Question

I have a server side button as

<asp:Button ID="btnSummary" runat="server" OnClick="btnSummary_Click" Text="Next" />

I want to attach the jQuery Click event using its ID and NOT using the alternative class attribute way.

I tried to attach the click event as:

$("#btnSummary").click(function() 
        {
            alert("1");
        });

But, its click event is not fired. Also, I have also tried $("id[$btnSummary]").

Is there any way to attach the click event on asp:button using jQuery without the class attribute on the button?

Answer 1

Add ClientIDMode=”Static” to your asp:button, something like this:

<asp:Button ID="Button1" runat="server" ClientIDMode="Static" Text="Button" />

This will make the ID remain the same. It disables the autogenerated names for this control.

Here is the reference for this: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.web.ui.control.clientid.aspx