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[Solved] Javascript Errors in Grid

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Justin asked on 18 Apr 2008, 08:57 PM

I'm getting two errors in very specificfic situations when using grids in our application.

1. unterminated string constant
2. Expected ')'

These errors occur in quick succession when I insert a single quote (') character into some form field, have that saved to the database, and then load it back into the grid control.

The thing is the data displays just fine, its just these two errors will show up when a grid containing an item, that contains a single quote character, shows up. As far as I can tell this is a Telerik grid control bug of some kind, has anyone else had this problem (I would gather this would be a common situation)? If not, is there something I'm missing in properly setting up the grids etc to handle single quote characters?

I am using the Telerik 2008 Q1 AJAX ASP.NET controls (trial), this also occurred in the 2007 Q4 controls, I upgraded, hoping this issue would get fixed, but also to have latest and greatest :)

Thanks.

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answered on 28 Oct 2008, 03:46 AM

This continues to be an issue, and is definitely a Telerik problem. The code generated by the grid for the filter menu processes the filter with the following code if I enter a'b (an 'a' followed by an apostrophe followed by a 'b') into the filter box:

__doPostBack('ctl00$ctl00$ContentPlaceHolder1$UserGrid$ctl00;Filter;FullName|a'b|Contains')

You can see the literal in the post and it's clear why it would cause an issue. The string needs to be escaped or captured into/from a variable.

Are there any suggested workarounds for this issue until a fix is available?