JavaScript Confirm on ASP.Net Button Control

Question

I working on an ASP.Net C# application, I wanted to create a Button Control, when user click on the button, a JavaScript confirm popup, then get the Boolean value from the user (Yes/No) to perform further actions in the button onClick event.

my current approach was added OnClientClick and OnClick event in the button, where OnClientClick trigger JavaScript function and the (Yes/No) value is store into HiddenField Control to make use during OnClick event.

It is something like the following code fragments:

function CreatePopup(){
            var value = confirm("Do you confirm?");
            var hdn1 = document.getElementById('hdn1');
            hdn1.Value = value;
        }

<asp:Button ID="Button1" runat="server" Text="Button" onclick="Button1_Click" OnClientClick="CreatePopup()"/>
<asp:HiddenField ID="hdn1" runat="server" />

Is there any better approach in order to do this? thank you in advanced.

do you need to fire up a server event even if user say "no"? — balexandre
– balexandre, Commented Oct 25, 2011 at 10:01

Sir Crispalot · Accepted Answer · 2011-10-25 08:36:39Z

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Change your CreatePopup() function to return a boolean:

function CreatePopup()
{
    return confirm("Do you confirm?");
}

And then ensure you return that from the OnClientClick() in the button:

<asp:Button ... OnClientClick="return CreatePopup();" />

Using that method, the OnClick() method will only fire if the OnClientClick() method returns true.

answered Oct 25, 2011 at 8:36

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sams5817 Over a year ago

thank you for your comment, I need to fire the OnClick() event all the time, so the solution above cannot apply in my situation :)

Sir Crispalot Over a year ago

Why not just have two ASP buttons for the user instead of deferring their decision to the JS confirm? Then you can put yes/no specific code in the handlers and call a common method for the rest. If your solution works though and you're happy with it I see no reason to change it!

newbie · Accepted Answer · 2011-10-25 08:34:18Z

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Why do you want to store the value of the JavaScript confirmation in the hidden field? Just simply return false in your JavaScript function when the confirm value is 'no' , to prevent the form from submitting. When cnfirm value is yes, return true to allow the form to be submitted. In your code behind in the button_click method you don't have to check what happened in your JavaScript confirm, since form will never be submitted if the user said no.

answered Oct 25, 2011 at 8:34

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sams5817 Over a year ago

I wanted the Yes / No value everytime when user click on the Button, mean I always wanted OnClick() event to fire and need the Yes / No value, just why I stored it in hiddenfield

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