ASP.NET Web Applications: AJAX , Debugging

The Controls collection cannot be modified because the control contains code blocks (i.e. <% ... %>).

The error was thrown while attempting to add an AJAX Extender, such as a Calendar extender, to a textbox.

Added on 3 Sep 2008

General Solutions:

Solution Summary:

The error occurs when a code block is placed in the MasterPage. Place the code block in a placeholder to resolve the issue.

Solution Details:

When adding AJAX extenders to your Web page, it will attempt to register scripts in the head. If code blocks are present in the MasterPage, an error might occur.

To resolve this issue, simply move the code block into a placeholder in the head of your MasterPage, like so:

<head id="Head1" runat="server">
    <title>Untitled Page</title>
    <link href="StyleSheet.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" />
    <asp:ContentPlaceHolder ID="myPlaceholder" runat="server">
    <script language="javascript" type="text/javascript" src="<%= Page.ResolveClientURL("~/javascript/global.js")%>"></script>
    </asp:ContentPlaceHolder>
    <asp:ContentPlaceHolder ID="head" runat="server"></asp:ContentPlaceHolder>
</head>

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Added on 3 Sep 2008

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