clientside localisation

Question

I have a colleague who thinks this

alert('<asp:Localize ID="ErrorAddingComponent" runat="server" Text="There was an error adding component: "  meta:resourcekey="ErrorAddingComponent"/>' + errortext);

is a good idea if we get an error from an AJAX call, the errortext is the parameter of the function called on error from a jquery ajax,

to me the thought of using a server side localize control seems horrible, we are using asp.net MVC so, for me, even using the GetLocalResourceObject is prefereable to this,

can anyone give me any reasons I can raise this with him? (or if you believe his solution is ok why?).

As an aside the alert annoys me too, I believe we should parse errors to a div for presentation.

Answer 1

alerts = -1

a div is nice, and not annoying, plus, you can offer multiple solutions, links as, try again, or ignore, or start over.

If you use an alert, it looks ugly, and you only provide limited options to the user.

Answer 2

Are you trying to put a server side control in a client side alert box?