Disable ASP.NET menu control items using JavaScript

function ToggleMenuItems(on)
{
    var state = "disabled";
    if (on)
    {
        state = "";
    }
    var element = null;
    //Note that "all" will only work for IE - replace with "childNodes" for other browsers
    var count = $get("").tBodies[0].rows[0].all.length;
    for (var i = 0; i < count; ++i)
    {
        element = $get("").tBodies[0].rows[0].all[i];
        if (element.nodeName == "A")
        {
            element.disabled = state;
        }
    }
}

Thank you to:  http://forums.asp.net/p/1545146/3775042.aspx

Add ToolTips to listbox items in ASP.NET (VB.NET)

Private Sub MyListBox_PreRender(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles
    MyListBox.PreRender
    Dim i As Integer = 0
    Dim myToolTips As String() = MyHiddenField.Value.Split("|")
    For Each item As ListItem In MyListBox.Items
        item.Attributes.Add("title", myToolTips(i))
        i = i + 1
    Next
End Sub

Thank you to http://msmvps.com/blogs/deborahk/archive/2010/01/31/asp-net-listbox-tooltip.aspx

Test for IE using JavaScript

var IE = /*@cc_on!@*/false;
if (IE)
{
    //do IE stuff
}

Thank you to http://devoracles.com/the-best-method-to-check-for-internet-explorer-in-javascript.

Include a reference to a cascading stylesheet

<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="stylesheet.css" />

Fix WCF Service MaxItemsInObjectGraph Error

The error is:

"System.Runtime.Serialization.SerializationException: Maximum number of items that can be serialized or deserialized in an object graph is '65536'. Change the object graph or increase the MaxItemsInObjectGraph quota."

The solution is:

• Edit the Web.Config file
• Add the following to the <system.serviceModel><behaviors> section:

      <endpointBehaviors>

          <behavior name="exampleBehavior">
            <dataContractSerializer maxItemsInObjectGraph="200000"/>
          </behavior>

      </endpointBehaviors>

      <serviceBehaviors>

        <behavior name="exampleBehavior">
          <dataContractSerializer maxItemsInObjectGraph="200000"/>
        </behavior>

      </serviceBehaviors>

• Change the maxItemsInObjectGraph value to whatever the maximum number of items that you need to be serialized is (usually the maximum number of records that your service returns).

Reload the current page using JavaScript

window.location.reload();

Conditional Display of Download Button in ASP.NET GridView TemplateField

<asp:TemplateField HeaderText="Download Document">
    <ItemTemplate>
        <asp:ImageButton ID="btnDownload" runat="server"
         CommandName="Download"
         CommandArgument='<%# Eval("Document_ID") & "," & Eval("Document_Name") %>'
         ImageUrl="download.png"
         ToolTip='<%#"Download " & Eval("Document_Name") %>'
         Visible='<%# Not(Eval("Document_ID") = -1) %>' />
    </ItemTemplate>
</asp:TemplateField>

JavaScript to determine if clicked element has target

function targetExists(e)
{
    var retVal = true;
    var event = e || window.event;
    if (!event.target)
    {
        event.target = event.srcElement;
    }
    if (event.target == undefined || event.target == "")
    {
        retVal = false;
    }
    return retVal;
}

Adapted from http://snipplr.com/view/2565/which-element-was-clicked (original source was http://quirksmode.org).

Rounded Corners Generator

Web site that creates rounded corners for you  http://jalenack.com/roundedstage thanks to Andrew Sutherland.

Tabs Generator

Web site that creates tab graphics for you  http://www.tabsgenerator.com thanks to Alex La Rosa and Fabio Fidanza.