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.NET Framework Class Library
Page Class

Represents an .aspx file, also known as a Web Forms page, requested from a server that hosts an ASP.NET Web application.

Namespace:   System.Web.UI
Assembly:  System.Web (in System.Web.dll)
Syntax
Public Class Page _
	Inherits [%$TOPIC/dfbt9et1_en-us_VS_110_2_0_0_0_0%] _
	Implements [%$TOPIC/dfbt9et1_en-us_VS_110_2_0_0_0_1%]
public class Page : [%$TOPIC/dfbt9et1_en-us_VS_110_2_0_1_0_0%], [%$TOPIC/dfbt9et1_en-us_VS_110_2_0_1_0_1%]
public ref class Page : public [%$TOPIC/dfbt9et1_en-us_VS_110_2_0_2_0_0%], 
	[%$TOPIC/dfbt9et1_en-us_VS_110_2_0_2_0_1%]
type Page =  
    class 
        inherit [%$TOPIC/dfbt9et1_en-us_VS_110_2_0_3_0_0%] 
        interface [%$TOPIC/dfbt9et1_en-us_VS_110_2_0_3_0_1%] 
    end

The Page type exposes the following members.

Constructors
  NameDescription
Public method PageInitializes a new instance of the Page class.
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Properties
  NameDescription
Protected property AdapterGets the browser-specific adapter for the control. (Inherited from Control.)
Public property ApplicationGets the HttpApplicationState object for the current Web request.
Public property AppRelativeTemplateSourceDirectoryGets or sets the application-relative virtual directory of the Page or UserControl object that contains this control. (Inherited from Control.)
Public property AppRelativeVirtualPathGets or sets the application-relative, virtual directory path to the file from which the control is parsed and compiled. (Inherited from TemplateControl.)
Protected property AspCompatModeInfrastructure. Sets a value indicating whether the page can be executed on a single-threaded apartment (STA) thread.
Protected property AsyncModeInfrastructure. Sets a value indicating whether the page is processed synchronously or asynchronously.
Public property AsyncTimeoutInfrastructure. Gets or sets a value indicating the time-out interval used when processing asynchronous tasks.
Protected property AutoHandlersInfrastructure. Obsolete. The AutoHandlers property has been deprecated in ASP.NET NET 2.0. It is used by generated classes and is not intended for use within your code. (Inherited from TemplateControl.)
Public property AutoPostBackControlGets or sets the control in the page that is used to perform postbacks.
Public property BindingContainerInfrastructure. Gets the control that contains this control's data binding. (Inherited from Control.)
Public property BufferInfrastructure. Sets a value indicating whether the page output is buffered.
Public property CacheGets the Cache object associated with the application in which the page resides.
Protected property ChildControlsCreatedGets a value that indicates whether the server control's child controls have been created. (Inherited from Control.)
Public property ClientIDGets the control ID for HTML markup that is generated by ASP.NET. (Inherited from Control.)
Public property ClientIDModeGets or sets the algorithm that is used to generate the value of the ClientID property. (Inherited from Control.)
Protected property ClientIDSeparatorGets a character value representing the separator character used in the ClientID property. (Inherited from Control.)
Public property ClientQueryStringGets the query string portion of the requested URL.
Public property ClientScriptGets a ClientScriptManager object used to manage, register, and add script to the page.
Public property ClientTargetGets or sets a value that allows you to override automatic detection of browser capabilities and to specify how a page is rendered for particular browser clients.
Public property CodePageInfrastructure. Sets the code page identifier for the current Page.
Public property ContentTypeInfrastructure. Sets the HTTP MIME type for the HttpResponse object associated with the page.
Protected property ContextGets the HttpContext object associated with the page. (Overrides ControlContext.)
Public property ControlsGets a ControlCollection object that represents the child controls for a specified server control in the UI hierarchy. (Inherited from Control.)
Public property CultureInfrastructure. Sets the culture ID for the Thread object associated with the page.
Public property DataItemContainerGets a reference to the naming container if the naming container implements IDataItemContainer. (Inherited from Control.)
Public property DataKeysContainerGets a reference to the naming container if the naming container implements IDataKeysControl. (Inherited from Control.)
Protected property DesignModeGets a value indicating whether a control is being used on a design surface. (Inherited from Control.)
Public property EnableEventValidationGets or sets a value indicating whether the page validates postback and callback events.
Public property EnableThemingGets or sets a Boolean value indicating whether themes apply to the control that is derived from the TemplateControl class. (Inherited from TemplateControl.)
Public property EnableViewStateGets or sets a value indicating whether the page maintains its view state, and the view state of any server controls it contains, when the current page request ends. (Overrides ControlEnableViewState.)
Public property EnableViewStateMacGets or sets a value indicating whether ASP.NET should check message authentication codes (MAC) in the page's view state when the page is posted back from the client.
Public property ErrorPageGets or sets the error page to which the requesting browser is redirected in the event of an unhandled page exception.
Protected property EventsGets a list of event handler delegates for the control. This property is read-only. (Inherited from Control.)
Protected property FileDependenciesInfrastructure. Obsolete. Sets an array of files that the current HttpResponse object is dependent upon.
Public property FormGets the HTML form for the page.
