How to fire OnClick with disabled controls?

13 Jun 2005 8:36 PM

John Walker

Hi,
In my ASP.NET datagrid I have a TemplateColumn which contains an
asp:Checkbox control. Sometimes this checkbox will be disabled, and when it
is disabled, when the user tries to click on it, I would like to popup a
Javascript alert that says something like, "You can't check here till you
fill in the delivery date!", but when the checkbox is disabled, the OnClick
event won't fire. Is there a way around this?

Thanks,
John

14 Jun 2005 12:13 AM

Alvin Bruney [MVP - ASP.NET]

this behavior is by design, you account for that in your documentation.
allowing users to go against the grain leads to unrealistic expectations in
software

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Alvin Bruney - ASP.NET MVP

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"John Walker" <JohnWal***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Hi,
> In my ASP.NET datagrid I have a TemplateColumn which contains an
> asp:Checkbox control. Sometimes this checkbox will be disabled, and when
> it
> is disabled, when the user tries to click on it, I would like to popup a
> Javascript alert that says something like, "You can't check here till you
> fill in the delivery date!", but when the checkbox is disabled, the
> OnClick
> event won't fire. Is there a way around this?
>
> Thanks,
> John