How to access model property inside java script function

Question

I want to display prompt for user to make easy for him to copy some text which would be concatenation of Model properties.

If I do this:

   function CopyToClipboard() {        
        window.prompt("Copy to clipboard: Ctrl+C, Enter", @Model.Id);
    }

it works I get:

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but If I want to pass property of type String, like this:

   function CopyToClipboard() {        
        window.prompt("Copy to clipboard: Ctrl+C, Enter", @Model.FirstName);
    }

there is no prompt.

I'm not familiar with razor but try putting quotes around @Model.FirstName: window.prompt("Copy to clipboard: Ctrl+C, Enter", "@Model.FirstName"); — disperse
– disperse, Commented Sep 19, 2014 at 18:37

adeneo · Accepted Answer · 2014-09-19 18:37:46Z

2

The number 2 can be inserted without quotes, and is converted to a string automagically

function CopyToClipboard() {        
    window.prompt("Copy to clipboard: Ctrl+C, Enter", 2);
}

any other string would be a syntax error

function CopyToClipboard() {        
    window.prompt("Copy to clipboard: Ctrl+C, Enter", Yoda); // error
}

because it needs to be quoted

function CopyToClipboard() {        
    window.prompt("Copy to clipboard: Ctrl+C, Enter", "@Model.FirstName");
}

answered Sep 19, 2014 at 18:37

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Santiago · Accepted Answer · 2014-09-19 19:29:29Z

0

Try

function CopyToClipboard() {        
    window.prompt("Copy to clipboard: Ctrl+C, Enter", '@Model.FirstName');
}

The javascript code has to be inside the html receiving the model.

answered Sep 19, 2014 at 19:29

Santiago

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