Force a postback in Javascript for UpdatePanel?

Question

I have a function to close a modal:

function closeModal(name) {
    $(name).modal(\'hide\');
}

But, my page also has an update panel and I

Answer 1

One option is to put a hidden button inside your update panel

<div style="display:none">
  <asp:Button ID="Button2" runat="server" Text="Button" />
</div>

Then call the following in your script

document.getElementById('<%=Button2.ClientID%>').click();

The button click will cause a postback.

You can also look at Page.GetPostBackEventReference