The MaskedEditValidator fails to execute the Clientvalidationfunction

I need to create a custom function to validate the format of a textbox value, which should be in 'MMM YYYY' format (e.g.: Dec 2014).

I am utilizing the AjaxControlToolkit and noticed that the maskededitvalidator has a property called ClientValidatonFunction, similar to CustomValidator.

However, I am facing an issue where this function doesn't seem to be triggered at all.

Below is my JavaScript function:

<script type="text/javascript">
  function MyFunction(sender, args) {
    alert("foo");
  }
</script>

Here is my ASP code:

<asp:textbox id="StartTextBox" cssclass="textbox"
  style="width: 60px;" validationgroup="Dialog"
  causesvalidation="false" runat="server">
</asp:textbox>
<ajaxtoolkit:calendarextender id="StartCalendarExtender"
  targetcontrolid="StartTextBox" format="MMM yyyy"
  OnClientHidden="onCalendarHidden_StartTextBox"
  OnClientShown="onCalendarShown_StartTextBox"
  BehaviorID="calendar_StartTextBox" runat="server">
</ajaxtoolkit:calendarextender>
<ajaxtoolkit:maskededitextender id="StartMaskedEditExtender"
  targetcontrolid="StartTextBox" enabled="false"
  mask="??? 9999" masktype="Date" oninvalidcssclass="textbox_invalid"
  runat="server">
</ajaxtoolkit:maskededitextender>
<ajaxtoolkit:maskededitvalidator id="StartMaskedEditValidator"
  controlextender="StartMaskedEditExtender" display="Dynamic"
  controltovalidate="StartTextBox"
  clientvalidationfunction="MyClientFunction" enableclientscript="true"
  enabled="true" isvalidempty="false" runat="server">
</ajaxtoolkit:maskededitvalidator>

The alert message never appears on screen.

I'm wondering what mistake I might be making or what changes are needed to ensure the clientvalidationfunction is executed as expected.

AoE

Answer №1

If you're encountering issues with JavaScript while debugging on the client side, it's possible that there might be a scripting error. Additionally, running scripts in "release" mode, which is usually minified, could also be causing problems. To address this, try switching the scripts to "debug" mode by changing ScriptMode to Debug in your ScriptManager configuration.

This particular issue has been documented since at least 2011 and unfortunately remains unresolved as of the December 2013 release of the Ajax Toolkit.

For more information and details regarding this bug, you can refer to the following bug report:

The discrepancy between debug mode/full/non-minified version and release mode/minified version manifests in code snippets such as:

var args = { Value:mask, IsValid:true };
eval(value.ClientValidationFunction + "(value, args);");

In the minified version, the above code snippet may appear as:

var s = { Value:mask, IsValid:true };
eval(n.ClientValidationFunction + "(value, args);");

It seems that certain variables like "value" and "args" are being changed to different identifiers when minified. Various workarounds have been suggested, including utilizing the debug/full/non-minified version exclusively for this extender or implementing closures as suggested by vitor_canova. Another workaround involves modifying the minified version directly, although this method may not be effective with the latest versions of the toolkit.

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