[Solved] ajaxRequest argument is loosing its value when passed

[Roger]

I am using the ajaxRequest functionality to explicitly fire an ajax postback event from my javascript code.

I have a javascript function that generates the callback like this:

    <telerik:RadCodeBlock ID="codeBlock" runat="server">
        <script type="text/javascript">
        //<![CDATA[
        function callPostbackFunction(args)
        {
            var ajaxManager = $find("<%= RadAjaxManager1.ClientID %>");
            ajaxManager.ajaxRequest(args);
        }
        //]]>
        </script>
    </telerik:RadCodeBlock>

and, a function in the server side code, like this:

    protected void RadAjaxManager1_AjaxRequest(object sender, AjaxRequestEventArgs e)
    {
        String[] list;
        list = e.Argument.Split(',');
        String tmp;
        for (int i = 0; i < list.Length; i++) {
            tmp = list[i];
        }
    }

I have verified that, when the ajaxManager.ajaxRequest(args); line is executed in my client-side javascript, the value of "args" is correct (it is a comma seperated list of values).

But, when I try to access the argument in the server side code, the value in e.Argument is just a string that says "[Object object]".

I can't figure out what is causing this. Has anyone seen this behavior before? What have I done wrong? The examples I have seen, and that I am following make it look pretty simple but, I have somehow managed to make it weird.

Thanks for any help you can provide.

[Veli]

Hello Roger,

If "[Object object]" is what you get on the server, it means args (which you pass to ajaxRequest() is an object. It needs to be of type string. You can verify this by calling alert(typeof(args)) before the ajaxRequest() call. Let me know what you get.

What ajaxRequest() does is simply call __doPostBack(this._uniqueID, args);,  meaning it performs a postback with its own UniqueID and the args you pass. args here needs to be a string.

All the best,
Veli
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[Roger]

Thank you for your reply.

That is what I thought was happening...the argument was an object and not a string. My frustration came from the fact that I knew the argument was being created as a string.

The conversion happens when my "dialog" (RadWindow) is closed...The function I use for the OnClientClose event expects the arguments (oWnd, args) which, I believe, are both objects.

I tried using args.toString() in the onclientclose function, but, at that point the value is changed to "[Object object]" and my comma seperated string is lost.

How can I prevent the oWnd.close(arg) functionality from converting the argument to an object?

Thanks for your help.

[Roger]

I know how to fix this now...I need to append a custom attribute to the object and pass it that way.

Thanks for your help. I should have realized this before I posted the support ticket.

Thanks again.