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On day nine of my "post a blog every day in July" mission, I want to share how to get AJAX behavior in ASP.NET without using AJAX Extensions 1.0.  Keep in mind, I prefer to use AJAX Extensions!  This blog is for those out there that need a sprinkle of AJAX on their site, but are not allowed (for whatever reason) to install AJAX Extensions.

I am not a fan of hard-coding method names in exception or trace messages.  Here is a utility method to allow access to method name at runtime:

Here is a utility method for returning any embedded resource content as a string:

I have often desired the ability to dynamically load a page for processing, much like we do for .asxc controls with LoadControl(pathToASCX).  For example, I may want to create a custom HTTP handler or module to dynamically load a page - while allowing me to programmatically change key properties before processing.  Here is a method that accomplishes such a task:

Here is a simple utility method that will take a string argument such as  
"ctl00$ContentPlaceHolder1$DropDownList1" and return "DropDownList1"

Here is a little utility method that takes two strings and determines equality while ignoring case.  Thus "silverlight"=="SilverLight"=="SILVERLIGHT"==true.

In our AJAX QuickBuild event yesterday, Simon Allardice demonstrated for everyone how to access the value of a server control from client-side script.  Let me share with you his tip/trick.  It is quite simple.  Here is the markup of a content page - notice the script tag:

Today is another instance of our highly successful "QuickBuild" event in Phoenix, AZ.  A QuickBuild is a one day, intensive look at a given technology.  At the end of the day, each attendee receives a DVD with videos and all the source code for each demo (and then some).  We have sold out every time we offer one.