Question

I’m developing a webapp using ASP.NET MVC and C#. I created my TextBox element using Html.Helper(string, object, object ). Now my problem is, is it possible to add a new html attribute in the already created TextBox element, like a javascript event element?

Because I’m having a trouble using onchange event. Please see the code below,

<% foreach(var md in MD){%>
<tr>
<td>
<div><%= Html.TextBox("tt"+md.id, md.id, new { onchange="changenow('dd"+md.id+"')"})%>
</div>
</td>
</tr>
<%}%>

My changenow javascript function will update the database using ajax implementation. Now everytime the I load my page, the changenow will execute, so an added overhead everytime my page load. So I assume that the changenow function will not execute when I create a textbox.

What should I do so that the changenow function will not execute when I load the page?

Please advise.

Many thanks.

Answer 1

You can always use jquery.

$(document).ready(function(){
  $('input[name=tt]').change(function(){
    changenow(this);
  });
});

function changenow(elem){
 $(elem).val(); //this will get you the value
  $(elem).attr('name'); // will get the name attribute
  $(elem).attr('id'); // will get the id attribute
}