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Using a DropDownList without ViewState
One of the most ViewState heavy controls is the DropDownList. It stores in ViewState the Text and Value for every ListItem in the DropDownList. This means large Lists can get really nasty when ViewState comes into play. They also include all of these Read More...

by Brendan | 2 Comments

Performance with DropDownLists and ViewState
One problem I've noticed on a bunch of sites is a large amount of ViewState. I'm not going to sit here and explain all about ViewState. There are PLENTY of sources for information on that piece of technology. So in an extremely short description of what Read More...

by Brendan | 6 Comments

Accessing Controls inside of Templated Controls
One question that seems to come up often in the asp.net forums is from people who are trying to access controls within controls using templates. LoginViews and CreateUserWizard controls are two commonly used templated controls. These templated controls Read More...

by Brendan | 2 Comments