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ASP.net onClick not handling Eval correctly

I've got a with an onClick event in it to link to another page with an id pulled from the listview row that is clicked.
<div class="LVitem" onClick="location='Links.aspx?id=<%# Eval("id") %>'">
<asp:PlaceHolder ID="itemPlaceholder" runat="server" />
</div>
The Eval works in the ItemTemplate to fill the listview but does not seem to return anything when used in the onClick event.
What I see in the browser is:
<div class="LVitem" onClick="location='Links.aspx?id='">
I've seen a number of references to the use of single and double quotes and have tried to change them but it's complicated with the Eval within the location within the OnClick. I also tried this but it actually returned nothing, not even the "Links.aspx?id=" string.
<div class="LVitem" onClick='<%# Eval("id", "Links.aspx?id={0}") %>'>
Would really appreciate a hand with this one. Thanks all.

getElementByID with dynamic ID

Hi I have a problem with my javascript within an ASP SharePoint web part page. The page is built the same as any other ASP page so the fact that its hosted within SharePoint shouldn't make any difference.
The problem is with my javascript within the page. I have Html Table made up of 8 cells. For each of these cells I am displaying a different div with different data within it onmouseover.
The problem comes with the ID for the Divs that I am trying to display. The Divs ID is changed at runtime but also changes daily so cant be inputted manually.
HTML:
<div id="Main" style="display: none;
<div id="hover1" runat="server" style="display: none">
Test
</div>
</div>
<table id="Table3" runat="server" >
<tr id="Tr8" runat="server" >
<td id="status1" runat="server" onmouseover="getDataXML('hover1')" onmouseout="hideDiv('hover1')">
Received
</td>
</tr>
</table>
The id 'hover1' at runtime is replaced with something like 'ctl00_m_g_6ddac285_ceb9_4b5a_9095_c4b216cf7dfd_ctl00_hover1'
Javascript:
function getDataXML(getID) {
document.getElementById('Main').style.display = "block";
document.getElementById(getID).style.display = "block";
};
The javascript works if I take the ID which is generated and hard code it but the ID changes daily meaning it becomes a problem. Any help I would greatly appreciate
Regards,

Set clientIdMode = static to the element
<div id="hover1" clientIdMode="static" runat="server" style="display: none">

you have to pass clientId like this:
onmouseover="getDataXML('<%=hover1.ClientID %>')"
or alternatively set ClientIDMode to Static, but in that case if you change div id in aspx, you have to explicitly change where you have used Id and it will be difficult to catch becuse there will be no compile time error.

setting asp:RadioButton Text from javascript

I am having the following Radio butttons in my aspx file.
<asp:RadioButton ID="rdoOption1" runat="server" GroupName="grpAnswers"/>
<asp:RadioButton ID="rdoOption2" runat="server" GroupName="grpAnswers"/>
<asp:RadioButton ID="rdoOption3" runat="server" GroupName="grpAnswers"/>
<asp:RadioButton ID="rdoOption4" runat="server" GroupName="grpAnswers"/>
I want to set the text from javascript on a button's click.
Javascript code is as follows.
document.getElementById("rdoOption1").innerHTML = "sometext";
I've also tried with Text,nodevalue instead of innerHTML, no use. Plz help.

You need to use ClientID in javascript instead of using the server side id. As the server side id is changed when html is generated by asp.net. You also have : instead of semi colon at the end of javascript statement. Use value instead of innerHTML as that is not for input html elements.
document.getElementById("<%= rdoOption1.ClientID %>").value = "sometext";
If you have .Net Framework 4 and above then you can use Control.ClientIDMode="static" to keep the server id on the client side.
Edit The second thing you have to take care is to make sure the html element you are trying to access is already added to DOM. You can do this by putting the script after the html elements you are trying to access. The best place would be just before the ending body tag </body>
<script type="text/javascript>
document.getElementById("rdoOption1").innerHTML = "sometext";
</script>
</body>

Atlast I've found the solution for this.
Actually the asp:RadioButton is rendering in the browser as follows,
<input name="grpAnswers" id="rdoOption1" type="radio" value="rdoOption1"/>
<label for="rdoOption1">
Note: It'll generate label only if you specify some value for Text property of the asp:RadioButton.
So ,I have changed my code as follows,
<asp:RadioButton ID="rdoOption1" runat="server" GroupName="grpAnswers" Text=" "/>
My Javascript code to set Text for that asp:RadioButton is as follows,
document.getElementById("rdoOption1").nextSibling.innerHTML = "someText";
This one worked for me.Thanks to all those who spent their valuable time in answering my question. :)

ASP.Net controls are server side controls and not client side controls like HTML.
Their actual ID's get generated during the run time not before hand.
So, your syntax should be some thing like:
document.getElementById("<%= rdoOption1.ClientID %>").innerHTML = "sometext";

Check out this post: how-to-change-the-text-of-a-radio-button.
I don't think you can change the text using innerText of a radio button.

