javascript

How to retrieve the HTML contained inside a UIWebView in iOS [#iosdev]

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Recently on a project I needed to see what was going on inside the UIWebView that I was working with. Turns out it is very simple to retrieve and then log the HTML contained inside the UIWebView, using the stringByEvaluatingJavaScriptFromString method of the UIWebView, coupled with a very simple JavaScript call… – (void)logDocumentHtml { NSString …

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Easily refresh an UpdatePanel, using JavaScript [Encosia]

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Seems that I occasionally need to trigger the postback on an UpdatePanel, and invariably I forget between usages. Since this particular post from Encosia has saved my bacon on more than one occasion, I shall share it here (and for my own future benefit): Easily refresh an UpdatePanel, using JavaScript | Encosia: I’ve noticed a …

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Setting Session Variables in ASP.NET from JavaScript

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Someone on the ASP.NET forums asked how to set session variables in JavaScript. The answers given ranged from “totally wrong” to “rather misleading” or “marginally helpful”. So in a nutshell, yes, you can totally do it. Not only will you be able to do it, you will love doing it after you get used to …

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When JavaScript Conventions Aren’t Conventions

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In experimenting with Dashcode last night using the introductory tutorial provided by Apple, I noticed that in their example, they build a URL dynamically: var dsource = dashcode.getDataSource(“list”); var name = dsource.selection().valueForKey(“name”); document.location = (“http://www.google.com/search?client=googlet&q=” + name); But your first thought when looking at this may be (as was mine), “what if there are spaces …

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Running a javascript function after UpdatePanel.Update()

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Found this forum post to be very helpful and I think I may employ this more often when doing UpdatePanel related messaging-when-done… Run a javascript function after UpdatePanel.Update() – ASP.NET Forums: … You should call the method in this way: ScriptManager.RegisterStartupScript(this.Page, this.GetType(), “MyScriptName”, “<script type=’text/javascript’>functionToCall(‘hello world’);</script>”, false); The problem could be the fact that you …

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