ClientScriptManager.GetPostBackClientHyperlink Method

Definition

Gets a reference, with javascript: appended to the beginning of it, that can be used in a client event to post back to the server.

Overloads

GetPostBackClientHyperlink(Control, String)

Gets a reference, with javascript: appended to the beginning of it, that can be used in a client event to post back to the server for the specified control and with the specified event arguments.

GetPostBackClientHyperlink(Control, String, Boolean)

Gets a reference, with javascript: appended to the beginning of it, that can be used in a client event to post back to the server for the specified control with the specified event arguments and Boolean indication whether to register the post back for event validation.

GetPostBackClientHyperlink(Control, String)

Gets a reference, with javascript: appended to the beginning of it, that can be used in a client event to post back to the server for the specified control and with the specified event arguments.

public:
 System::String ^ GetPostBackClientHyperlink(System::Web::UI::Control ^ control, System::String ^ argument);
public string GetPostBackClientHyperlink (System.Web.UI.Control control, string argument);
member this.GetPostBackClientHyperlink : System.Web.UI.Control * string -> string
Public Function GetPostBackClientHyperlink (control As Control, argument As String) As String

Parameters

control
Control

The server control to process the postback.

argument
String

The parameter passed to the server control.

Returns

A string representing a JavaScript call to the postback function that includes the target control's ID and event arguments.

Examples

The following code example demonstrates the use of the GetPostBackClientHyperlink method. The custom control, MyControl, implements the IPostBackEventHandler interface. When the HTML anchor element on the page is clicked, the RaisePostBackEvent method of the custom control is invoked.

<%@ 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">

  public class MyControl : Label, IPostBackEventHandler
  {

    // Use the constructor to defined default label text.
    public MyControl()
    {
      base.Text = "No postback raised.";
    }
    
    // Implement the RaisePostBackEvent method from the
    // IPostBackEventHandler interface. 
    public void RaisePostBackEvent(string eventArgument)
    {
      base.Text = "Postback handled by " + this.ID.ToString() + ". <br/>" +
                  "Postback caused by " + eventArgument.ToString() + ".";
      
    }
  }

  protected void Page_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
  {
    // Get a ClientScriptManager reference from the Page class.
    ClientScriptManager cs = Page.ClientScript;

    // Create an instance of the custom label control and 
    // add it to the page.
    MyControl mycontrol = new MyControl();
    mycontrol.ID = "mycontrol1";
    PlaceHolder1.Controls.Add(mycontrol);
    PlaceHolder1.Controls.Add(new LiteralControl("<br/>"));
    
    // Create a button element with its onClick attribute defined
    // to create a postback event reference to the custom label control.
    HtmlInputButton b = new HtmlInputButton();
    b.ID = "mybutton1";
    b.Value = "Click";
    b.Attributes.Add("onclick", cs.GetPostBackEventReference(mycontrol, b.ID.ToString()));
    PlaceHolder1.Controls.Add(b);
    PlaceHolder1.Controls.Add(new LiteralControl("<br/>"));
    
    // Create a link element with its href attribute defined
    // to create a postback event reference to the custom label control.
    HtmlAnchor a = new HtmlAnchor();
    a.ID = "myanchor1";
    a.InnerText = "link";
    a.HRef = cs.GetPostBackClientHyperlink(mycontrol, a.ID.ToString());
    PlaceHolder1.Controls.Add(a);
  }
</script>

<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" >
<head runat="server">
    <title>ClientScriptManager Example</title>
</head>
<body>
    <form id="form1" runat="server">
    <div>
      <asp:PlaceHolder id="PlaceHolder1" 
                       runat="server">
      </asp:PlaceHolder>
    </div>
    </form>
</body>
</html>
<%@ 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">
  
  Public Class MyControl
    Inherits Label
    Implements IPostBackEventHandler
     
    Public Sub New()
      
      MyBase.Text = "No postback raised."
    
    End Sub
    
    Public Sub RaisePostBackEvent(ByVal eventArgument As String) Implements System.Web.UI.IPostBackEventHandler.RaisePostBackEvent
      
      MyBase.Text = "Postback handled by " & Me.ID.ToString() & ". <br/>" & _
                "Postback caused by " + eventArgument.ToString() & "."

    End Sub
    
  End Class
   

  Protected Sub Page_Load(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs)

    ' Get a ClientScriptManager reference from the Page class.
    Dim cs As ClientScriptManager = Page.ClientScript

    ' Create an instance of the custom label control and 
    ' add it to the page.
    Dim mycontrol As New MyControl()
    MyControl.ID = "mycontrol1"
    PlaceHolder1.Controls.Add(MyControl)
    PlaceHolder1.Controls.Add(New LiteralControl("<br/>"))
    
    ' Create a button element with its onClick attribute defined
    ' to create a postback event reference to the custom label control.
    Dim b As New HtmlInputButton()
    b.ID = "mybutton1"
    b.Value = "Click"
    b.Attributes.Add("onclick", cs.GetPostBackEventReference(MyControl, b.ID.ToString()))
    PlaceHolder1.Controls.Add(b)
    PlaceHolder1.Controls.Add(New LiteralControl("<br/>"))
    
    ' Create a link element with its href attribute defined
    ' to create a postback event reference to the custom label control.
    Dim a As New HtmlAnchor()
    a.ID = "myanchor1"
    a.InnerText = "link"
    a.HRef = cs.GetPostBackClientHyperlink(MyControl, a.ID.ToString())
    PlaceHolder1.Controls.Add(a)
    
  End Sub
</script>

<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" >
<head id="Head1" runat="server">
    <title>ClientScriptManager Example</title>
</head>
<body>
    <form id="form1" runat="server">
    <div>
      <asp:PlaceHolder id="PlaceHolder1" 
                       runat="server">
      </asp:PlaceHolder>
    </div>
    </form>
</body>
</html>

The following code example has the same functionality as the preceding one, except that instead of a custom control, the Page class implements the IPostBackEventHandler interface.

