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Class ScriptManager

The ScriptManager class is a handler for client side scripts and settings for DOM objects.

Inheritance
System.Object
ScriptManager
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 ScriptManager

Constructors

ScriptManager()

Declaration
public ScriptManager()

Properties

Current

Get a reference to the ScriptManager for the current page.

Declaration
public static ScriptManager Current { get; }
Property Value
Type Description
ScriptManager
Remarks

If the ScriptManger is not available an exception is thrown

HasObjectEventListeners

Gets a value indicating whether this instance has event listeners.

Declaration
protected bool HasObjectEventListeners { get; }
Property Value
Type Description
System.Boolean

HasObjectSettings

Gets a value indicating whether this instance has object settings.

Declaration
protected bool HasObjectSettings { get; }
Property Value
Type Description
System.Boolean

true if this instance has object settings; otherwise, false.

IsAvailable

Returns true if the script manager is available for the executing page.

Declaration
public static bool IsAvailable { get; }
Property Value
Type Description
System.Boolean

ObjectEventListeners

Gets a dictionary of configured event listeners.

Declaration
protected Hashtable ObjectEventListeners { get; }
Property Value
Type Description
System.Collections.Hashtable

ObjectSettings

Returns a dictionary for storage of object settings.

Declaration
protected ScriptManager.SettingsDictionary ObjectSettings { get; }
Property Value
Type Description
ScriptManager.SettingsDictionary

Methods

AddEventListener(String, EventBase)

Add client side event listener to an element.

Declaration
public void AddEventListener(string domNode, EventBase scriptEvent)
Parameters
Type Name Description
System.String domNode

The DOM node or id of a DOM node. If this parameter is the id of a DOM node the id must be qouted.
EventBase scriptEvent

The script event.

AddEventListener(String, EventType, String)

Add a client side event listener as a function reference

Declaration
public void AddEventListener(string domNode, EventType eventType, string eventHandler)
Parameters
Type Name Description
System.String domNode

Name of the node to add an event for. If the name is an id the string must be qouted.
EventType eventType
System.String eventHandler

Client side event function reference

AddEventListener(String, String, String)

Add a custom client side event listener as a function reference

Declaration
public void AddEventListener(string domNode, string eventName, string eventHandler)
Parameters
Type Name Description
System.String domNode

Name of the node to add an event for. If the name is an id the string must be qouted.
System.String eventName

Name of the client side event with the "on" prefix omitted
System.String eventHandler

Client side event function reference

AddEventListener(Control, EventBase)

Add a client side event listener to a control

Declaration
public void AddEventListener(Control control, EventBase scriptEvent)
Parameters
Type Name Description
System.Web.UI.Control control

The control to add an event listener for
EventBase scriptEvent

AddEventListener(Control, EventType, String)

Add a client side event listener as a function reference

Declaration
public void AddEventListener(Control control, EventType eventType, string eventHandler)
Parameters
Type Name Description
System.Web.UI.Control control

The control to add an event listener for
EventType eventType

Type of the event.
System.String eventHandler

Client side event function reference

AddEventListener(Control, String, String)

Add a custom client side event listener as a function reference

Declaration
public void AddEventListener(Control control, string eventName, string eventHandler)
Parameters
Type Name Description
System.Web.UI.Control control

The control to add an event listener for
System.String eventName

Name of the client side event with the "on" prefix omitted
System.String eventHandler

Client side event function reference

AddSetting(String, String, String)

Add a string setting for a client side object

Declaration
public void AddSetting(string clientId, string name, string value)
Parameters
Type Name Description
System.String clientId

Client side property identifier
System.String name

Client side property name
System.String value

Value of the added property

AddSetting(String, String, String, Boolean)

Adds a setting for a client side object.

Declaration
public void AddSetting(string clientId, string name, string value, bool valueAsObject)
Parameters
Type Name Description
System.String clientId

Client side identifier of the element to set the property for
System.String name

Client side property name
System.String value

Value of the added property
System.Boolean valueAsObject

if set to true the value parameter will be generated as an object on the client.

AddSetting(String, String, String, String, Boolean)

Adds a setting for a client side object.

Declaration
public void AddSetting(string domNode, string objectKey, string name, string value, bool valueAsObject)
Parameters
Type Name Description
System.String domNode

The name of a DOM node or the qouted id of a DOM node
System.String objectKey

Container key for the added setting
System.String name

Client side property name
System.String value

Value of the added property
System.Boolean valueAsObject

if set to true value will be outputted without being encoded.

AddSetting(Control, String, String)

Add a string setting for a System.Web.UI.Control to the controls script object

Declaration
public void AddSetting(Control control, string name, string value)
Parameters
Type Name Description
System.Web.UI.Control control

The control to add setting for
System.String name

Client side property name
System.String value

Value of the added property

AddSetting(Control, String, String, Boolean)

Adds a setting for a client side object.

Declaration
public void AddSetting(Control control, string name, string value, bool valueAsObject)
Parameters
Type Name Description
System.Web.UI.Control control

The control to add setting for
System.String name

Client side property name
System.String value

Value of the added property
System.Boolean valueAsObject

if set to true the value parameter will be generated as an object on the client.

RegisterClientScriptBlocks(Page)

Appends clients scripts to the page. This method is intended to be called from the page as late as possible in its life cycle

Declaration
public virtual void RegisterClientScriptBlocks(Page page)
Parameters
Type Name Description
System.Web.UI.Page page

The page instance to append scripts to

RegisterClientScriptIncludes(Page)

Registers the dependant client script includes.

Declaration
protected void RegisterClientScriptIncludes(Page page)
Parameters
Type Name Description
System.Web.UI.Page page

A reference to the active page.

RenderClientScriptBlocks(TextWriter)

Renders the client script blocks to a System.IO.TextWriter.

Declaration
public virtual void RenderClientScriptBlocks(TextWriter writer)
Parameters
Type Name Description
System.IO.TextWriter writer

The writer to append script blocks to.
Remarks

No surrounding script tags are emitted to the writer.

RenderClientScriptBlocks(TextWriter, Boolean)

Renders the client script blocks to a System.IO.TextWriter.

Declaration
public virtual void RenderClientScriptBlocks(TextWriter writer, bool includeExecutor)
Parameters
Type Name Description
System.IO.TextWriter writer

The writer to append script blocks to.
System.Boolean includeExecutor

If set, append a function which calls both setup property objects and setup events
Remarks

No surrounding script tags are emitted to the writer.

Extension Methods