Using GenFireServerEvent(('__commit;__redirect={/}')) in JQuery function on SP2010 Page

Question

I have a custom Submit button on a custom NewItem form. I have a JQuery function which I would like to run when this button is clicked.

I also need the GenFireServerEvent(('__commit;__redirect={/}')) action to run after my function if certain things happen in the function.

Ideally I'd like to just use the GenFireServerEvent(('__commit;__redirect={/}')) action in my function so I can specify when to perform the action, however when I try this I get the "GenFireServerEvent is not defined" error.

Is there an alternative for GenFireServerEvent(('__commit;__redirect={/}')) to use in JQuery functions?

Answer 1

GenFireServerEvent is not a JavaScript function. If you look under the hood in the DOM, you'll see it gets rendered into a completely different. e.g.

<A style="WIDTH: 10px; DISPLAY: inline-block; HEIGHT: 10px" href="javascript: __doPostBack('ctl00$m$g_9254a69e_0546_4c53_ba5d_c155337d00e3$ctl02','__cancel;dvt_form_key={-1}')"><IMG style="POSITION: absolute; TOP: -128px !important; LEFT: 0px !important" border=0 alt=New src="/_layouts/images/fgimg.png"></A>

What you can do though, in your form's code is wrap the GenFireServerEvent with an if statement. This is a common task especially when using the PreSaveAction function. Here's an example:

<input type="button" value="Save" name="btnSave" onclick="javascript: if( PreSaveAction() ) {ddwrt:GenFireServerEvent('__commit')}" />

Hope this helps!