ListControl.AutoPostBack Property (System.Web.UI.WebControls)

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ListControl.AutoPostBack Property
Gets or sets a value indicating whether a postback to the server automatically occurs when the user changes the list selection.

Namespace: System.Web.UI.WebControls
Assembly: System.Web (in system.web.dll)

Syntax
Visual Basic (Declaration)
<ThemeableAttribute(False)> _
Public Overridable Property AutoPostBack As Boolean
Visual Basic (Usage)
Dim instance As ListControl
Dim value As Boolean

value = instance.AutoPostBack

instance.AutoPostBack = value
C#
[ThemeableAttribute(false)] 
public virtual bool AutoPostBack { get; set; }
C++
[ThemeableAttribute(false)] 
public:
virtual property bool AutoPostBack {
	bool get ();
	void set (bool value);
}
J#
/** @property */
public boolean get_AutoPostBack ()

/** @property */
public void set_AutoPostBack (boolean value)
JScript
public function get AutoPostBack () : boolean

public function set AutoPostBack (value : boolean)
XAML
Not applicable.

Property Value

true if a postback to the server automatically occurs whenever the user changes the selection of the list; otherwise, false. The default is false.
Remarks

Set this property to true if the server needs to capture the selection as soon as it is made. For example, other controls on the Web page can be automatically filled depending on the user's selection from a list control.

This property can be used to allow automatic population of other controls on the Web page based on a user's selection from a list.

The value of this property is stored in view state.

This property cannot be set by themes or style sheet themes. For more information, see ThemeableAttribute and Introduction to ASP.NET Themes.

Example

The following example demonstrates how to enable AutoPostBack for the ListBox control.

Visual Basic

<%@ Page Language="VB" AutoEventWireup="True" %>

<!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>ListBox AutoPostBack Example</title>
<script runat="server">

      Sub Page_Load(sender As Object, e As EventArgs)
      
         If Not IsNothing(ListBox1.SelectedItem)
            Label1.Text = "You selected: " & ListBox1.SelectedItem.Value
         Else
            Label1.Text = ""
         End If

      End Sub

   </script>

</head>

<body>

   <form id="form1" runat="server">

      <h3>ListBox AutoPostBack Example</h3>

      Select an item from the list box: <br /><br />

      <asp:ListBox id="ListBox1" 
           Rows="4"
           AutoPostBack="True" 
           SelectionMode="Single"  
           runat="server">
 
         <asp:ListItem>Item 1</asp:ListItem>
         <asp:ListItem>Item 2</asp:ListItem>
         <asp:ListItem>Item 3</asp:ListItem>
         <asp:ListItem>Item 4</asp:ListItem>
         <asp:ListItem>Item 5</asp:ListItem>
         <asp:ListItem>Item 6</asp:ListItem>
  
      </asp:ListBox>

      <br /><br />

      <asp:Label id="Label1"
           runat="server"/>

   </form>

</body>
</html>
C#
<%@ Page Language="C#" AutoEventWireup="True" %>

<!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>ListBox AutoPostBack Example</title>
<script runat="server">

      void Page_Load(Object sender, EventArgs e)
      {
         if (ListBox1.SelectedItem != null)
            Label1.Text = "You selected: " + ListBox1.SelectedItem.Value;
         else
            Label1.Text = "";
      }

   </script>

</head>

<body>

   <form id="form1" runat="server">

      <h3>ListBox AutoPostBack Example</h3>

      Select an item from the list box: <br /><br />

      <asp:ListBox id="ListBox1" 
           Rows="4"
           AutoPostBack="True" 
           SelectionMode="Single"  
           runat="server">
 
         <asp:ListItem>Item 1</asp:ListItem>
         <asp:ListItem>Item 2</asp:ListItem>
         <asp:ListItem>Item 3</asp:ListItem>
         <asp:ListItem>Item 4</asp:ListItem>
         <asp:ListItem>Item 5</asp:ListItem>
         <asp:ListItem>Item 6</asp:ListItem>
  
      </asp:ListBox>

      <br /><br />

      <asp:Label id="Label1"
           runat="server"/>

   </form>

</body>
</html>
JScript

<%@ Page Language="JScript" AutoEventWireup="True" %>

<!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>ListBox AutoPostBack Example</title>
<script runat="server">

      function Page_Load(sender : Object, e : EventArgs){
         if(ListBox1.SelectedItem != null)
            Label1.Text = "You selected: " + ListBox1.SelectedItem.Value
         else
            Label1.Text = ""
      }

   </script>

</head>

<body>

   <form id="form1" runat="server">

      <h3>ListBox AutoPostBack Example</h3>

      Select an item from the list box: <br /><br />

      <asp:ListBox id="ListBox1" 
           Rows="4"
           AutoPostBack="True" 
           SelectionMode="Single"  
           runat="server">
 
         <asp:ListItem>Item 1</asp:ListItem>
         <asp:ListItem>Item 2</asp:ListItem>
         <asp:ListItem>Item 3</asp:ListItem>
         <asp:ListItem>Item 4</asp:ListItem>
         <asp:ListItem>Item 5</asp:ListItem>
         <asp:ListItem>Item 6</asp:ListItem>
  
      </asp:ListBox>

      <br /><br />

      <asp:Label id="Label1"
           runat="server"/>

   </form>

</body>
</html>
Platforms

Windows 98, Windows Server 2000 SP4, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP Media Center Edition, Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows XP SP2, Windows XP Starter Edition

The Microsoft .NET Framework 3.0 is supported on Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows XP SP2, and Windows Server 2003 SP1.

Version Information

.NET Framework

Supported in: 3.0, 2.0, 1.1, 1.0
See Also