global ajaxError event - asp.net-mvc

Question

i have a global ajaxError event in my base.master, something like this
$(document).ajaxError(function(event, request, settings,thrownError) {
$("#results").append( "<li>some error msg.</li>" );
});
but i dont want to use "#results". i want it to be dynamic. i want the function to always display the error msg in the update-target element. how can i find the UpdateTarget Id that was used from my ajax call in the error event? thanks.
using (Ajax.BeginForm("action", null,
new AjaxOptions {
UpdateTargetId = "results", <--find this element in my error event
LoadingElementId = "loading",

Answer 1

I am not familiar with ASP, but the ajaxError receives all settings that are passed to the ajax method in the aptly named settings variable.
So if you have an AJAX call like this:
$.ajax({
url: '/some/url.asp',
data: myData,
resultsEle: $('#myResults')
});
You can access resultsEle in the ajaxError like this:
$(document).ajaxError(function(event, request, settings, thrownError) {
settings.resultsEle.append( "<li>some error msg.</li>" );
});
Again, I am not familiar with the way you are calling the AJAX method in your ASP code, but my guess would be you can get to the element this way:
$(document).ajaxError(function(event, request, settings, thrownError) {
$('#'+settings.UpdateTargetId).append( "<li>some error msg.</li>" );
});