Javascript returns undefined with asp.net master pages

I'm running into a bit of an issue. My JavaScript function returns "undefined" when using master pages. However, when I'm not using master pages, it works fine. Here is my code:
HTML:
<input id="txtPhoneNumberAreaCode" class="TextBox" runat="server" type="text" onkeyup="GoToNextTextBox(this.id, 3, 'cphMainArea_txtPhoneNumberFirstThree')" />
The Javascript:
function GoToNextTextBox(CurrentTextBox, MaxCharLength, NextTextBox) {
alert(CurrentTextBox.value);//pops up "undefined"
if (CurrentTextBox.value.length == MaxCharLength) {
NextTextBox.focus();
NextTextBox.style.backgroundColor = '#FFFFFF';
}
Again, this works fine when not using master pages. So I'm completely confused.

This is because, you are doing it wrong.
In GoToNextTextBox(), you are expecting a DOM element, but you are passing only its id.
DO this:
<input id="txtPhoneNumberAreaCode" class="TextBox" runat="server" type="text"
onkeyup="GoToNextTextBox(this, 3, 'cphMainArea_txtPhoneNumberFirstThree')" />

When using master pages and user controls the rendered ID of your controls change, but there is a way to stop it.
Let's say you have a Textbox
<asp:Textbox id="txtName" runat="server"></asp:Textbox>
on a standard asp page, it's id will be as you expect, txtName
Now you add a master page, called Site.Master. In your rendered html, the controls name is now different.
cntl1_Site_txtName
I might have the syntax of the new name a bit off, but you can view source and find it for yourself.
There is a way to control that though. There is a property on your page, ClientIDMode.
If i remember correctly it has 3 or 4 options. Auto ID is default I believe.
If you set it to static for that page, then you will no longer get the verbose control IDs, they will be as you expect.
This can be a downfall when using things like Repeaters though. You will not have easy access to specific fields if they do not have the verbose ID

How Do I Pass ASP.NET Control Name to Javascript Function?

I have Googled this to death and found lots of 'answers', but none of them will work for me, so maybe you clever people could give me a 'definitive' answer?
I have a Javascript function:
function enableSaveLink() {
document.getElementById('<%= btnSaveLink.ClientID %>').removeAttribute('disabled');
}
This works fine, but obviously it is hard-coded to enable a particular control on my page. What I'd like is to be able to call this function from any control on the page, passing the name of the control I'd like to enable as a variable. So, in an ideal world, my Javascript function would look like this:
function enableControl(ctl) {
document.getElementById(ctl).removeAttribute('disabled');
}
And I'd call it like this:
<asp:button id="btnTestButton" runat="server" Text="Click Me" onclientclick="enableControl('txtTestTextbox') />
<asp:button id="txtTestTextbox" runat="server" enabled="false />
I know the way I've passed the control name would never work, but I've tried passing it in all different ways and none work, so this is just for the purposes of illustration. Can anyone tell me how to actually make this work?

You need to use the ClientID property of the control.
This will help:
<asp:button id="btnTest" runat="server" Text="Click Me"
onclientclick="enableControl('<%= lblTest.ClientID %>') />

Use the this reference (more info here):
<asp:button id="btnTest" runat="server" Text="Click Me" onclientclick="enableControl(this);" />
Then in your script:
function enableSaveLink(elem) {
elem.removeAttribute('disabled');
}
Here you are passing a reference to the object calling the function to the function, you can then just set the attribute on the element rather than finding it in the DOM.
EDIT - Just realised what your intended usage is. If you're looking to fire an event from a disabled element when clicked, then you can't do this from the element. It would need to be handled from some other enabled element. The above method works fine if you intend to disable the element when clicked - but not enable the element when clicked.
EDIT - Just to accompany my comment, if you have a uniform structure like this (i.e. where all inputs have a corresponding label - or even button) then:
<div>
<label onclick="activateSibling(this);">Input One:</label>
<input type="text" />
</div>
You could try this:
function activateSibling(label) {
label.nextSibling.removeAttribute("disabled");
}
I've made a jsFiddle demonstrating my concept in jQuery which seems to work fine.
EDIT - OK, last idea. What about custom attributes. You could add a target attribute to your clickable element which contains the Id you're going to enable, like so:
<label target="active_me" onclick="activate(this);">Click to activate</label>
<input type="text" id="active_me" disabled="disabled" />
And your script:
function activate(label) {
var inputId = this.getAttribute("target");
var input = document.getElementById(inputId);
input.removeAttribute("disabled");
}
Although, it's starting to feel like we're fighting against the technology a little and we're not too far removed from ctrlInput.ClientID. But I suppose this makes your markup a little cleaner and gives you a function that's bindable en masse.

Ok, I've cracked it. There are probably more ways than one to do this, but this is fairly elegant.
My Javascript function:
function enableControl(ctl) {
document.getElementById(ctl).removeAttribute('disabled');
}
My ASP.NET markup:
<asp:Button ID="btnTestButton" runat="server" Text="Click to enable" OnClientClick="enableControl('txtTestTextbox');" />
<asp:TextBox ID="txtTestTextBox" runat="server" enabled="false" ClientIDMode="Static" />
The key is the ClientIDMode property, which, when set to static, means that the control's client-side ID when it is rendered will match the ID you give it in markup. If it's within a naming container you may need to include that in the variable passed in the function call. See here for more info about ClientIDMode.
Anyway, this works for me! Thanks for your input, everyone.

ClientID is used for getting server side control on javascript.
var element=document.getElementById('<%=lblTest.ClientID%>');