SAIFButton

SAIFButton is a Button subclass that adds an AJAX "busy indicator" client-side convention: when enabled, it applies an indicator CSS class, tags itself with a DisableFormControls attribute, and registers Button.js so partial postbacks show visual feedback and can optionally disable other form controls while processing.

Purpose

• Give buttons a consistent "in-progress" visual indicator during AJAX partial postbacks without requiring each page to wire this up manually.
• Optionally disable other form controls while the button's postback is in flight, preventing conflicting user input.

Context

• Namespace: SAIF.Presentation.Web.Controls.V2
• Assembly/package: Compiled into SAIF.BOF.Presentation.Web.Infragistics103*

Public members

Member	Signature	Purpose
DisableFormControlsOnClick	Public Property DisableFormControlsOnClick As Boolean	Determines whether other form controls are disabled client-side while this button's click is being processed; defaults to True.
EnableIndicator	Public Property EnableIndicator As Boolean	Turns on the AJAX busy-indicator CSS class and registers the supporting client script; defaults to True.

Inherited public members

SAIFButton inherits from Button (System.Web.UI.WebControls), a framework base class rather than a documented SAIF dependency library.

Member	Signature	Purpose
CausesValidation	Public Property CausesValidation As Boolean	Determines whether clicking the button triggers ASP.NET validator checks before postback.
CommandArgument	Public Property CommandArgument As String	Caller-supplied payload passed through command events so pages can distinguish which action fired.
CommandName	Public Property CommandName As String	Semantic command name raised during command handling for higher-level page logic.
OnClientClick	Public Property OnClientClick As String	Client-side JavaScript executed before postback, commonly used to add confirmation or other click guards.
PostBackUrl	Public Property PostBackUrl As String	Cross-page postback target when the button submits to another page.
Text	Public Property Text As String	Caption rendered on the button face.
UseSubmitBehavior	Public Property UseSubmitBehavior As Boolean	Controls whether the button renders as a native submit element or uses ASP.NET postback script.
ValidationGroup	Public Property ValidationGroup As String	Validator group name evaluated when the button is clicked.
Click	Public Event Click As EventHandler	Standard button click event raised after the postback reaches the server.

Standard Button/Control members (ID, ClientID, Controls, Visible, DataBind, FindControl, etc.) are not re-documented here as they are unmodified framework behavior**.

Behavioral notes

• SAIFButton_Init sets CssClass to "SAIFButton", or "SAIFButtonIndicator" plus a DisableFormControls attribute when EnableIndicator is true, and registers Button.js in that case.
• The Button.js script referenced is not present in this project folder; its exact client-side indicator behavior could not be verified from this library's source**.

Constraints and usage notes

• Requires Button.js to be deployed at /Resources/Scripts/Controls/Button.js in the hosting application for the indicator behavior to function.

Note: Statements marked with * were inferred from code structure, naming conventions, or contextual evidence where direct confirmation was not available in source artifacts. Statements marked with ** could not be confirmed; treat as unknown until verified.

Sources

• SAIF.Presentation.Web.Controls.V2\SAIFButton.vb