Protected property HasChildViewStateGets a value indicating whether the current server control's child controls have any saved view-state settings. (Inherited from Control.)
Public property HeaderGets the document header for the page if the head element is defined with a runat=server in the page declaration.
Public property IDGets or sets an identifier for a particular instance of the Page class. (Overrides ControlID.)
Public property IdSeparatorInfrastructure. Gets the character used to separate control identifiers when building a unique ID for a control on a page.
Public property IsAsyncGets a value indicating whether the page is processed asynchronously.
Public property IsCallbackGets a value that indicates whether the page request is the result of a callback.
Protected property IsChildControlStateClearedGets a value indicating whether controls contained within this control have control state. (Inherited from Control.)
Public property IsCrossPagePostBackGets a value indicating whether the page is involved in a cross-page postback.
Public property IsPostBackGets a value that indicates whether the page is being rendered for the first time or is being loaded in response to a postback.
Public property IsPostBackEventControlRegisteredGets a value that indicates whether the control in the page that performs postbacks has been registered.
Public property IsReusableInfrastructure. Gets a value indicating whether the Page object can be reused.
Protected property IsTrackingViewStateGets a value that indicates whether the server control is saving changes to its view state. (Inherited from Control.)
Public property IsValidGets a value indicating whether page validation succeeded.
Protected property IsViewStateEnabledGets a value indicating whether view state is enabled for this control. (Inherited from Control.)
Public property ItemsGets a list of objects stored in the page context.
Public property LCIDInfrastructure. Sets the locale identifier for the Thread object associated with the page.
Protected property LoadViewStateByIDGets a value indicating whether the control participates in loading its view state by ID instead of index. (Inherited from Control.)
Public property MaintainScrollPositionOnPostBackGets or sets a value indicating whether to return the user to the same position in the client browser after postback. This property replaces the obsolete SmartNavigation property.
Public property MasterGets the master page that determines the overall look of the page.
Public property MasterPageFileGets or sets the virtual path of the master page.
Public property MaxPageStateFieldLengthGets or sets the maximum length for the page's state field.
Public property MetaDescriptionGets or sets the content of the "description" meta element.
Public property MetaKeywordsGets or sets the content of the "keywords" meta element.
Public property ModelBindingExecutionContextGets the model binding execution context.
Public property ModelStateGets the model state dictionary object that contains the state of the model and of model-binding validation.
Public property NamingContainerGets a reference to the server control's naming container, which creates a unique namespace for differentiating between server controls with the same ControlID property value. (Inherited from Control.)
Public property PageGets a reference to the Page instance that contains the server control. (Inherited from Control.)
Public property PageAdapterGets the adapter that renders the page for the specific requesting browser.
Protected property PageStatePersisterGets the PageStatePersister object associated with the page.
Public property ParentGets a reference to the server control's parent control in the page control hierarchy. (Inherited from Control.)
Public property PreviousPageGets the page that transferred control to the current page.
Public property RenderingCompatibilityGets a value that specifies the ASP.NET version that rendered HTML will be compatible with. (Inherited from Control.)
Public property RequestGets the HttpRequest object for the requested page.
Public property ResponseGets the HttpResponse object associated with the Page object. This object allows you to send HTTP response data to a client and contains information about that response.
Public property ResponseEncodingInfrastructure. Sets the encoding language for the current HttpResponse object.
Public property RouteDataGets the RequestContextRouteData value of the current System.Web.RoutingRequestContext instance.
Public property ServerGets the Server object, which is an instance of the HttpServerUtility class.
Public property SessionGets the current Session object provided by ASP.NET.
Public property SiteGets information about the container that hosts the current control when rendered on a design surface. (Inherited from Control.)
Public property SkinIDGets or sets the skin to apply to the control. (Inherited from Control.)
Public property SkipFormActionValidationGets or sets a value that indicates whether the query string value is validated.
Public property SmartNavigationObsolete. Gets or sets a value indicating whether smart navigation is enabled. This property is deprecated.
Public property StyleSheetThemeGets or sets the name of the theme that is applied to the page early in the page life cycle.
Protected property SupportAutoEventsInfrastructure. Gets a value indicating whether the TemplateControl control supports automatic events. (Inherited from TemplateControl.)
Public property TemplateControlGets or sets a reference to the template that contains this control. (Inherited from Control.)
Public property TemplateSourceDirectoryGets the virtual directory of the Page or UserControl that contains the current server control. (Inherited from Control.)
Public property ThemeGets or sets the name of the page theme.
Public property TitleGets or sets the title for the page.
Public property TraceGets the TraceContext object for the current Web request.
