Question

I am a quite new to web development and I am trying to do some small form updates without causing a postback. For example making a control visible when a drop down list is changed.

I have so far come across some features that achieve this like the RequiredFieldValidator inside an update panels. However, these are specific to a single task.

What are my options to achieve these client side updates in Visual Studio? At the moment I don’t know any JavaScript, so I would prefer another solution if it exists.

Answer 1

If you don’t know JQuery you should or at least any other Javascript library this will give you an edge and also pump up your resume. The learning curve of these JS frameworks is so short that you’ll be creating awesome UI’s in no time. I suggest that you take at least two hours to get to know JQuery you won’t regret it.

Here’s a few great article on using ASP.NET with JQuery:

http://dotnetslackers.com/articles/ajax/using-jquery-with-asp-net.aspx

http://www.dotnetspark.com/kb/1532-gridview-and-jquery-asp-net-tutorial.aspx

http://www.beansoftware.com/ASP.NET-Tutorials/Using-jQuery-ASP.NET.aspx

Here are a few of the best tutorials on JQuery:

http://www.ajaxline.com/best-jquery-tutorials-march-2010