' Add property values to view state with set; 
' retrieve them from view state with get.
Public Property [Text]() As String
    Get
        Dim o As Object = ViewState("Text")
        If (IsNothing(o)) Then
            Return String.Empty
        Else
            Return CStr(o)
        End If
    End Get
    Set(ByVal value As String)
        ViewState("Text") = value
    End Set
End Property

private const int defaultFontSize = 3;

// Add property values to view state with set;
// retrieve them from view state with get.
public String Text
{
    get 
    { 
        object o = ViewState["Text"]; 
        return (o == null)? String.Empty : (string)o;
    }

    set
    {
        ViewState["Text"] = value;
    }
}

// Add property values to view state with set;
// retrieve them from view state with get.
/** @property 
 */
public String get_Text()
{
    return ((String)(get_ViewState().get_Item("Text")));
} //get_Text

/** @property 
 */
public void set_Text(String value)
{
    get_ViewState().set_Item("Text", value);
} //set_Text

// Add property values to view state with set;
// retrieve them from view state with get.
public function get Text() : String 
{
       return String(ViewState["Text"]);
}

public function set Text(value : String)
{
       ViewState["Text"] = value;
}