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Howto use jQuery with asp.net mvc preview 4′s AjaxHelper

Posted in .net, Ajax, asp.net mvc, c#, javascript by Chris van de Steeg

Working on jQuery4mvc preview 4, one of the first things I ofcourse wanted to do was to replace the ASP.NET Ajax library that’s used by the AjaxHelper.

Unfortunately the AjaxHelper itself is sealed, so atm we can’t (easily) change how the AjaxHelper generates its links. So, as an alternative, I created a javascript library that uses the same methodnames as the MicrosoftMvcAjax version.

Though at first I was upset that AjaxHelper wasn’t opened up, this javascript-only solution makes it very easy to use. All you have to do is

place the latest jQuery version in your Content folder;
place my javascript file in your Content folder;
add references in your views (or masterpage ofcourse) to these 2 files instead of referencing the MicrosoftMvcAjax.js and MicrosoftAjax.js file.

If you haven’t played with the AjaxHelper yet, take a look at Scott Hanselman’s post on Using Ajax and Ajax.Form

This jQuery version also has a little extra: browser-history support for your ajax requests

Now, go download the js file and play!

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6 Responses to “Howto use jQuery with asp.net mvc preview 4′s AjaxHelper”

Radek Matěj says:

Jul 24, 2008

Thank you for this. It works like a charm!

Tim says:

Aug 27, 2008

I think you and this guy should put your heads together, he’s done some amazing stuff, he’s nearly to the point where jquery will be able to dynamically create forms that are ajax enabled, sort of a client side on the fly scaffolding…

http://blog.goeran.no/PermaLink,guid,e55bfb55-ac10-48db-98a4-d28343e0f98a.aspx

Gøran says:

Sep 3, 2008

Hi Chris

Nice work! Tim is on to something, we working together. I’ve been super busy since I posted my last jQuery post, and I haven’t had any time to open up a OS project on CodePlex as you have.

I hope we can somehow join the projects and work together, since we solve many of the same problems around asp mvc and Ajax. Please contact me and let me know what you think about that.

Have nice day!

Gøran

Nate says:

Sep 15, 2008

The method signatures seem to have changed in Preview 5. Any plans to update this script?