ModalPopupExtender to show a MessageBox

by Arnold Matusz 10 1 2009

Using Ajax in a web application makes a better user experience and if used well, it even improves performance! But it's not all advantages. With the change of a technology, of an approach we need to adjust our way of thinking and the way we apply our solutions for different task.

This might be a bit abstract, so I'll get specific about what I mean. As often met, when you click certain controls on a webpage, you expect to see an outcome, a result or a message as a response to your "request". What Ajax does is ... it replace only certain regions of your webpage. If that region isn't in the visible in the current scroll position of your page in the browser, you won't see the effect. » Continue reading ...

ModalPopupExtender in a GridView sample

by Arnold Matusz 11 11 2008

Although the ModalPopupExtender isn’t new at all there are still countless poeple who search the web for a comprehensive sample on how a ModalPopupExtender is used from a GridView.

First of all you’ld need to have a Button in each row which should trigger the ModalPopupExtender, then you would need to have an instance of a ModalPopupExtender with the TargetControlID set to the ID of that Button. » Continue reading ...

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Arnold Matusz

My name is Arnold Matusz. I'm a web developer specialized in .NET technologies with a passion for photography and cars.

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