Question

how can I access name attribute of fields in asp.net, I have used UniqueID and I was able to get the name of attribute but I have the form splitted in two different asp controls and I am not able to access the fields name attribute using UniqueID on other control.

for exmple..I have first name, last name in one control and credit card details in other control, I am using jquery validation plugins for validation which does the validation based on name attribute of field. I have the validation written in one control where I am using below code to get the name attribute

  <%=txtFNameRoom.UniqueID%>

this validation works if I am putting the javascript in this control, I am not able to access the name attributes of credit cards fields which are on other control. I cannot break the validation in two parts because we can only initialize the .validate() method once. Anyone has any idea how can I get the name attribute of fields even though they are in different controls.

Answer 1

Perhaps there’s a better way, but this should work:

In your other control, expose a property:

public string[] FieldsToValidate 
{
    get
    {
        return new[]{ txtCreditCardNumber.UniqueID, txtFNameRoom.UniqueID .. etc };
    }  
}

Then, in the first control you can access that property:

<% foreach(var id in ControlId.FieldsToValidate) { %>
    // <script... etc
    <%= id %>

<% } %> 
....
<uc1:TestControl ID="ControlId" runat="server" />