Public property TraceEnabledInfrastructure. Sets a value indicating whether tracing is enabled for the Page object.
Public property TraceModeValueInfrastructure. Sets the mode in which trace statements are displayed on the page.
Protected property TransactionModeInfrastructure. Sets the level of transaction support for the page.
Public property UICultureInfrastructure. Sets the user interface (UI) ID for the Thread object associated with the page.
Protected property UniqueFilePathSuffixGets a unique suffix to append to the file path for caching browsers.
Public property UniqueIDGets the unique, hierarchically qualified identifier for the server control. (Inherited from Control.)
Public property UnobtrusiveValidationModeGets or sets a value that indicates whether unobtrusive JavaScript is used for client-side validation.
Public property UserGets information about the user making the page request.
Public property ValidateRequestModeGets or sets a value that indicates whether the page checks client input from the browser for potentially dangerous values. (Overrides ControlValidateRequestMode.)
Public property ValidatorsGets a collection of all validation controls contained on the requested page.
Protected property ViewStateGets a dictionary of state information that allows you to save and restore the view state of a server control across multiple requests for the same page. (Inherited from Control.)
Public property ViewStateEncryptionModeGets or sets the encryption mode of the view state.
Protected property ViewStateIgnoresCaseGets a value that indicates whether the StateBag object is case-insensitive. (Inherited from Control.)
Public property ViewStateModeGets or sets the view-state mode of this control. (Inherited from Control.)
Public property ViewStateUserKeyAssigns an identifier to an individual user in the view-state variable associated with the current page.
Public property VisibleGets or sets a value indicating whether the Page object is rendered. (Overrides ControlVisible.)
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Methods
  NameDescription
Protected method AddContentTemplateInfrastructure. Called during page initialization to create a collection of content (from content controls) that is handed to a master page, if the current page or master page refers to a master page.
Protected method AddedControlCalled after a child control is added to the Controls collection of the Control object. (Inherited from Control.)
Public method AddOnPreRenderCompleteAsync(BeginEventHandler, EndEventHandler)Registers beginning and ending event handler delegates that do not require state information for an asynchronous page.
Public method AddOnPreRenderCompleteAsync(BeginEventHandler, EndEventHandler, Object)Registers beginning and ending event handler delegates for an asynchronous page.
Protected method AddParsedSubObjectNotifies the server control that an element, either XML or HTML, was parsed, and adds the element to the server control's ControlCollection object. (Inherited from Control.)
Protected method AddWrappedFileDependenciesInfrastructure. Adds a list of dependent files that make up the current page. This method is used internally by the ASP.NET page framework and is not intended to be used directly from your code.
Public method ApplyStyleSheetSkinApplies the style properties defined in the page style sheet to the control. (Inherited from Control.)
Protected method AspCompatBeginProcessRequestInfrastructure. Initiates a request for Active Server Page (ASP) resources. This method is provided for compatibility with legacy ASP applications.
Protected method AspCompatEndProcessRequestInfrastructure. Terminates a request for Active Server Page (ASP) resources. This method is provided for compatibility with legacy ASP applications.
Protected method AsyncPageBeginProcessRequestInfrastructure. Begins processing an asynchronous page request.
Protected method AsyncPageEndProcessRequestInfrastructure. Ends processing an asynchronous page request.
Protected method BeginRenderTracingBegins design-time tracing of rendering data. (Inherited from Control.)
Protected method BuildProfileTreeInfrastructure. Gathers information about the server control and delivers it to the Trace property to be displayed when tracing is enabled for the page. (Inherited from Control.)
Protected method ClearCachedClientIDInfrastructure. Sets the cached ClientID value to . (Inherited from Control.)
Protected method ClearChildControlStateDeletes the control-state information for the server control's child controls. (Inherited from Control.)
Protected method ClearChildStateDeletes the view-state and control-state information for all the server control's child controls. (Inherited from Control.)
Protected method ClearChildViewStateDeletes the view-state information for all the server control's child controls. (Inherited from Control.)
Protected method ClearEffectiveClientIDModeInfrastructure. Sets the ClientIDMode property of the current control instance and of any child controls to Inherit. (Inherited from Control.)
Protected method ConstructPerforms design-time logic. (Inherited from TemplateControl.)
Protected method CreateChildControlsCalled by the ASP.NET page framework to notify server controls that use composition-based implementation to create any child controls they contain in preparation for posting back or rendering. (Inherited from Control.)
Protected method CreateControlCollectionCreates a new ControlCollection object to hold the child controls (both literal and server) of the server control. (Inherited from Control.)
Protected method CreateHtmlTextWriterCreates an HtmlTextWriter object to render the page's content.
Public method Static member CreateHtmlTextWriterFromTypeInfrastructure. Creates a specified HtmlTextWriter object to render the page's content.
Protected method CreateResourceBasedLiteralControlInfrastructure. Accesses literal strings stored in a resource. The CreateResourceBasedLiteralControl method is not intended for use from within your code. (Inherited from TemplateControl.)
