detect submit button with httprequest?

[Daniel]

Hi all,

I am using .NET 1.1. I have a form with a cancel button, something like
this:

<form method="post".. ..>
<input type="submit" value="Submit">
<input type="submit" value="Cancel" id="btnCancel" >

</form>


In the code behind, I am trying to use the Request object to see if the
cancel button was pushed (I have another button on the page also). I have
tried using:

Request["btnCancel"]
Request.Form["btnCancel"]
Request.Params["btnCancel"]

They all return null or empty string. I also tried Request["Cancel"] with
same results. These are in the page load method.

So, what is the best way to check to see which button was pushed?

Thanks in advance.

[Mark Rae [MVP]]

Re: detect submit button with httprequest?

"Daniel" <dhw4095@gmail. com.nospamwrote in message
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I am using .NET 1.1. I have a form with a cancel button, something like
this:
>
<form method="post".. ..>
<input type="submit" value="Submit">
<input type="submit" value="Cancel" id="btnCancel" >
>
</form>
>
In the code behind, I am trying to use the Request object to see if the
cancel button was pushed (I have another button on the page also). I have
tried using:
>
Request["btnCancel"]
Request.Form["btnCancel"]
Request.Params["btnCancel"]
>
They all return null or empty string. I also tried Request["Cancel"] with
same results. These are in the page load method.
>
So, what is the best way to check to see which button was pushed?

I'm not quite sure what you're trying to do exactly, but this isn't the way
ASP.NET was designed to work at all...

One of the fundamental design goals of ASP.NET was precisely to eliminate
what you're seeing with the concept of the postback, e.g.

<form id="MyForm" runat="server">
<asp:Button ID="MySubmitBut ton" runat="server" Text="Submit"
OnClick="MySubm itButton_Click" />
<asp:Button ID="MyCancelBut ton" runat="server" Text="Cancel"
OnClick="MyCanc elButton_Click" />
</form>

This means that you don't need to try to work out which button was pressed,
because when the Submit button is pressed MySubmitButton_ Click() will run
and when the Cancel button is pressed MyCancelButton_ Click() will run...


--
Mark Rae
ASP.NET MVP

http://www.markrae.net

[Daniel]

Re: detect submit button with httprequest?


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"Daniel" <dhw4095@gmail. com.nospamwrote in message
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>

>I am using .NET 1.1. I have a form with a cancel button, something like
>this:
>>
><form method="post".. ..>
> <input type="submit" value="Submit">
> <input type="submit" value="Cancel" id="btnCancel" >
>>
></form>
>>
>In the code behind, I am trying to use the Request object to see if the
>cancel button was pushed (I have another button on the page also). I have
>tried using:
>>
>Request["btnCancel"]
>Request.Form["btnCancel"]
>Request.Para ms["btnCancel"]
>>
>They all return null or empty string. I also tried Request["Cancel"] with
>same results. These are in the page load method.
>>
>So, what is the best way to check to see which button was pushed?

>
I'm not quite sure what you're trying to do exactly, but this isn't the
way ASP.NET was designed to work at all...
>
One of the fundamental design goals of ASP.NET was precisely to eliminate
what you're seeing with the concept of the postback, e.g.
>
<form id="MyForm" runat="server">
<asp:Button ID="MySubmitBut ton" runat="server" Text="Submit"
OnClick="MySubm itButton_Click" />
<asp:Button ID="MyCancelBut ton" runat="server" Text="Cancel"
OnClick="MyCanc elButton_Click" />
</form>
>
This means that you don't need to try to work out which button was
pressed, because when the Submit button is pressed MySubmitButton_ Click()
will run and when the Cancel button is pressed MyCancelButton_ Click() will
run...
>
>
--

I am trying to get more familiar with the .NET way to doing things. What I
was suggesting is more Java like.

Thanks, I appreciate it!

[Mark Rae [MVP]]

Re: detect submit button with httprequest?

"Daniel" <dhw4095@gmail. com.nospamwrote in message
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>I'm not quite sure what you're trying to do exactly, but this isn't the
>way ASP.NET was designed to work at all...

>
I am trying to get more familiar with the .NET way to doing things. What I
was suggesting is more Java like.
>

ASP.NET bears very little (if any) resemblance to Java... Trying to learn
ASP.NET with a Java mindset really isn't going to get you very far, IMO...

Please don't take this as a patronising suggestion, but I strongly suggest
you get a copy of this:

http://www.amazon.com/ASP-NET-3-5-Dummies-Computer-Tech/dp/0470195924/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1211989693&sr=8-1

and work your way through it...

You'll probably find the learning curve quite steep at first, but that's
more due to the .NET Framework than to ASP.NET itself...


--
Mark Rae
ASP.NET MVP

http://www.markrae.net