Cant access Variables in JS/jQuery via <%= variable %>

Question

I'm trying to access a asp.net variable (c#) from JavaScript/jQuery.

I've found a solution, here and here. But unfortunately these are not working for me.

Here's a snippet:
Default.aspx.cs

public partial class Default : System.Web.UI.Page
{
    public string CurrentUser { get; set; }
    protected void Page_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
    {
        CurrentUser = User.Identity.Name.Split('\\')[1]; //I need the value of "CurrentUser"
    }
    ...
}

script.js

$(document).ready(function (){
    var _currentUser = "<% =CurrentUser %>"; // e.g. _currentUser = "minimen"
    ...
});

_currentUser's value is always "<% =CurrentUser %>".

Any ideas?

Answer 1

C# code in JS files is not executed - hence the value remains as <%= CurrentUser %>. To do as you require you either need to:

• Execute this JS code within an ASPX page
• Make an AJAX request to the server from the JS file which returns the required information.