The server tag is not well formed

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I have the following image button on the GridView and I want to call the OnClientClick to call javascript method with passing a parameter. I am getting Server Tag is not well formed error. I tried changing double quotes to single quote etc, still the same issue.

OnClientClick="return ConfirmOnDelete('<%#Eval("Name")%>');"

<asp:ImageButton ID="imgDelete" CommandName="Delete" ImageUrl="~/images/fbclose.png" AlternateText="Delete"  runat="server" OnClientClick="return ConfirmOnDelete('<%#Eval("Name")%>');"/>

James Johnson · Accepted Answer · 2011-10-18T22:24:20.357

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You need to use single quotes around the OnClientClick property:

OnClientClick='return ConfirmOnDelete(<%#Eval("Name")%>);'

You also had an orphaned single quote after the Eval function. If you need to wrap the value that you're passing into the function with quotes, you can do this:

OnClientClick='return confirmOnDelete(\"<%#Eval("Name")%>\");'

edited Oct 18 '11 at 22:24

answered Oct 18 '11 at 22:13

James Johnson

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additionally, there was an errant `'` in his code which you removed, but did not point out :) – Michael Jasper Oct 18 '11 at 22:15
Yes, I noted that in my answer, but thanks for pointing it out. – James Johnson Oct 18 '11 at 22:20
Actually, you're right. I must have removed my comment about the orphaned quote during an edit. – James Johnson Oct 18 '11 at 22:25
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For passing a value into a function with quotes, this doesn't seem to work for me. Instead, the function outputs like confirmOnDelete(\"<%# Eval("Name") %>\");" – Ciaran Gallagher Feb 04 '14 at 15:02

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Oct 18 '11 at 22:14

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OnClientClick="return ConfirmOnDelete(<%#Eval("Name")%>') you only have one single quote at the end change it to

OnClientClick='return ConfirmOnDelete(<%#Eval("Name")%>)'

answered Oct 18 '11 at 22:14

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The server tag is not well formed

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