ASP.Net validation summary causes page to jump to top

Question

I have a simple form with a few required field validators and a validation summary control. When I submit the form, the client validation will cause the form to ju

Answer 1

This is a known bug, as documented on Microsoft Connect. The relevant issue has the basis for the best work around:

var ValidationSummaryOnSubmitOrig = ValidationSummaryOnSubmit;
var ValidationSummaryOnSubmit = function() {
    var scrollToOrig = window.scrollTo;
    window.scrollTo = function() { };
    var retVal = ValidationSummaryOnSubmitOrig();
    window.scrollTo = scrollToOrig;
    return retVal;
}