What is wrong in the below code?
ClientScript.RegisterStartupScript(
Me.GetType(),
"key",
"return confirm('Are you sure you wish to delete these records?');",
True)
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What do you want it to do? Can you add a bit more context?Henrik Gering– Henrik Gering2012-02-14 07:05:47 +00:00Commented Feb 14, 2012 at 7:05
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Need more code. Upload a working/buggy code to JSFiddle.Alec Smart– Alec Smart2012-02-14 07:06:06 +00:00Commented Feb 14, 2012 at 7:06
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1What makes you think something is wrong with it? Your question title suggests you are receiving an error message. What is it? Is it a C# error or a JavaScript error? If the latter, why are you showing us C# and not the HTML/JS it outputs?Quentin– Quentin2012-02-14 07:06:33 +00:00Commented Feb 14, 2012 at 7:06
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This question should not be closed. While it is lacking in detail, there is enough information to identify a definite problem. I would suggest to the OP that they put more effort into their questions in the future.Tim M.– Tim M.2012-02-14 07:40:49 +00:00Commented Feb 14, 2012 at 7:40
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Similar: JavaScript error “Return statement outside of function”Peter Mortensen– Peter Mortensen2020-10-08 20:22:57 +00:00Commented Oct 8, 2020 at 20:22
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2 Answers
The JavaScript error "return statement outside of function" means you've created a code fragment that is not allowed to exist outside of a function definition.
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You are registering a startup script; a startup script is intended to be run (no surprise) on startup. By itself, your code cannot be run on startup--there is nothing logical for it to do, i.e. where would it return?
However, JavaScript code outside of a function is legal in many cases. The following code would work fine.
Example (VB.NET)
ClientScript.RegisterStartupScript(
Me.GetType(),
"key",
"alert('I am a client-side script!');",
True)
Your particular code either needs to be put into a function and called when desired, or attached to a client-side event.
Since the intention is a delete prompt, here is an example attached to btnDelete.
Example (C#)
this.btnDelete.Attributes["onclick"] = "return confirm('Are you sure you wish to delete these records?');";
