asp.Net and Spry

alloyking wrote: I'm working on a project where I'm forced to use asp.net.  I'm currently converting a web application from PHP over to .Net and running into issues when I try to preserve my use of spry For example, My option boxes here can be populated here by an external .XML source.  It works wonderful. <div spry:region="ds4"> <select name="issuez" id="issuez" spry:repeatchildren="ds4" onchange="ds4.setCurrentRowNumber(this.selectedIndex);" onclick="hpload();">     <option spry:if="{ds_RowNumber} == {ds_CurrentRowNumber}" value="{data}" selected="selected">{ID}</option>     <option spry:if="{ds_RowNumber} != {ds_CurrentRowNumber}" value="{data}">{ID}</option> </select> </div> But in order to send these options as variables in asp.net.  I change my <Select> to <asp:DropDownList>, etc.: <div spry:region="ds4"> <asp:DropDownList runat="server" name="issuez" id="issuez" spry:repeatchildren="ds4" onchange="ds4.setCurrentRowNumber(this.selectedIndex);" onclick="hpload();">      <asp:ListItem spry:if="{ds_RowNumber} == {ds_CurrentRowNumber}" value="{data}" selected="selected">{ID}</asp:ListItem>      <asp:ListItem spry:if="{ds_RowNumber} != {ds_CurrentRowNumber}" value="{data}">{ID}</asp:ListItem> </asp:DropDownList> </div>  This causes the Spry to stop working.   Does anyone know of a work around?

Hello,

My asp.net skills are where i want them to be, so I have no clue why it fails, but I think its because asp might delete the foreign spry attributes on the <select>. But what I would suggest is making your page unobstructive.

If you have DW CS4 your can just go to Commands > Externalize JavaScript. Or you would have to do it manually.

Examples of this technique in action: http://labs.adobe.com/technologies/spry/samples/dom_utils/unobtrusive_spry_data.html

Relevant SpryDOMUtils.js information can be found here: http://labs.adobe.com/technologies/spry/articles/element_selector/index.html

(SpryDOMUtils.js is required for this technique and can be found in the Spry download. available on labs.adobe.com)

Hopes this helps,

Arnout Kazemier | Adobe Spry Community Expert | Speaker Adobe MAX 2009