Is it possible to use the onclientclick
property of a button to do a clientside check. If the check returns true
, then fire the onclick
event. If the clientside check returns false
, don't fire the onclick
event.
Is that possible?
UPDATE:
These 2 work:
Stops the form from submitting:
OnClientClick="return false;"
Allows the form to submit:
OnClientClick="return true;"
The next 2 do not work:
// in js script tag
function mycheck() {
return false;
}
// in asp:button tag
OnClientClick="return mycheck();"
// in js script tag
function mycheck() {
return true;
}
// in asp:button tag
OnClientClick="return mycheck();"
It submits the form both times.
Why is that?
You want to add return
inside OnClientClick after a function is called. Otherwise, the button will post back even if function returns false.
<asp:button ID="Button1" runat="server" OnClick="Button1_Click"
OnClientClick="return checkValidation()" Text="Submit" />
<script type="text/javascript">
function checkValidation() {
return confirm('Everything ok?');
}
</script>
Sure. If you use return false
within your OnClientClick
it will prevent any navigation from happening. So you're code would look like:
<asp:LinkButton runat="server" OnClientClick="if(!ValidatePage()) { return false;}" />
Yes you can, In onclientClick function call use preventDefault()
function onclientClickFun(e)
{
if(!IsValidationSuccess)
{
e.preventDefault();
}
}
OR
function onclientClickFun(e)
{
if(!IsValidationSuccess)
{
return false;
}
}
In the server page create the button:
var button1 = new Button();
button1.ServerClick += new EventHandler(button1_ServerClick);
button1.OnClientClick = SetJsForSaveBtn();
button1.Attributes.Add("UseSubmitBehavior", "false");
panel.Controls.Add(button1 );
//Contains the server code
private void saveBtn_ServerClick(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
//do something if ClientClick returns true
}
//Contains the JS code for the page
LiteralControl js = new LiteralControl();
panel.Controls.Add(js);
js.Text =@"<script type='text/javascript'>
$(document).ready(function(){
function CheckValidationOnClient(){
if(!ValidatePage()){
return false;
}
else{
return true;
}
};
});
</script> ";
private string SetJsForSaveBtn()
{
var jsfunc = @" return CheckValidationOnClient()";
return jsfunc ;
}
I came across this issue too. Did not like to have to put the OnClientClick=return false on every linkbutton. With a simple page it just easier to use an anchor and avoid asp filling the href in for you.
However this is not always possible. So a Simple conclusion is just to inherit the LinkButton and add a variable like AutoPostBack. if false then just override the output with the html or add the OnClientClick in. I dont really like inline tags.
namespace My.WebControls {
[ToolboxData("<{0}:LinkButton runat=server ID=btn></{0}:LinkButton>"), ParseChildren(true), ToolboxItem(true)]
public class LinkButton : System.Web.UI.WebControls.LinkButton {
private bool _postback = true;
[Bindable(true), Category("Behavior"), DefaultValue(true), Description("Gets or Sets the postback click behavior")]
public bool AutoPostBack { get { return _postback; } set { _postback = value; } }
protected override void Render(System.Web.UI.HtmlTextWriter writer) {
if(!AutoPostBack){
this.OnClientClick = "return false";
}
base.Render(writer);
}
}
}
Many attributes should need to be handled in a ViewState but in this case I think we are good;