Manually Add an AJAX Request

Usually HTML elements have more client-side events than their server-side counterparts. For example, the asp:TextBox control implements only the TextChanged server-side event while the corresponding HTML element has a few more: OnMouseOver , OnMouseOut , OnKeyPress , OnKeyUp ,OnKeyDown , etc. If you want to AJAX-enable one of these client events you have to follow the instructions bellow:

Method I (Add the Attribute Declaratively)

1. Add the OnKeyUp attribute and make it call a custom function:

<asp:TextBox onkeyup="TextBoxCustomAjax('TextBox1');" ID="TextBox1" runat="server">
</asp:TextBox>

1. Implement the TextBoxCustomAjax function:

 function TextBoxCustomAjax(eventArgs) {
     $find("<%= RadAjaxManager1.ClientID %>").ajaxRequest(eventArgs);
 }

• a. Implement the AjaxRequest server event of the RadAjaxManager :

protected void RadAjaxManager1_AjaxRequest(object sender, AjaxRequestEventArgs e)
{
    if (e.Argument == TextBox1.ClientID)
    {
        Label1.Text = TextBox1.Text;
    }
}

Protected Sub RadAjaxManager1_AjaxRequest(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As AjaxRequestEventArgs)
    If e.Argument = TextBox1.ClientID Then
        Label1.Text = TextBox1.Text
    End If
End Sub

• b. In the designer, set RadAjaxManager1 to update Label1 .

Method II (Add the Attribute from Code-behind).

1. Add the OnKeyUp attribute:

protected void Page_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
    TextBox1.Attributes.Add("onkeyup", RadAjaxManager1.GetAjaxRequestReference(TextBox1.ClientID));
}

Protected Sub Page_Load(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As EventArgs)
    TextBox1.Attributes.Add("onkeyup", RadAjaxManager1.GetAjaxRequestReference(TextBox1.ClientID))
End Sub

1. Implement the AjaxRequest event of the RadAjaxManager :

protected void RadAjaxManager1_AjaxRequest(object sender, AjaxRequestEventArgs e)
{
    if (e.Argument == TextBox1.ClientID)
    {
        Label1.Text = TextBox1.Text;
    }
}

Protected Sub RadAjaxManager1_AjaxRequest(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As AjaxRequestEventArgs)
    If e.Argument = TextBox1.ClientID Then
        Label1.Text = TextBox1.Text
    End If
End Sub

3.Set from the design-time configuration wizard that RadAjaxManager1 will update Label1 .