Public method DataBindBinds a data source to the invoked server control and all its child controls. (Inherited from Control.)
Protected method DataBind(Boolean)Binds a data source to the invoked server control and all its child controls with an option to raise the DataBinding event. (Inherited from Control.)
Protected method DataBindChildrenBinds a data source to the server control's child controls. (Inherited from Control.)
Public method DesignerInitializeInfrastructure. Performs any initialization of the instance of the Page class that is required by RAD designers. This method is used only at design time.
Protected method DeterminePostBackModeReturns a NameValueCollection of data posted back to the page using either a POST or a GET command.
Protected method DeterminePostBackModeUnvalidatedReturns a name-value collection of data that was posted to the page using either a POST or a GET command, without performing ASP.NET request validation on the request.
Public method DisposeEnables a server control to perform final clean up before it is released from memory. (Inherited from Control.)
Protected method EndRenderTracingEnds design-time tracing of rendering data. (Inherited from Control.)
Protected method EnsureChildControlsDetermines whether the server control contains child controls. If it does not, it creates child controls. (Inherited from Control.)
Protected method EnsureIDCreates an identifier for controls that do not have an identifier assigned. (Inherited from Control.)
Public method Equals(Object)Determines whether the specified object is equal to the current object. (Inherited from Object.)
Protected method Eval(String)Evaluates a data-binding expression. (Inherited from TemplateControl.)
Protected method Eval(String, String)Evaluates a data-binding expression using the specified format string to display the result. (Inherited from TemplateControl.)
Public method ExecuteRegisteredAsyncTasksStarts the execution of an asynchronous task.
Protected method FinalizeAllows an object to try to free resources and perform other cleanup operations before it is reclaimed by garbage collection. (Inherited from Object.)
Public method FindControl(String)Searches the page naming container for a server control with the specified identifier. (Overrides ControlFindControl(String).)
Protected method FindControl(String, Int32)Infrastructure. Searches the current naming container for a server control with the specified id and an integer, specified in the pathOffset parameter, which aids in the search. You should not override this version of the FindControl method. (Inherited from Control.)
Public method FocusSets input focus to a control. (Inherited from Control.)
Protected method FrameworkInitializeInitializes the control tree during page generation based on the declarative nature of the page. (Overrides TemplateControlFrameworkInitialize.)
Public method GetDataItemGets the data item at the top of the data-binding context stack.
Protected method GetDesignModeStateInfrastructure. Gets design-time data for a control. (Inherited from Control.)
Protected method GetGlobalResourceObject(String, String)Gets an application-level resource object based on the specified ClassKey and ResourceKey properties. (Inherited from TemplateControl.)
Protected method GetGlobalResourceObject(String, String, Type, String)Gets an application-level resource object based on the specified ClassKey and ResourceKey properties, object type, and property name of the resource. (Inherited from TemplateControl.)
Public method GetHashCodeServes as a hash function for a particular type. (Inherited from Object.)
Protected method GetLocalResourceObject(String)Gets a page-level resource object based on the specified ResourceKey property. (Inherited from TemplateControl.)
Protected method GetLocalResourceObject(String, Type, String)Gets a page-level resource object based on the specified ResourceKey property, object type, and property name. (Inherited from TemplateControl.)
Public method GetPostBackClientEventObsolete. Gets a reference that can be used in a client event to post back to the server for the specified control and with the specified event arguments.
Public method GetPostBackClientHyperlinkObsolete. Gets a reference, with javascript: appended to the beginning of it, that can be used in a client event to post back to the server for the specified control and with the specified event arguments.
Public method GetPostBackEventReference(Control)Obsolete. Returns a string that can be used in a client event to cause postback to the server. The reference string is defined by the specified Control object.
Public method GetPostBackEventReference(Control, String)Obsolete. Returns a string that can be used in a client event to cause postback to the server. The reference string is defined by the specified control that handles the postback and a string argument of additional event information.
Public method GetRouteUrl(Object)Gets the URL that corresponds to a set of route parameters. (Inherited from Control.)
Public method GetRouteUrl(RouteValueDictionary)Gets the URL that corresponds to a set of route parameters. (Inherited from Control.)
Public method GetRouteUrl(String, Object)Gets the URL that corresponds to a set of route parameters and a route name. (Inherited from Control.)
Public method GetRouteUrl(String, RouteValueDictionary)Gets the URL that corresponds to a set of route parameters and a route name. (Inherited from Control.)
Public method GetTypeGets the Type of the current instance. (Inherited from Object.)
Public method GetTypeHashCodeInfrastructure. Retrieves a hash code that is generated by Page objects that are generated at run time. This hash code is unique to the Page object's control hierarchy.
Public method GetUniqueIDRelativeToReturns the prefixed portion of the UniqueID property of the specified control. (Inherited from Control.)
