$find returns null if the Menu is in a UserControl

[Thomas Luck]

hey

I've a little problem with the js function $find...
The Menu used in the UserControl XY
I try to get the client object of the Menu with $find("<%=XYObject.InnerMenu.ClientId %>") but it returns null
so I've tried the function $get which worked...  the readyState is also 'complete'...
When I add the Menu directly without the UserControl it's working....

Greetings

[Shinu]

Hello Thomas,

Here is a sample code to access the child control.
Javascript:

<script type="text/javascript">
function accesUserControl()
    {
         var menu = $get('<%=WebUserControl1.FindControl("RadMenu1").ClientID%>');
    }
</script>

Thanks,
Shinu.

[Thomas Luck]

the InnerMenu property is the RadMenu....
and this is working fine with $get
$get('<%= WebUserControl.InnerMenu.ClientID %>')


the problem is that this isn't working with the $find function

[Kate]

Hello Thomas,

The find function is working as expected but the reason why you are not able to find the RadMenu control is because its client ID renders in a different way when the RadMenu is placed first in a content page then in a user control. For example here is how the ID of the menu in user control would look like when it is placed in a content page. 

function pageLoad(sender, args) {
            var menu = $find("ctl00_ContentPlaceHolder1_MenuControl1_RadMenu1");
            alert(menu);
        }

I also attached my test page for your reference.

All the best,
Kate
the Telerik team