cannot call method get_selectedItem of null

[Gotcha]

Hi,

I'm having a problem ... and it may be related to the ID of the combo was renamed dynamically due to a partial post back.
I have a Page which has a Combo Box A showing my provinces, In this page I call a dynamic user control which is refreshed everytime Combo Box A is changed.

In my UC, I have another Combo Box B ( the problematic Combo) and on this UC ( Page_Init) I inject a JS in which i have the following snippet

string jsFunction =

@"

//Search TAB

//cmbSearchType - shows relevant input fields

function DefineView(sender, eventArgs) {
var comboSearch = $find('%%cmbSearchType%%');

//cmbSearch Section

switch (comboSearch.get_selectedItem().get_value()) {

[[MY CODE HERE]
}

}



function onPageLoad(){

$(document).ready(function(){

DefineView();

});

}";



ScriptManager.RegisterClientScriptBlock(this, this.GetType(), "SearchVisibilityPPSA",jsFunction.Replace("%%cmbSearchType%%", cmbSearchType.ClientID),true); 

string onLoadScript = @"Sys.Application.add_load(function(){ onPageLoad();}) ";




ScriptManager.RegisterStartupScript(this, this.GetType(), "onLoadScript", onLoadScript, true);

As you can see, I replace the ClientID, and on first load of the page, this is resolved correctly like ctl00_PrincipalPlaceHolder_ctl00_cmbSearchType but when I change Combo A, it reload the user control, which in turn reload the script above. In the rendered HTML, The COmbo ID is renamed to ctl00_PrincipalPlaceHolder_ctl01_cmbSearchType (Note the subtle change in name from ct00 to ct01 ) In my debug, I saw this ClientID contain the new ID but somehow it is not replaced regenrated on the rendered html.

I guess my question is how do i force the JS to be re-rendered every time this UC is called? For some reason, it is always using the original rendered JS ( which is why it is working the first time)

Thanks

[Kalina]

Hi Gotcha,

Let me suggest you take a look at this MSDN article - particularly at the ClientID Property section that you might find useful.

Regards,
Kalina
the Telerik team

[Gotcha]

The problem was related to a dynamic control i was generating at each post back without assiging an ID... by specifying an ID , it kept the name the same,