<%@ Page Language="C#"  %>
<%@ Implements Interface="System.Web.UI.IPostBackEventHandler" %>

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

<script runat="server">
  
  public void RaisePostBackEvent(string eventArgument)
  {
    Label1.Text = "Postback handled by " + this.ID.ToString() + ". <br/>" +
                  "Postback caused by " + eventArgument.ToString() + "."; ;
  }
  
  protected void Page_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
  {
    // Get a ClientScriptManager reference from the Page class.
    ClientScriptManager cs = Page.ClientScript;
    
    // Create a button element with its onClick attribute defined
    // to create a postback event reference to the custom label control.
    HtmlInputButton b = new HtmlInputButton();
    b.ID = "mybutton1";
    b.Value = "Click";
    b.Attributes.Add("onclick", cs.GetPostBackEventReference(this, b.ID.ToString()));
    PlaceHolder1.Controls.Add(b);
    PlaceHolder1.Controls.Add(new LiteralControl("<br/>"));
    
    // Create a link element with its href attribute defined
    // to create a postback event reference to the custom label control.
    HtmlAnchor a = new HtmlAnchor();
    a.ID = "myanchor1";
    a.InnerText = "link";
    a.HRef = cs.GetPostBackClientHyperlink(this, a.ID.ToString());
    PlaceHolder1.Controls.Add(a);
  }
</script>

<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" >
<head runat="server">
    <title>ClientScriptManager Example</title>
</head>
<body>
    <form id="form1" runat="server">
    <div>
      <asp:Label id="Label1"
                 runat="server" />
      <br />
      <asp:PlaceHolder id="PlaceHolder1" 
                       runat="server">
      </asp:PlaceHolder>
    </div>
    </form>
</body>
</html>
<%@ Page Language="VB" %>
<%@ Implements Interface="System.Web.UI.IPostBackEventHandler" %>

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

<script runat="server">
 
  Public Sub RaisePostBackEvent(ByVal eventArgument As String) _
    Implements IPostBackEventHandler.RaisePostBackEvent
    
    Label1.Text = "Postback handled by " & Me.ID.ToString() & ". <br/>" & _
           "Postback caused by " + eventArgument.ToString() & "."
  
  End Sub
  

  Protected Sub Page_Load(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs)

    ' Get a ClientScriptManager reference from the Page class.
    Dim cs As ClientScriptManager = Page.ClientScript
    
    ' Create a button element with its onClick attribute defined
    ' to create a postback event reference to the custom label control.
    Dim b As New HtmlInputButton()
    b.ID = "mybutton1"
    b.Value = "Click"
    b.Attributes.Add("onclick", cs.GetPostBackEventReference(Me, b.ID.ToString()))
    PlaceHolder1.Controls.Add(b)
    PlaceHolder1.Controls.Add(New LiteralControl("<br/>"))
    
    ' Create a link element with its href attribute defined
    ' to create a postback event reference to the custom label control.
    Dim a As New HtmlAnchor()
    a.ID = "myanchor1"
    a.InnerText = "link"
    a.HRef = cs.GetPostBackClientHyperlink(Me, a.ID.ToString())
    PlaceHolder1.Controls.Add(a)
    
  End Sub
</script>

<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" >
<head runat="server">
    <title>ClientScriptManager Example</title>
</head>
<body>
    <form id="form1" runat="server">
    <div>
      <asp:Label id="Label1"
                 runat="server" />
      <br />
      <asp:PlaceHolder id="PlaceHolder1" 
                       runat="server">
      </asp:PlaceHolder>
    </div>
    </form>
</body>
</html>

Remarks

Using the GetPostBackEventReference method requires the control that handles the postback to implement the IPostBackEventHandler interface. To implement the IPostBackEventHandler interface for a Page, use the @ Implements directive.

See also

Applies to

GetPostBackClientHyperlink(Control, String, Boolean)

Gets a reference, with javascript: appended to the beginning of it, that can be used in a client event to post back to the server for the specified control with the specified event arguments and Boolean indication whether to register the post back for event validation.

public:
 System::String ^ GetPostBackClientHyperlink(System::Web::UI::Control ^ control, System::String ^ argument, bool registerForEventValidation);
public string GetPostBackClientHyperlink (System.Web.UI.Control control, string argument, bool registerForEventValidation);
member this.GetPostBackClientHyperlink : System.Web.UI.Control * string * bool -> string
Public Function GetPostBackClientHyperlink (control As Control, argument As String, registerForEventValidation As Boolean) As String

Parameters

control
Control

The server control to process the postback.

argument
String

The parameter passed to the server control.

registerForEventValidation
Boolean

true to register the postback event for validation; false to not register the post back event for validation.

Returns

A string representing a JavaScript call to the postback function that includes the target control's ID and event arguments.

Remarks

Using the GetPostBackEventReference method requires the control that handles the postback to implement the IPostBackEventHandler interface. To implement the IPostBackEventHandler interface for a Page, use the @ Implements directive.

See also

Applies to