Some people think the ViewState is the spawn of the devil. Not one to be afraid of being in bed with the devil, I feel a tad bit less negative towards it, as it can be very useful.
Still, it has its share of disadvantages. It sure can get bloated. Not only that, but disabling ViewState can wreack havock with the functionality of many controls.
This is why ASP.NET 2.0 introduces the control state. The basic idea is that there is some state that should be considered the data for the control, while other state is necessary for the control to function. For example,...
One of the benefits of writing an ASP.NET book is that it forces me to spend a lot of time spelunking deep in the bowels of ASP.NET uncovering all sorts of little gems I never noticed the first time around. Many of these little morsels should end up in the book, but I thought I would blog about a few of them as I go along. This is all part of the weird situation I find myself in while writing this book. I thought I would just sit down and all the words would flow. Instead, no matter how motivated I...