[Solved] Read a textfield from the parentwindows

[Christian]

How can I in a RadWindow read the content of a textflield from the parentwindow?

thanks

Christian

[Caroline]

I am just trying to do this too if anyone can help..?

I have managed to pass a hard-coded word in the URL which i can then use in my pop up window but how can i get what is typed in the textbox to go into the URL?

heres my code:  Basically where i have typed 'smith' i need to get the value of the txtSurname textbox.

<

 

telerik:RadTextBox ID="txtSurname" runat="server">

 

 

</telerik:RadTextBox>

 

<

 

button class="button" onclick="openRadWindow('smith'); return false;">Search</button>

 

<

 

script type="text/javascript">

 

 

 

 

 

function OpenPositionedWindow(oButton, url, windowName) {

 

 

var oWnd = window.radopen(url, windowName);

 

}

 

function openRadWindow(SearchCriteria) {

 

 

var oWnd = radopen("Page.aspx?Search=" + SearchCriteria, "RadWindow1");

 

oWnd.center();

}

 

</script>

I have searched everywhere but cannot find anything to help...is it actually possible does anyone know?

thank you

 

[Shinu]

Hi,

Try the following approach for accessing the control in parent window from radwindow itself.

JavaScript for page opened in Radwindow:

<script type="text/javascript">
function GetControl()
{
     //get the browser window
     var oBrowserWnd = GetRadWindow().BrowserWindow;
     alert(oBrowserWnd.document.form1.txtSurName.value); // 'txtSurName' is he ID of textbox in parent page
}
function GetRadWindow()
{
  var oWindow = null;
  if (window.radWindow)
     oWindow = window.radWindow;
  else if (window.frameElement.radWindow)
     oWindow = window.frameElement.radWindow;
  return oWindow;
}
</script>

Caroline, you can also try accessing the textbox and get the value in openRadWindow() function instead of passing as argument, and then call the method for opening the window.

JavaScript:

function openRadWindow()
{
   var txt= document.getElementById("TextBox1");
   var SearchCriteria= txt.value;
   var oWnd = radopen("Page.aspx?Search=" + SearchCriteria, "RadWindow1");
   oWnd.center();
}

Please feel free to share the comments. :)

-Shinu.

[Caroline]

Thanks so much Shinu, just trying it now...first i have tried changing the function on the parent page to the below, but i dont think it is finding my textbox as i am getting error objective required.  any ideas?  many thanks

function openRadWindow()

{

var txt= document.getElementById("txtSurname");

var SearchCriteria= txt.value;

var oWnd = radopen("Page.aspx?Search=" + SearchCriteria, "RadWindow1");

oWnd.center();

}

I have also just tried putting this code in the popup page

 

 

 

<script type="text/javascript">

 

 

 

 

 

 

function GetControl() {

 

 

//get the browser window

 

 

 

 

 

 

var oBrowserWnd = GetRadWindow().BrowserWindow;

 

alert(oBrowserWnd.document.form1.txtSurname.value);

// 'txtSurName' is he ID of textbox in parent page

 

 

 

 

 

}

 

function GetRadWindow() {

 

 

var oWindow = null;

 

 

if (window.radWindow)

 

oWindow = window.radWindow;

 

else if (window.frameElement.radWindow)

 

oWindow = window.frameElement.radWindow;

 

return oWindow;

 

}

 

 

</script>

but am getting..document.form1.txtSurname is null or not an object...

its definately the name of my text box, i am using a RadTextBox and not a normal text box but i assume it shouldnt matter?

thanks so much for your help on this.

 

[Georgi Tunev]

Hi Caroline,

I suggest to check the following help articles that show how to work with RadTexBox:
http://www.telerik.com/help/aspnet-ajax/input_clientsidebasics.html
http://www.telerik.com/help/aspnet-ajax/input_clientsideradtextbox.html

As you can see, you need to get a reference to the RadTextBox control first and then use its client-side API in order to get the value.


Regards,
Georgi Tunev
the Telerik team

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[Caroline]

thank you for pointing me in the right direction Georgi  i will take a look.

Caroline

[Caroline]

Thank you Shinu and Georgi, by combining what you both told me I have managed to get it working...it now works like this and works perfectly...thanks so much.

function

 

openRadWindow(SearchCriteria) {

 

 

var txt = $find("<%= txtSurname.ClientID %>");

 

 

var SearchCriteria = txt.get_value();

 

 

var oWnd = radopen("Page.aspx?Search=" + SearchCriteria, "RadWindow1");

 

oWnd.center();

 

}