Onmouseover

[Frances Valdes]

I'm a newbie.

I'm trying to use asp and javascript to put text into a text box when I put
a mouse over a button and a web form. On page load I have used
"Button1.Attributes.Add("onmouseover", "javascript:form1.TextBox1.text='this
works')"

Nothing happens when I put the mouse over. I can use the same script to
change the background colour of the document or to raise a javascript alert
box. However I cannot access a textbox - I've tried to make it invisible and
this doesn't work either. I should mention that I'm using visual studio.net
and putting the code in the aspx.vb file.

Please can someone let me know why I can't have access to the textbox.
Thanks

 

[Kevin Spencer]

Have you looked at the HTML code generated to see what the problem is?

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HTH,
Kevin Spencer
..Net Developer
Microsoft MVP
Big things are made up
of lots of little things.

 

[Frances Valdes]

This is probably very stupid but I don't know how to get at the html code. I
assume you don't mean the code which is created by visual studio on the aspx
html page, but the code which is generated when the page is compiled.

 

[Frances Valdes]

I've solved my problem.

It seems that despite there being a textbox1.text property, if I want to
programatically add text I have to use textbox1.value. I'd be interested to
know why if anyone can tell me, but at least this part of my code now works.

 

[Patrice Scribe]

Yes,

The server side TextBox class exposes a Text property. Client side the
generated HTML code is an <input type="text"> tag with its usual value
attribute...

If you use htmlControls (instead of WebControls) you'll have a model that is
closely related to the client side counterpart but with less abstraction and
type safety...

Patrice


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[Frances Valdes]

Thanks for that - its now clear.

Yes,

The server side TextBox class exposes a Text property. Client side the
generated HTML code is an <input type="text"> tag with its usual value
attribute...

If you use htmlControls (instead of WebControls) you'll have a model that is
closely related to the client side counterpart but with less abstraction and
type safety...

Patrice

 

[Kevin Spencer]

Hi Frances,

For future reference, to see the HTML code, when the page is loaded in the
browser, right-click and select "View Source" from the context menu.

--
HTH,
Kevin Spencer
..Net Developer
Microsoft MVP
Big things are made up
of lots of little things.

 

[Frances Valdes]

Thanks - I did work that out in the end - I'm a bit slow!!!!