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.NET Framework Class Library
Control..::.Load Event

Occurs when the server control is loaded into the Page object.

Namespace: System.Web.UI
Assembly: System.Web (in System.Web.dll)
Syntax
Public Event Load As EventHandler
public event EventHandler Load
public:
 event EventHandler^ Load {
	void add (EventHandler^ value);
	void remove (EventHandler^ value);
}
member Load : IEvent<EventHandler,
    EventArgs>
Remarks

Notifies the server control to perform any processing steps that are set to occur on each page request. You can access view state information and Web form POST data from this event. You can also access other server controls within the page's control hierarchy.

NoteNote

If you set a custom template in a control during the Page_Load event, the text values of child controls in the custom template will be lost. This occurs because the form values have already been loaded.

Examples

' This is the constructor for a custom Page class. 
' When this constructor is called, it associates the Control.Load event,
' which the Page class inherits from the Control class, with the Page_Load
' event handler for this version of the page.
Public Sub New()
   AddHandler Load, AddressOf Page_Load
End Sub 'New



// This is the constructor for a custom Page class. 
// When this constructor is called, it associates the Control.Load event,
// which the Page class inherits from the Control class, with the Page_Load
// event handler for this version of the page.
public MyPage()
{
   Load += new EventHandler(Page_Load);
}

Version Information

.NET Framework

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

Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, Windows XP SP2 x64 Edition, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core supported with SP1 or later), Windows Server 2003 SP2

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