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You may experience unexpected results when you open a Web page that is in an ASP.NET 2.0-based application in Mozilla Firefox and the DefaultButton property is assigned to a LinkButton control or an ImageButton control


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Symptoms

Consider the following scenario. In Mozilla Firefox, you open a Web page that is in a Microsoft ASP.NET 2.0-based Web application. The DefaultButton property in the Web application is assigned to a LinkButton control or to an ImageButton control. You press ENTER to trigger the postback behavior of the control. In this scenario, you may experience one of the following symptoms:
  • The postback behavior does not occur.
  • The postback behavior occurs. However, the Click event for the control may not be raised.

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Cause

This issue occurs because Microsoft ASP.NET Linkbutton controls and ImageButton controls are rendered as anchor tags in the application. Firefox does not provide a Click method for anchor tags.

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Resolution

To resolve this issue, use a Button control instead of a LinkButton control or an ImageButton control when you want to assign the DefaultButton property in a Web application.

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Article Info
Article ID : 921277
Revision : 2
Created on : 1/1/0001
Published on : 1/1/0001
Exists online : False
Views : 300