I have the following code th handle a user name validation on the server side. But the event seems not firing since break points in js or C# code didn't hit. Can anyone point out where I did wrong?
Here is the user control which has a user name textbox:
<%: Html.TextBox("UserName", Model.Username, new { maxlength = "40", size = "20", tabindex = "1", @onchange = "CheckAvailability()" })%
CheckAvailability() is defined in the User.Validation.js and included in the above user control:
$(document).ready(function () {
function CheckAvailability() {
$.post("/Home/Survey/CheckAvailability",
{ Username: $("#UserName").val() },
function (data) {
var myObject = eval('(' + data + ')');
var newid = myObject;
if (newid == 0) {
$("#usernamelookupresult").html("<font color='green'>Available :-D</font>")
}
else {
$("#usernamelookupresult").html("<font color='red'>Taken :-(</font>")
}
});
}
});
Here is the survey controller function which will have server side validation:
[HttpPost]
public ActionResult CheckAvailability(string Username)
{
int Taken = 0;
// This is where you add your database lookup
if (Username == "abc")
{
Taken = 1;
}
return Json(Taken);
}
