How to use __doPostBack()

Question

I'm trying to create an asyncrhonous postback in asp.net using __doPostBack(), but I have no idea how to do it. I want to use vanilla javascript.

Something simple like a button click can cause the __doPostBack() event to fire. I'm just trying to learn how the mechanism works.

Answer 1

Here's a brief tutorial on how __doPostBack() works.

To be honest, I don't use it much; at least directly. Many server controls, (e.g., Button, LinkButton, ImageButton, parts of the GridView, etc.) use __doPostBack as their post back mechanism; __doPostBack() is often beneath my notice as a development concern.

Answer 2

Hi Michael,

You can try this in your web form with a button called btnSave for example:

<input type="button" id="btnSave" onclick="javascript:SaveWithParameter('Hello Michael')" value="click me"/>

<script type="text/javascript">
function SaveWithParameter(parameter)
{
  __doPostBack('btnSave ', parameter)
}
</script>

And in your code behind add something like this to read the value and operate upon it:

public void Page_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
  string parameter = Request["__EVENTARGUMENT"];
}

Give that a try and let us know if that worked for you.