ScriptManager.RegisterDataItem Method (Control, String) (System.Web.UI)

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ScriptManager..::.RegisterDataItem Method (Control, String)

Sends custom data to a control during partial-page rendering.

Namespace: System.Web.UI
Assembly: System.Web.Extensions (in System.Web.Extensions.dll)

Syntax

Visual Basic (Declaration)

Public Sub RegisterDataItem ( _
    control As Control, _
    dataItem As String _
)

Visual Basic (Usage)

Dim instance As ScriptManager
Dim control As Control
Dim dataItem As String

instance.RegisterDataItem(control, dataItem)

public void RegisterDataItem(
    Control control,
    string dataItem
)

Visual C++

public:
void RegisterDataItem(
    Control^ control, 
    String^ dataItem
)

JScript

public function RegisterDataItem(
    control : Control, 
    dataItem : String
)

Parameters

control: Type: System.Web.UI..::.Control

The control that is receiving the data.

dataItem: Type: System..::.String

The data that is sent to the control.

Exceptions

Exception	Condition
ArgumentNullException	control is nullNothingnullptra null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic).
InvalidOperationException	The RegisterDataItem method is called during a postback.
ArgumentException	dataItem is already registered for control.

Remarks

Use the RegisterDataItem method to send data from the server to the client during asynchronous postbacks, regardless of whether the control receiving the data is inside an UpdatePanel control.

The RegisterDataItem method can be called only during an asynchronous postback. To determine whether a postback is asynchronous, use the IsInAsyncPostBack property. This method invokes the overload that takes a parameter named isJsonSerialized that is set to false. When the isJsonSerialized parameter is set to false, the string is not serialized as JavaScript Object Notation (JSON). For more information about the JSON format, see the Introducing JSON Web site.

The data items that are registered with the RegisterDataItem method can be accessed in client script during the pageLoading, pageLoaded, and endRequest events of the PageRequestManager object. When you handle these events, the custom data is passed in an event argument object. For example, if you provide a handler for the pageLoading event, the custom data is passed in the PageLoadingEventArgs class, which exposes a dataItems property.

Examples

The following example shows how to send data to two Label controls on a page during an asynchronous postback. The Label controls are not inside an UpdatePanel control.

Note:
The data that is sent in this example is for illustration only. In a real-world application, you would use the RegisterDataItem method to send custom data from the server.

Visual Basic

<%@ Page Language="VB" %>

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" 
 "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">

<script runat="server">

    Protected Sub Page_Load(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs)
        If (ScriptManager1.IsInAsyncPostBack) Then
            Dim json As New System.Web.Script.Serialization.JavaScriptSerializer
            ScriptManager1.RegisterDataItem(Label1, DateTime.Now.ToString())
            ScriptManager1.RegisterDataItem(Label2, json.Serialize("more data"), True)
        End If
    End Sub
</script>

<html  >
<head runat="server">
    <title>ScriptManager RegisterDataItem Example</title>
</head>
<body>
    <form id="form1" runat="server">
    <div>
    <asp:ScriptManager ID="ScriptManager1" runat="server" />
    <script type="text/javascript" language="javascript">
        Sys.WebForms.PageRequestManager.getInstance().add_pageLoading(PageLoadingHandler);
        function PageLoadingHandler(sender, args) {
            var dataItems = args.get_dataItems();
            if ($get('Label1') !== null)
                $get('Label1').innerHTML = dataItems['Label1'];
            if ($get('Label2') !== null)
                $get('Label2').innerHTML = dataItems['Label2'];
        }
    </script>
    <asp:UpdatePanel ID="UpdatePanel1" UpdateMode="Conditional" runat="server">
    <ContentTemplate>
       UpdatePanel content.
       <asp:Button ID="Button1" Text="Submit" runat="server" />
    </ContentTemplate>
    </asp:UpdatePanel>
    <hr />
    <asp:Label ID="Label1" runat="server" /> <br />
    <asp:Label ID="Label2" runat="server" />
    </div>
    </form>
</body>
</html>

<%@ Page Language="C#" %>

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" 
 "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">

<script runat="server">

    protected void Page_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
    {
        if (ScriptManager1.IsInAsyncPostBack)
        {
            System.Web.Script.Serialization.JavaScriptSerializer json =
                new System.Web.Script.Serialization.JavaScriptSerializer();
            ScriptManager1.RegisterDataItem(Label1, DateTime.Now.ToString());
            ScriptManager1.RegisterDataItem(Label2, json.Serialize("more data"), true);
        }
    }
</script>

<html  >
<head runat="server">
    <title>ScriptManager RegisterDataItem Example</title>
</head>
<body>
    <form id="form1" runat="server">
    <div>
    <asp:ScriptManager ID="ScriptManager1" runat="server" />
    <script type="text/javascript" language="javascript">
        Sys.WebForms.PageRequestManager.getInstance().add_pageLoading(PageLoadingHandler);
        function PageLoadingHandler(sender, args) {
            var dataItems = args.get_dataItems();
            if ($get('Label1') !== null)
                $get('Label1').innerHTML = dataItems['Label1'];
            if ($get('Label2') !== null)
                $get('Label2').innerHTML = dataItems['Label2'];
        }
    </script>
    <asp:UpdatePanel ID="UpdatePanel1" UpdateMode="Conditional" runat="server">
    <ContentTemplate>
       UpdatePanel content.
       <asp:Button ID="Button1" Text="Submit" runat="server" />
    </ContentTemplate>
    </asp:UpdatePanel>
    <hr />
    <asp:Label ID="Label1" runat="server" /> <br />
    <asp:Label ID="Label2" runat="server" />
    </div>
    </form>
</body>
</html>

Platforms

Windows Vista, Windows XP SP2, Windows Server 2003

The .NET Framework and .NET Compact Framework do not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.

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