Page Lifecycle in Web Forms

Page Lifecycle in Web Forms — a practical guide to Web Forms page lifecycle with clear examples you can reuse in real projects.

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Short description

Know IsPostBack to avoid resetting state on every post.

Lifecycle tip

protected void Page_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
    if (!IsPostBack) { /* bind once */ }
}