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IsPostBack in asp.

net
IsPostBack is a Page level property, that can be used to determine whether the page is
being loaded in response to a client postback, or if it is being loaded and accessed for the
first time.

In real time there are many situations where IsPostBack property is used.

For example, consider the webform used to register employee details.

A sample form that we will use for this example is shown below. The form has First Name,
Last Name and City fields.

For testing drag and drop a dropdownlist

WebForm4.aspx

<%@ Page Language="C#" AutoEventWireup="true" CodeBehind="WebForm4.aspx.cs"


Inherits="WebApplication8.WebForm4" %>

<!DOCTYPE html>

<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
<head runat="server">
<title></title>
</head>
<body>
<form id="form1" runat="server">
<div>

<asp:DropDownList ID="DropDownList1" runat="server"></asp:DropDownList>


</div>
</form>
</body>
</html>

// can add list items to drop down list using smart tag , the click on Edit Items
Click Add, add the data in Text and Value as either the same data as Text or number
such as 0,1,2…….
Once you finish adding all list items click ok.

When we add data in the above manner the values are not duplicated
because the data is loaded even before the page load event.

Or

Do the following
Copy and Paste the following code in the code behind file of the web form.
protected void Page_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
LoadCityDropDownList();
}
public void LoadCityDropDownList()
{
ListItem li1 = new ListItem("London");
DropDownList1.Items.Add(li1);

ListItem li2 = new ListItem("Sydney");


DropDownList1.Items.Add(li2);

ListItem li3 = new ListItem("Mumbai");


DropDownList1.Items.Add(li3);
}
protected void Button1_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
}

When we add data in the above manner the values are duplicated because the data is
loaded on the occurrence of the page load event.

Now run the application.

Look at the City DropDownList. The cities, (London, Sydney and Mumbai) are correctly
shown as expected.

Just click the button once.

Notice, that the city names in the DropDownList are duplicated.

So, every time you click the button, the city names are again added to the DropDownList.

Let's now understand the cause for this duplication.

We know that all ASP.NET server controls retain their state across postback.

These controls make use of ViewState.

So, the first time, when the webform load, the cities get correctly added to the
DropDownList and sent back to the client.

Now, when the client clicks the button control, and the webform is posted back to the
server for processing.

During the Page initialization, ViewState restoration happens.

During this stage, the city names are retrieved from the viewstate and added to the
DropDownList.

PageLoad event happens later in the life cycle of the webform.

During page load we are again adding another set of cities.

Hence, the duplication.

How to solve the DropDownList items duplication - Use IsPostBack property.

So, in the Page_Load, call LoadCityDropDownList() method, if the request, is not a postback
request.
That is, only if the webform is being loaded and accessed for the first time.
protected void Page_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
if (!IsPostBack)
{
LoadCityDropDownList();
}
}

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