ModalView and query parameters

[Alex Smith]

I know this is possible with your typical view, but perhaps this is not supported by modal views?

I am trying to open a modal view with a query param like:

<a data-rel="modalview" href="#myModalView?someParam=123" data-role="button">Open MV </a>

However when I click on the link/button I get this error:
Uncaught Error: Syntax error, unrecognized expression: #myModalView?someParam=123

Is this unsupported on Modal Views?

[Petyo]

Hi Alex,

Query string parameters are not supported for modalviews. However, you may add the additional information as a data attribute to the A element and access it in the modalview open event handler.

Regards,
Petyo
Telerik

[Craig]

Petyo, Example Please!

[Petyo]

Hi Craig,

the help topic which I linked to features an example of the open event handling. After you obtain the element, you can use jQuery attr in order to retrieve its attribute values.  

Regards,
Petyo
Telerik

[Mick]

What worked best for me was setting a "data-action" attribute and "data-actionparameters" attribute a submit button residing on the modalview itself.  Those attributes can be set when the view is open and shown, and they can be consumed when the button is clicked prior to closing the modal view.  That way for example, a "login" modal view requiring a password could be used ahead or in the middle of very different application activities.