Replacing <%= Control.ClientID %> in external javascript

[MarkShoe]

Hi,

I have an aspx with a control on it, lets call it myControl, and I have an
external javascript file.

In the external javascript file, I have

var myControlId = '<%=myControl.ClientID%>';

which would work fine if the javascript was in the .aspx file, but when
adding the external javascript file via
Page.ClientScript.RegisterClientScriptInclude, the myControl.ClientID does
not get replaced with the client id.

I'm sure I've seen a way to do this before, can someone point me in the
right direction?

Thanks
Mark

[Registered User]

On Tue, 22 Jan 2008 10:31:59 -0500, "MarkShoe"
<ma*******@community.nospamwrote:

>Hi,

I have an aspx with a control on it, lets call it myControl, and I have an
external javascript file.

In the external javascript file, I have

var myControlId = '<%=myControl.ClientID%>';

which would work fine if the javascript was in the .aspx file, but when
adding the external javascript file via
Page.ClientScript.RegisterClientScriptInclude, the myControl.ClientID does
not get replaced with the client id.

I'm sure I've seen a way to do this before, can someone point me in the
right direction?

As you have found out the ClientIDs need to added to script. I suggest
the myControl type dynamically generate and register its own scripts.
If include files are to be used let the control read the file and
programmatically replace the tagged elements with ClientIDs before
registering the script. The dependencies between the script and the
control might justify the functionality all be in one wrapper.

regards
A.G.