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Class ClientScriptUtility

Contains common helper methods for client script generation

Inheritance
System.Object
ClientScriptUtility
Inherited Members
System.Object.ToString()
System.Object.Equals(System.Object)
System.Object.Equals(System.Object, System.Object)
System.Object.ReferenceEquals(System.Object, System.Object)
System.Object.GetHashCode()
System.Object.GetType()
System.Object.MemberwiseClone()
Namespace: EPiServer.ClientScript
Assembly: EPiServer.Cms.AspNet.dll
Version: 11.20.7
Syntax
public class ClientScriptUtility

Constructors

ClientScriptUtility()

Declaration
public ClientScriptUtility()

Methods

FindControlRecursive(Control, String)

Find a control by its id in our NamingContainer or any parent NamingContainer

Declaration
public static Control FindControlRecursive(Control baseControl, string controlId)
Parameters
Type Name Description
System.Web.UI.Control baseControl

Control
System.String controlId

Id of the control to find
Returns
Type Description
System.Web.UI.Control

A reference to the control or null if no matching control

GenerateClientFunctionStub(String)

Creates a anonymous javascript function from the passed string.

Declaration
public static string GenerateClientFunctionStub(string functionBody)
Parameters
Type Name Description
System.String functionBody

The javascript statement used as body for the created function.
Returns
Type Description
System.String

A string containing a javascript function returning the result of the passed function body.

RegisterClientScriptFile(Page, String)

Helper method to register a client script file. If the method is called multiple times using the same key, only a single instance of the file is registered.

Declaration
public static void RegisterClientScriptFile(Page page, string rootRelativePath)
Parameters
Type Name Description
System.Web.UI.Page page

The page.
System.String rootRelativePath

The root relative path.
Remarks

The relativePath will be used as the unique script key.

RegisterDialogSupportScripts(Page)

Registers the client scripts required for dialog support. system.aspx, system.js, episerverscriptmanager.js and dialog.js

Declaration
public static void RegisterDialogSupportScripts(Page page)
Parameters
Type Name Description
System.Web.UI.Page page

The page where the scripts ar registered.

ToScriptSafeIdentifier(String)

Make string safe to be used as a identifier in a script block, by replacing any characters that would invalidate the script with script-safe characters.

Declaration
public static string ToScriptSafeIdentifier(string s)
Parameters
Type Name Description
System.String s

String that needs to be script-safe
Returns
Type Description
System.String

Script-safe identifier

ToScriptSafeString(String)

Make a string safe to be embedded into a script block, by replacing any characters that would invalidate the script with script-safe characters.

Declaration
public static string ToScriptSafeString(string s)
Parameters
Type Name Description
System.String s

Text that needs to be script-safe
Returns
Type Description
System.String

Script-safe text

Extension Methods