Constructing a string dynamically

[belle9]

I have this in javascript with vb.net/asp.net:

var tabContainer = $get('<%=tab1.ClientID%>');

tab1 is the name of a specific element on my form. i want to make that dynamic, so that it can be passed as a variable to my function. I've tried a bunch of ways with single and double quotes, but no luck.

Any ideas?
Thanks!

 

[BillyRayPreachersSon]

And '$get' is what? It's certainly not any standard JavaScript I've ever seen...



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[BillyRayPreachersSon]

Anyway - if you want to reference a named element on a named form, you can use:

document.forms['formName'].elements['elementName']

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[niceguymattx]

$get is something jquery or the ms ajax framework script syntax. Basically replacing getElementById(). The <%...%> is the asp.net bit. Are you using jquery or are you running a microsoft asp.net enabled web site?

On first look I don't think you're approaching you're problem the best way! But aside from that:

- Ensure your control 'tab1' has runat="server" attribute
- Ensure you script is within the form tag - or if its in the head section ensure head has the runat="server" attribute

Was this any help?

Matt