Re: cancelling a postback on a button with javascript

[Bob]

Chris:

Try using the onSubmit event of the Form element to cancel the submission,
as opposed to the onClick event.

<script language=javascript>
function DoSubmit()
{
if (confirm("Sure?"))
{
return true;
}
else
{
return false;
}
}
</script>

<form method=post onSubmit=return DoSubmit();>

Returning false will stop the form from posting.

HTH

 

[Chris Barrow]

Hi Bob,

Unfortunately, the onsubmit method doesn't get invoked when using a
standard postback. For example: Form1.submit(), which is part of the
___dopostack function generated by asp.net doesn't invoke the onsubmit()
method. Too damn bad though, it was a good idea, and I thought I had my
problem solved. Thanks for the help...

Chris...

 

[Elliot M. Rodriguez]

Still solved - change the button from a WebControl to an HTMLInputControl
and specify runat=server. That should do the trick.

 

[Chris Barrow]

Hi Elliot,

It worked! Thank you. I actually had the button declared as an
HTMLInputButton within the vb code-behind, but on the .aspx side as
<input type="button", rather than "submit". Changing the type of button,
caused the "DoSubmit" function to be invoked when the button was
clicked. Pressing the cancel button in the confirm dialog box cancels
the postback.

Thanks again for your help, and sorry for calling you Bob! I must have
been drinking too much mountain dew the first time I replied to you.

Chris...

 

[S. Justin Gengo]

Just as a note, you can stop post back from any type of button if you just
use an if-then javascript for the confirmation:

MyButton.Attributes.Add("onClick", "javascript:if(!confirm('" &
MessageToDisplay & "')) return false;")


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