Public method GetValidatorsReturns a collection of control validators for a specified validation group.
Protected method GetWrappedFileDependenciesInfrastructure. Returns a list of physical file names that correspond to a list of virtual file locations.
Public method HasControlsDetermines if the server control contains any child controls. (Inherited from Control.)
Protected method HasEventsReturns a value indicating whether events are registered for the control or any child controls. (Inherited from Control.)
Protected method InitializeCultureSets the Culture and UICulture for the current thread of the page.
Protected method InitOutputCache(OutputCacheParameters)Infrastructure. Initializes the output cache for the current page request based on an OutputCacheParameters object.
Protected method InitOutputCache(Int32, String, String, OutputCacheLocation, String)Infrastructure. Initializes the output cache for the current page request.
Protected method InitOutputCache(Int32, String, String, String, OutputCacheLocation, String)Infrastructure. Initializes the output cache for the current page request.
Public method IsClientScriptBlockRegisteredObsolete. Determines whether the client script block with the specified key is registered with the page.
Protected method IsLiteralContentInfrastructure. Determines if the server control holds only literal content. (Inherited from Control.)
Public method IsStartupScriptRegisteredObsolete. Determines whether the client startup script is registered with the Page object.
Public method LoadControl(String)Loads a Control object from a file based on a specified virtual path. (Inherited from TemplateControl.)
Public method LoadControl(Type, Object)Loads a Control object based on a specified type and constructor parameters. (Inherited from TemplateControl.)
Protected method LoadControlStateRestores control-state information from a previous page request that was saved by the SaveControlState method. (Inherited from Control.)
Protected method LoadPageStateFromPersistenceMediumLoads any saved view-state information to the Page object.
Public method LoadTemplateObtains an instance of the ITemplate interface from an external file. (Inherited from TemplateControl.)
Protected method LoadViewStateRestores view-state information from a previous page request that was saved by the SaveViewState method. (Inherited from Control.)
Public method MapPathRetrieves the physical path that a virtual path, either absolute or relative, or an application-relative path maps to.
Protected method MapPathSecureRetrieves the physical path that a virtual path, either absolute or relative, maps to. (Inherited from Control.)
Protected method MemberwiseCloneCreates a shallow copy of the current Object. (Inherited from Object.)
Protected method OnAbortTransactionRaises the AbortTransaction event. (Inherited from TemplateControl.)
Protected method OnBubbleEventDetermines whether the event for the server control is passed up the page's UI server control hierarchy. (Inherited from Control.)
Protected method OnCommitTransactionRaises the CommitTransaction event. (Inherited from TemplateControl.)
Protected method OnDataBindingRaises the DataBinding event. (Inherited from Control.)
Protected method OnErrorRaises the Error event. (Inherited from TemplateControl.)
Protected method OnInitRaises the Init event to initialize the page. (Overrides ControlOnInit(EventArgs).)
Protected method OnInitCompleteRaises the InitComplete event after page initialization.
Protected method OnLoadRaises the Load event. (Inherited from Control.)
Protected method OnLoadCompleteRaises the LoadComplete event at the end of the page load stage.
Protected method OnPreInitRaises the PreInit event at the beginning of page initialization.
Protected method OnPreLoadRaises the PreLoad event after postback data is loaded into the page server controls but before the OnLoad event.
Protected method OnPreRenderRaises the PreRender event. (Inherited from Control.)
Protected method OnPreRenderCompleteRaises the PreRenderComplete event after the OnPreRenderComplete event and before the page is rendered.
Protected method OnSaveStateCompleteRaises the SaveStateComplete event after the page state has been saved to the persistence medium.
Protected method OnUnloadRaises the Unload event. (Inherited from Control.)
Protected method OpenFileGets a Stream used to read a file. (Inherited from Control.)
Public method ParseControl(String)Parses an input string into a Control object on the Web Forms page or user control. (Inherited from TemplateControl.)
Public method ParseControl(String, Boolean)Parses an input string into a Control object on the ASP.NET Web page or user control. (Inherited from TemplateControl.)
Public method ProcessRequestInfrastructure. Sets the intrinsic server objects of the Page object, such as the Context, Request, Response, and Application properties.
Protected method RaiseBubbleEventAssigns any sources of the event and its information to the control's parent. (Inherited from Control.)
Protected method RaisePostBackEventNotifies the server control that caused the postback that it should handle an incoming postback event.
Public method ReadStringResourceInfrastructure. Reads a string resource. The ReadStringResource method is not intended for use from within your code. (Inherited from TemplateControl.)
Public method RegisterArrayDeclarationObsolete. Declares a value that is declared as an ECMAScript array declaration when the page is rendered.
Public method RegisterAsyncTaskRegisters a new asynchronous task with the page.
Public method RegisterClientScriptBlockObsolete. Emits client-side script blocks to the response.
Public method RegisterHiddenFieldObsolete. Allows server controls to automatically register a hidden field on the form. The field will be sent to the Page object when the HtmlForm server control is rendered.
