Question

I have a slight problem my code works fine but it re-sizes my entire page. The code I have is:

else if (searchString == "")
{
    Response.Write("<script>window.alert('Nothing Has Been Entered.' </script>");
}

Now the thing is i have a search box if it is empty this message appears but when i press the ok button on the message that appears it re-sizes my page layout and makes everything bigger. Is there a way to stop this from happening I am using C# and in ASP.NET and MVC3

Answer 1

Do not use Response.Write in asp.net mvc. MVC doesn’t work like that. Instead, set your message in the ViewData like this:

else if (searchString == "") {
    ViewData["MyMessage"] = "Nothing Has Been Entered.";
}

Then in your .cshtml page, show it like this:

@if (ViewData["MyMessage"] != null) {
    <script type="text/javascript">
         alert('@ViewData["MyMessage"]');
    </script>
}