Saturday, September 24, 2011

ID Selector examples in JQuery

In this post we will understand more about ID Selector in JQuery.  That is selecting a particular element based on his unique ID.

Continue with our earlier example of JQuery Selector

I have following data input screen


Syntax

<script language="javascript" type="text/javascript">
    $(document).ready(function () {
       $("#ElementID").css("stylename", "stylevalue");
    });
</script>



Example 1: Lets give border color to blue to location textbox control on our asp.net web form.
Please add below script at the end of the page.

<script language="javascript" type="text/javascript">
    $(document).ready(function () {
       $("#<%=txtLocation.ClientID%>").css("border-color", "blue");
    });
</script>

Whenever we are selecting asp.net control, it renders html id as something like
MainContent_ContentPane_txtLocation

JQuery needs unique client id, in order to apply css effect.

Since my asp.net webform is using Master page + Nested master page + Control ID
So here: MainContent_ContentPane_txtLocation
MainContent is MasterPage ID
ContentPane is Nexted MasterPage ID
txtLocation is Control ID


Please note:  I have used #<%=txtLocation.ClientID%>
# - Is to tell we are applying css based on ID.
<%=txtLocation.ClientID%> - is used to get client id of txtLocation control.


Note: If you try something like
       $("#txtLocation").css("border-color", "blue");
It won't apply any border to txtLocation, because JQuery will not be able to find txtLocation to apply CSS.


It will result in following output on browser screen.

Example 2: Lets apply yellow background color to table containing all input controls.
My table is not asp.net server control, i.e. it doesn't have runat="server"
Its html looks like <table id="tblInputForm">

Remember if control you are trying to select is not asp.net server control (i.e. not having runat="server"), then you will be able to select it directly.

Please add below script at the end of the page.

<script language="javascript" type="text/javascript">
    $(document).ready(function () {
       $("#<%=txtLocation.ClientID%>").css("border-color", "blue");
       $("#tblInputForm").css("background-color", "yellow");
    });
</script>

It will result in following output on browser screen.

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