Public method RegisterOnSubmitStatementObsolete. Allows a page to access the client OnSubmit event. The script should be a function call to client code registered elsewhere.
Public method RegisterRequiresControlStateRegisters a control as one whose control state must be persisted.
Public method RegisterRequiresPostBackRegisters a control as one that requires postback handling when the page is posted back to the server.
Public method RegisterRequiresRaiseEventRegisters an ASP.NET server control as one requiring an event to be raised when the control is processed on the Page object.
Public method RegisterRequiresViewStateEncryptionRegisters a control with the page as one requiring view-state encryption.
Public method RegisterStartupScriptObsolete. Emits a client-side script block in the page response.
Public method RegisterViewStateHandlerCauses page view state to be persisted, if called.
Protected method RemovedControlCalled after a child control is removed from the Controls collection of the Control object. (Inherited from Control.)
Protected method RenderInitializes the HtmlTextWriter object and calls on the child controls of the Page to render. (Overrides ControlRender(HtmlTextWriter).)
Protected method RenderChildrenOutputs the content of a server control's children to a provided HtmlTextWriter object, which writes the content to be rendered on the client. (Inherited from Control.)
Public method RenderControl(HtmlTextWriter)Outputs server control content to a provided HtmlTextWriter object and stores tracing information about the control if tracing is enabled. (Inherited from Control.)
Protected method RenderControl(HtmlTextWriter, ControlAdapter)Outputs server control content to a provided HtmlTextWriter object using a provided ControlAdapter object. (Inherited from Control.)
Public method RequiresControlStateDetermines whether the specified Control object is registered to participate in control state management.
Protected method ResolveAdapterGets the control adapter responsible for rendering the specified control. (Inherited from Control.)
Public method ResolveClientUrlGets a URL that can be used by the browser. (Inherited from Control.)
Public method ResolveUrlConverts a URL into one that is usable on the requesting client. (Inherited from Control.)
Protected method SaveControlStateSaves any server control state changes that have occurred since the time the page was posted back to the server. (Inherited from Control.)
Protected method SavePageStateToPersistenceMediumSaves any view-state and control-state information for the page.
Protected method SaveViewStateSaves any server control view-state changes that have occurred since the time the page was posted back to the server. (Inherited from Control.)
Protected method SetDesignModeStateSets design-time data for a control. (Inherited from Control.)
Public method SetFocus(Control)Sets the browser focus to the specified control.
Public method SetFocus(String)Sets the browser focus to the control with the specified identifier.
Public method SetRenderMethodDelegateInfrastructure. Assigns an event handler delegate to render the server control and its content into its parent control. (Inherited from Control.)
Protected method SetStringResourcePointerInfrastructure. Sets a pointer to a string resource. The SetStringResourcePointer method is used by generated classes and is not intended for use from within your code. (Inherited from TemplateControl.)
Public method SetTraceData(Object, Object)Sets trace data for design-time tracing of rendering data, using the trace data key and the trace data value. (Inherited from Control.)
Public method SetTraceData(Object, Object, Object)Sets trace data for design-time tracing of rendering data, using the traced object, the trace data key, and the trace data value. (Inherited from Control.)
Public method TestDeviceFilterReturns a Boolean value indicating whether a device filter applies to the HTTP request. (Inherited from TemplateControl.)
Public method ToStringReturns a string that represents the current object. (Inherited from Object.)
Protected method TrackViewStateCauses tracking of view-state changes to the server control so they can be stored in the server control's StateBag object. This object is accessible through the ControlViewState property. (Inherited from Control.)
Public method TryUpdateModelTModel(TModel)Updates the specified model instance using values from the data-bound control.
Public method TryUpdateModelTModel(TModel, IValueProvider)Updates the model instance using values from the specified value provider.
Public method UnregisterRequiresControlStateStops persistence of control state for the specified control.
Public method UpdateModelTModel(TModel)Updates the specified model instance using values from the data-bound control.
Public method UpdateModelTModel(TModel, IValueProvider)Updates the specified model instance using values from a specified value provider.
Public method ValidateInstructs any validation controls included on the page to validate their assigned information.
Public method Validate(String)Instructs the validation controls in the specified validation group to validate their assigned information.
Public method VerifyRenderingInServerFormConfirms that an HtmlForm control is rendered for the specified ASP.NET server control at run time.
Protected method WriteUTF8ResourceStringInfrastructure. Writes a resource string to an HtmlTextWriter control. The WriteUTF8ResourceString method is used by generated classes and is not intended for use from within your code. (Inherited from TemplateControl.)
Protected method XPath(String)Evaluates an XPath data-binding expression. (Inherited from TemplateControl.)
Protected method XPath(String, String)Evaluates an XPath data-binding expression using the specified format string to display the result. (Inherited from TemplateControl.)
