Set ClientID in asp.net

asp.net client-side asp.net-controls clientid

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Solution 1

The good news is that in VS 2010 .Net 4, you'll have complete control over Client IDs!

Still for the current versions of .Net, you can make due. I assume you need the ID for JavaScript. If so, just get the ID like so:

<script type="text/javascript">
    var myTextBox = $('#<%=TextBox1.ClientID%>');
</script>

Solution 2

That's not possible. The ClientID is generated by ASP.NET. From MSDN:

The ClientID value is generated by concatenating the ID value of the control and the UniqueID value of its parent control. If the ID value of the control is not specified, an automatically generated value is used.

Solution 3

I would advice against doing this unless you are sure you want to do it, but there is a way. You can override the ClientID property from within the server control.

public override string ClientID
{
    get { return "whatever"; }
}

But as others have noted, you can't do it from outside.

Solution 4

Even i think it is not possible in Visual studio 2008 . Because Control.ClientID Property has only get method

Edit :But in Visual studio 2010(.Net 4.0) it is possible

Solution 5

ASP.NET 4 has ClientIDMode property on each control for that. If you want to turn off ClientID completely you can use this trick - it works for any non-postback control

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ebattulga

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Updated on June 04, 2022

Comments

ebattulga almost 2 years

Is it possible to set the ClientID of any asp.net server control? How can I do this?
- Dan Diplo over 14 years
  
  Explain what you are trying to achieve and then we might be able to suggest an alternative.
rick schott over 14 years

+1 for being a Jedi and reading ebattulga's mind, "Get ClientID I do not Set"
KSwift87 over 10 years

Don't forget to put the # sign in front of the <%= pending you want to get the actual DOM object and not just the text of the control's ClientID.
Yousaf over 10 years

Thx @Kswift87 that's absolutely right. i've updated my answer
FrenkyB about 7 years

How is it possible? In VS2015 this method is still only get.