how to pass a variable to a button click event?

[yarbrough40]

can any one tell me if there is a way to pass a string variable to a button click event? ultimately I am looking to fire client side Javascript "__doPostBack(' Button1','click ','')" and have the server-side button event retrieve the string I have set.

for example: in Javascript -
I have set this string variable --> '123456'
I call a do postback of the button click -->"__doPostBack( 'Button1','clic k','')"

then: in vb.net -
the button1_click event fires
what is the method for retrieving that variable '123456' from the Javascript code?

[tlhintoq]

I know little about Javascript.
Can you do custom events with eventargs that you define yourself?
If so then when the button is clicked, raise a custom event that takes a TextArgs object that you defined.

http://bytes.com/topic/c-sharp/insights/877737-c-events-practical-example#post3528708

[yarbrough40]

I hesitated to put this question into the Javascript forum to begin with.. .

It seems logical to be able to create a custom event to call from the client. Not sure how that all would work exactly. Seems to me there has to be a simple way to fire client-side code which sends a variable to the server and I guess that's all I'm really looking for.

[yarbrough40]

here's the solution I came up with. I passed my variable in the Eventarguement of the button - just thought I'd share....

(setup1) in the Page Load() event set the Button1.OnClien tClick event to fire the below js code:
----javascript---

 
var myform = document.form1;  
myform.__EVENTTARGET.value = "";  
myform.__EVENTARGUMENT.value = "first,second,third,forth";  
myform.submit();

(setup2) in the Button1 click event input the beloe code:
---vb.net---

 
Button1_click()event

Dim s As String = Request.Params("__EVENTARGUMENT").ToString
            Response.Write(word & "<br>")

[Frinavale]

You could also use a HiddenField.
I use HiddenFields to pass information generated/modified by JavaScript that the server code requires to do calculations.

You should post ASP.NET related questions in the ASP.NET forum ;)
I've moved you're thread there.

-Frinny