Protected method XPath(String, IXmlNamespaceResolver)Evaluates an XPath data-binding expression using the specified prefix and namespace mappings for namespace resolution. (Inherited from TemplateControl.)
Protected method XPath(String, String, IXmlNamespaceResolver)Evaluates an XPath data-binding expression using the specified prefix and namespace mappings for namespace resolution and the specified format string to display the result. (Inherited from TemplateControl.)
Protected method XPathSelect(String)Evaluates an XPath data-binding expression and returns a node collection that implements the IEnumerable interface. (Inherited from TemplateControl.)
Protected method XPathSelect(String, IXmlNamespaceResolver)Evaluates an XPath data-binding expression using the specified prefix and namespace mappings for namespace resolution and returns a node collection that implements the IEnumerable interface. (Inherited from TemplateControl.)
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Events
  NameDescription
Public event AbortTransactionOccurs when a user ends a transaction. (Inherited from TemplateControl.)
Public event CommitTransactionOccurs when a transaction completes. (Inherited from TemplateControl.)
Public event DataBindingOccurs when the server control binds to a data source. (Inherited from Control.)
Public event DisposedOccurs when a server control is released from memory, which is the last stage of the server control lifecycle when an ASP.NET page is requested. (Inherited from Control.)
Public event ErrorOccurs when an unhandled exception is thrown. (Inherited from TemplateControl.)
Public event InitOccurs when the server control is initialized, which is the first step in its lifecycle. (Inherited from Control.)
Public event InitCompleteOccurs when page initialization is complete.
Public event LoadOccurs when the server control is loaded into the Page object. (Inherited from Control.)
Public event LoadCompleteOccurs at the end of the load stage of the page's life cycle.
Public event PreInitOccurs at the beginning of page initialization.
Public event PreLoadOccurs before the page Load event.
Public event PreRenderOccurs after the Control object is loaded but prior to rendering. (Inherited from Control.)
Public event PreRenderCompleteOccurs before the page content is rendered.
Public event SaveStateCompleteOccurs after the page has completed saving all view state and control state information for the page and controls on the page.
Public event UnloadOccurs when the server control is unloaded from memory. (Inherited from Control.)
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Extension Methods
  NameDescription
Public Extension Method FindDataSourceControlReturns the data source that is associated with the data control for the specified control. (Defined by DynamicDataExtensions.)
Public Extension Method FindFieldTemplateReturns the field template for the specified column in the specified control's naming container. (Defined by DynamicDataExtensions.)
Public Extension Method FindMetaTableReturns the metatable object for the containing data control. (Defined by DynamicDataExtensions.)
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Fields
  NameDescription
Public field Static member postEventArgumentIDInfrastructure. A string that defines the EVENTARGUMENT hidden field in the rendered page.
Public field Static member postEventSourceIDInfrastructure. A string that defines the EVENTTARGET hidden field in the rendered page.
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Explicit Interface Implementations
  NameDescription
Explicit interface implemetation Private property IControlBuilderAccessorControlBuilderFor a description of this member, see IControlBuilderAccessorControlBuilder. (Inherited from Control.)
Explicit interface implemetation Private method IControlDesignerAccessorGetDesignModeStateFor a description of this member, see IControlDesignerAccessorGetDesignModeState. (Inherited from Control.)
Explicit interface implemetation Private method IControlDesignerAccessorSetDesignModeStateFor a description of this member, see IControlDesignerAccessorSetDesignModeState. (Inherited from Control.)
Explicit interface implemetation Private method IControlDesignerAccessorSetOwnerControlInfrastructure. For a description of this member, see IControlDesignerAccessorSetOwnerControl. (Inherited from Control.)
Explicit interface implemetation Private property IControlDesignerAccessorUserDataFor a description of this member, see IControlDesignerAccessorUserData. (Inherited from Control.)
Explicit interface implemetation Private property IDataBindingsAccessorDataBindingsFor a description of this member, see IDataBindingsAccessorDataBindings. (Inherited from Control.)
Explicit interface implemetation Private property IDataBindingsAccessorHasDataBindingsFor a description of this member, see IDataBindingsAccessorHasDataBindings. (Inherited from Control.)
Explicit interface implemetation Private property IExpressionsAccessorExpressionsFor a description of this member, see IExpressionsAccessorExpressions. (Inherited from Control.)
Explicit interface implemetation Private property IExpressionsAccessorHasExpressionsFor a description of this member, see IExpressionsAccessorHasExpressions. (Inherited from Control.)
Explicit interface implemetation Private method IFilterResolutionServiceCompareFiltersInfrastructure. Returns a value that indicates whether a parent/child relationship exists between two specified device filters. (Inherited from TemplateControl.)
Explicit interface implemetation Private method IFilterResolutionServiceEvaluateFilterInfrastructure. Returns a value that indicates whether the specified filter is a type of the current filter object. (Inherited from TemplateControl.)
Explicit interface implemetation Private method IParserAccessorAddParsedSubObjectFor a description of this member, see IParserAccessorAddParsedSubObject. (Inherited from Control.)
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Remarks

