyControl_DropDownListName
Like:
contactWebUserControl_DropDownList2
Now I put my ascx in sharepoint and the name is :
<select
name="Left:g_708f9018_c320_46a1_bb9c_ebb3b67b8184: _ctl0:DropDownList2"
id="Left_g_708f9018_c320_46a1_bb9c_ebb3b67b8184__c tl0_DropDownList2"

I have a fuction in java to catch this name as:
var drop2 =
document.getElementById("contactWebUserControl_Dro pDownList2");

How can I do it now??
Tks

JFB

[JFB]

Tks for you reply...
How can I do that? Sorry but I dpn't get it
Rgds
JFB

"Cowboy (Gregory A. Beamer)" <No************@comcast.netNoSpamMwrote in
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you have to link to JavaScript through code behind. This will catch the
name no matter what it is at run time.

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

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Think outside of the box!
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"JFB" <he**@jfb.comwrote in message
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>Hi all,
This is crazy...
The name of my dropdownlist on the ascx page is:
nameOfMyControl_DropDownListName
Like:
contactWebUserControl_DropDownList2
Now I put my ascx in sharepoint and the name is :
<select
name="Left:g_708f9018_c320_46a1_bb9c_ebb3b67b8184 :_ctl0:DropDownList2"
id="Left_g_708f9018_c320_46a1_bb9c_ebb3b67b8184__ ctl0_DropDownList2"

I have a fuction in java to catch this name as:
var drop2 =
document.getElementById("contactWebUserControl_Dr opDownList2");

How can I do it now??
Tks

JFB

[Eliyahu Goldin]

This javascript function will help you. Call it as

var drop2 = findControl("select", "contactWebUserControl_DropDownList2");

function findControl(tagName, controlId)
{
var aControls = document.getElementsByTagName(tagName);
if (aControls==null)
return null;
for (var i=0; i< aControls.length; i++)
{
var j = aControls[i].id.lastIndexOf(controlId);
if ((j -1) && (j == (aControls[i].id.length - controlId.length)))
return aControls[i];
}
return null;
}
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Eliyahu Goldin,
Software Developer & Consultant
Microsoft MVP [ASP.NET]
"JFB" <he**@jfb.comwrote in message
news:Op**************@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...

Hi all,
This is crazy...
The name of my dropdownlist on the ascx page is:
nameOfMyControl_DropDownListName
Like:
contactWebUserControl_DropDownList2
Now I put my ascx in sharepoint and the name is :
<select
name="Left:g_708f9018_c320_46a1_bb9c_ebb3b67b8184: _ctl0:DropDownList2"
id="Left_g_708f9018_c320_46a1_bb9c_ebb3b67b8184__c tl0_DropDownList2"

I have a fuction in java to catch this name as:
var drop2 =
document.getElementById("contactWebUserControl_Dro pDownList2");

How can I do it now??
Tks

JFB

[JFB]

Tks for you reply Eliyahu,
Looks like it works but I got an error "style" is null or not an object.
What is this mean? Any ideas?
Rgds

JFB
"Eliyahu Goldin" <RE**************************@mMvVpPsS.orgwrote in
message news:uI**************@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...

This javascript function will help you. Call it as

var drop2 = findControl("select", "contactWebUserControl_DropDownList2");

function findControl(tagName, controlId)
{
var aControls = document.getElementsByTagName(tagName);
if (aControls==null)
return null;
for (var i=0; i< aControls.length; i++)
{
var j = aControls[i].id.lastIndexOf(controlId);
if ((j -1) && (j == (aControls[i].id.length - controlId.length)))
return aControls[i];
}
return null;
}
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Eliyahu Goldin,
Software Developer & Consultant
Microsoft MVP [ASP.NET]
"JFB" <he**@jfb.comwrote in message
news:Op**************@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...

>Hi all,
This is crazy...
The name of my dropdownlist on the ascx page is:
nameOfMyControl_DropDownListName
Like:
contactWebUserControl_DropDownList2
Now I put my ascx in sharepoint and the name is :
<select
name="Left:g_708f9018_c320_46a1_bb9c_ebb3b67b8184 :_ctl0:DropDownList2"
id="Left_g_708f9018_c320_46a1_bb9c_ebb3b67b8184__ ctl0_DropDownList2"

I have a fuction in java to catch this name as:
var drop2 =
document.getElementById("contactWebUserControl_Dr opDownList2");

How can I do it now??
Tks

JFB

[JFB]

Never Mine Eliyahu... I got it...
I use only _DropDownList2 as name.
Tks
JFB
"Eliyahu Goldin" <RE**************************@mMvVpPsS.orgwrote in
message news:uI**************@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...

This javascript function will help you. Call it as

var drop2 = findControl("select", "contactWebUserControl_DropDownList2");

function findControl(tagName, controlId)
{
var aControls = document.getElementsByTagName(tagName);
if (aControls==null)
return null;
for (var i=0; i< aControls.length; i++)
{
var j = aControls[i].id.lastIndexOf(controlId);
if ((j -1) && (j == (aControls[i].id.length - controlId.length)))
return aControls[i];
}
return null;
}
--
Eliyahu Goldin,
Software Developer & Consultant
Microsoft MVP [ASP.NET]
"JFB" <he**@jfb.comwrote in message
news:Op**************@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...

>Hi all,
This is crazy...
The name of my dropdownlist on the ascx page is:
nameOfMyControl_DropDownListName
Like:
contactWebUserControl_DropDownList2
Now I put my ascx in sharepoint and the name is :
<select
name="Left:g_708f9018_c320_46a1_bb9c_ebb3b67b8184 :_ctl0:DropDownList2"
id="Left_g_708f9018_c320_46a1_bb9c_ebb3b67b8184__ ctl0_DropDownList2"

I have a fuction in java to catch this name as:
var drop2 =
document.getElementById("contactWebUserControl_Dr opDownList2");

How can I do it now??
Tks

JFB