Get query string value using JavaScript

Here is the JavaScript function getQuerystring which finds the key form query string and returns the value.

/*
* <summary>
* Get the querystring value
* </summary>
* <param name="key">A string contains the querystring key</param>
* <param name="defaultVal">Object which get returns when there is not key</param>
**/
function getQuerystring(key, defaultVal) {
    if (defaultVal == null) {
        defaultVal = "";
    }
    key = key.replace(/[\[]/, "\\\[").replace(/[\]]/, "\\\]");
    var regex = new RegExp("[\\?&]" + key + "=([^&#]*)");
    var qs = regex.exec(window.location.href);
    if (qs == null) {
        return defaultVal;
    }
    else {
        return qs[1];
    } 
}

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Long word breaks the UI

Hi All,

Working with long word into Web application some times break the UI. There always be a question for How to break long words?? As a long word without space kills your user interface.

I found the reason, in general when you system is tested by QA first thing he is going to break if you don’t limit the size and then it try to break UI with adding a loooooong space less word :)

There can be lots of other solutions, like create function which finds the long word and break it out. But I like is Regx, yes the regular expression is very optimum, but you have to learn them which is not like eating piece of cake :)

Following is the Regx which validate the text box and allow user to add 35 character long word although it seems to be not possible :)

<asp:RegularExpressionValidator ID="regNoLongWords" runat="server" ControlToValidate="txtText"
    ErrorMessage="Word is too long" Display="None" 
    ValidationExpression="(?!.*?\S{36,}).*"></asp:RegularExpressionValidator>

Have fun with Regx !!!

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Best way to hiding Telerik Grid Column

Hi All, I was just looking into list of function while applying some logic for show/hide column of Telerik it provides two methods to do so.

public GridColumn FindByUniqueName(string UniqueName);
public GridColumn FindByUniqueNameSafe(string UniqueName);

As name suggest first method is not safe, it can throw GridExceptions if no column is found, where second one is returning null if no column is found. Along with these tow method, it have one property name UniqueName; this property helps FindByUniqueName and FindByUniqueNameSafe to find the column. So now we don’t need to remember the column id also we can now easily change the sequence of column as they are not referring with unique name.

<telerik:GridTemplateColumn UniqueName="Clients" HeaderText="Clients">

And server side write following code.

GridColumn gridColumn = dgTest.Columns.FindByUniqueNameSafe("Clients");
if (gridColumn != null)
    gridColumn.Visible = false;

Viewstate in dynamic Control

Hi All,

There is general problem to having issue with ViewState in dynamic control.

I have posted one article Code Project you can find it here.