The Page class is associated with files that have an .aspx extension. These files are compiled at run time as Page objects and cached in server memory.

If you want to create a Web Forms page using the code-behind technique, derive from this class. Rapid application development (RAD) designers, such as Microsoft Visual Studio, automatically use this model to create Web Forms pages.

The Page object serves as the naming container for all server controls in a page, except those that implement the INamingContainer interface or are child controls of controls that implement this interface.

The Page class is a control that acts as the user interface for your Web application, and as such should be scrutinized to make sure best practices for writing secure code and securing applications are followed. For general information on these topics, see Overview of Web Application Security Threats, Security Policy Best Practices, and Key Security Concepts. For more specific information, see Securing Standard Controls, How to: Display Safe Error Messages, How to: Protect Against Script Exploits in a Web Application by Applying HTML Encoding to Strings, and Introduction to the Validation Controls.

Examples

A Visual Studio Web site project with source code is available to accompany this topic: Download.

The following code example demonstrates how the Page class is used in the code-behind page model. Note that the code-behind source file declares a partial class that inherits from a base page class. The base page class can be Page, or it can be another class that derives from Page. Furthermore, note that the partial class allows the code-behind file to use controls defined on the page without the need to define them as field members.

Imports System

Partial Class MyCodeBehindVB
    Inherits System.Web.UI.Page


    Protected Sub Page_Load(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Me.Load

        ' Place page-specific code here. 

    End Sub 

    ' Define a handler for the button click. 
    Protected Sub SubmitBtn_Click(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles MyButton.Click

        MySpan.InnerHtml = "Hello, " + MyTextBox.Text + "." 

    End Sub 

End Class
using System;

public partial class MyCodeBehindCS : System.Web.UI.Page
{     
    protected void Page_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
    {

        // Place page-specific code here.


    }

    // Define a handler for the button click. 
    protected void SubmitBtn_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
    {	

        MySpan.InnerHtml = "Hello, " + MyTextBox.Text + ".";

    }
}

The following code example shows the .aspx file that corresponds to the preceding code-behind source file.

Security noteSecurity Note

This example has a text box that accepts user input, which is a potential security threat. By default, ASP.NET Web pages validate that user input does not include script or HTML elements. For more information, see Script Exploits Overview.

<%@ Page Language="VB" CodeFile="pageexample.aspx.vb" Inherits="MyCodeBehindVB" %>

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN"
    "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" >
<head runat="server">
    <title>Page Class Example</title>
</head>
<body>
    <form id="form1" runat="server">
    <div>
       <table>
          <tr>
            <td> Name: </td>
            <td> <asp:textbox id="MyTextBox" runat="server"/> </td>
          </tr>
          <tr>
             <td></td>
             <td><asp:button id="MyButton" text="Click Here" onclick="SubmitBtn_Click" runat="server"/></td>
          </tr>
          <tr>
             <td></td>
             <td><span id="MySpan" runat="server" /></td>
          </tr>
       </table>         
    </div>
    </form>
</body>
</html>
<%@ Page Language="C#" CodeFile="pageexample.aspx.cs" Inherits="MyCodeBehindCS" %>

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN"
    "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" >
<head runat="server">
    <title>Page Class Example</title>
</head>
<body>
    <form id="form1" runat="server">
    <div>
       <table>
          <tr>
            <td> Name: </td>
            <td> <asp:textbox id="MyTextBox" runat="server"/> </td>
          </tr>
          <tr>
             <td></td>
             <td><asp:button id="MyButton" text="Click Here" onclick="SubmitBtn_Click" runat="server"/></td>
          </tr>
          <tr>
             <td></td>
             <td><span id="MySpan" runat="server" /></td>
          </tr>
       </table>     
    </div>
    </form>
</body>
</html>

You must use the @ Page directive and use the Inherits and CodeFile attributes to link the code-behind file to the .aspx file. In this example, the Inherits attribute indicates the MyCodeBehind class and the CodeFile attribute indicates the path to the language-specific file that contains the class.

The following code example demonstrates the single-file page model and how to access the IsPostBack property and the Response property of the Page.

<%@ Page Language="VB" %>

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN"
    "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">
<script runat="server">

  Protected Sub Page_Load(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs)

    Dim sb As New StringBuilder()

    If (Page.IsPostBack) Then

      sb.Append("You posted back to the page.<br />")

    End If

    sb.Append("The host address is " + Page.Request.UserHostAddress + ".<br />")
    sb.Append("The page title is """ + Page.Header.Title + """.")

    PageMessage.Text = sb.ToString()

  End Sub

</script>

<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" >
<head runat="server">
    <title>Page Class Example</title>
</head>
<body>
    <form id="form1" 
          runat="server">
    <div>
    <asp:Label id="PageMessage" 
               runat="server"/>
    <br /> <br />
    <asp:Button id="PageButton"
                Text="PostBack"
                runat="server" />    
    </div>
    </form>
</body>
</html>
<%@ Page Language="C#" %>

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN"
    "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">
<script runat="server">

  protected void Page_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
  {
    StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();

    if (Page.IsPostBack)
      sb.Append("You posted back to the page.<br />");

    sb.Append("The host address is " + Page.Request.UserHostAddress + ".<br />");
    sb.Append("The page title is \"" + Page.Header.Title + "\".");

    PageMessage.Text = sb.ToString();

  }
</script>

<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" >
<head runat="server">
    <title>Page Class Example</title>
</head>
<body>
    <form id="form1" 
          runat="server">
    <div>
    <asp:Label id="PageMessage" 
               runat="server"/>
    <br /> <br />
    <asp:Button id="PageButton"
                Text="PostBack"
                runat="server" />
    </div>
    </form>
</body>
</html>
Version Information

.NET Framework

Supported in: 4.5, 4, 3.5, 3.0, 2.0, 1.1, 1.0
Platforms

Windows 8, Windows Server 2012, Windows 7, Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core Role not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core Role supported with SP1 or later; Itanium not supported)

The .NET Framework does not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.

Thread Safety
Any public static (Shared in Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.