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UpdatePanel.Update Method

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Definition

Namespace:
System.Web.UI
Assembly:
System.Web.Extensions.dll

Causes an update of the content of an UpdatePanel control.

public:
 void Update();
public void Update ();
member this.Update : unit -> unit
Public Sub Update ()

Exceptions

InvalidOperationException

The UpdateMode property is set to Always.

-or-

The Update() method is called during or after the page's Render(HtmlTextWriter) event.

Examples

The following example uses the Update method to update the content of an UpdatePanel control when more than five seconds have elapsed since the last update.


<%@ 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 DateTime LastUpdate
    {
        get
        {
            return (DateTime)(ViewState["LastUpdate"] ?? DateTime.Now);
        }
        set
        {
            ViewState["LastUpdate"] = value;
        }
    }

    protected void Button1_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
    {
        if (LastUpdate.AddSeconds(5.0) < DateTime.Now)
        {
            UpdatePanel1.Update();
            LastUpdate = DateTime.Now;
        }
    }

    protected void Page_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
    {

        ScriptManager1.RegisterAsyncPostBackControl(Button1);   
        if (!IsPostBack)
        {
            LastUpdate = DateTime.Now;
        }
    }
</script>

<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
<head id="Head1" runat="server">
    <title>UpdatePanelUpdateMode Example</title>
</head>
<body>
    <form id="form1" runat="server">
        <div>
            <asp:ScriptManager ID="ScriptManager1"
                               runat="server" />
            <asp:Panel ID="Panel1"
                       GroupingText="UpdatePanel1"
                       runat="server">
                <asp:UpdatePanel ID="UpdatePanel1"
                                 UpdateMode="Conditional"
                                 runat="server">
                    <ContentTemplate>
                        <p>
                            The content in this UpdatePanel only refreshes if five or more
                            seconds have passed since the last refresh and the button in
                            UpdatePanel2 was clicked. The time is checked
                            server-side and the UpdatePanel.Update() method is called. Last
                            updated: <strong>
                                <%= LastUpdate.ToString() %>
                            </strong>
                        </p>
                    </ContentTemplate>
                </asp:UpdatePanel>
            </asp:Panel>
            <asp:Panel ID="Panel2"
                       GroupingText="UpdatePanel2"
                       runat="server">
                <asp:UpdatePanel ID="UpdatePanel2"
                                 runat="server">
                    <ContentTemplate>
                        <p>
                            This UpdatePanel always refreshes if the button is clicked.
                            Last updated: <strong>
                                <%= DateTime.Now.ToString() %>
                            </strong>
                        </p>
                    </ContentTemplate>
                </asp:UpdatePanel>
            </asp:Panel>
            <asp:Button ID="Button1" Text="Button1" runat="server" OnClick="Button1_Click" />
        </div>
    </form>
</body>
</html>


<%@ 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 Property LastUpdate() As DateTime
        Get
            If ViewState("LastUpdate") IsNot Nothing Then
                Return ViewState("LastUpdate")
            Else : Return DateTime.Now()
            End If
        End Get
        Set(ByVal Value As DateTime)
            ViewState("LastUpdate") = Value
        End Set
    End Property

    Protected Sub Button1_Click(ByVal Sender As Object, ByVal E As EventArgs)
        If (LastUpdate.AddSeconds(5.0) < DateTime.Now) Then
            UpdatePanel1.Update()
            LastUpdate = DateTime.Now
        End If
    End Sub

    Protected Sub Page_Load(ByVal Sender As Object, ByVal E As EventArgs)
        ScriptManager1.RegisterAsyncPostBackControl(Button1)
        If Not IsPostBack Then
            LastUpdate = DateTime.Now
        End If
    End Sub
</script>

<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
<head id="Head1" runat="server">
    <title>UpdatePanelUpdateMode Example</title>
</head>
<body>
    <form id="form1" runat="server">
        <div>
            <asp:ScriptManager ID="ScriptManager1"
                               runat="server" />
            <asp:Panel ID="Panel1"
                       GroupingText="UpdatePanel1"
                       runat="server">
                <asp:UpdatePanel ID="UpdatePanel1"
                                   runat="server"
                                   UpdateMode="Conditional">
                    <ContentTemplate>
                        <p>
                            The content in this UpdatePanel only refreshes if five or more
                            seconds have passed since the last refresh and the button in
                            UpdatePanel2 was clicked. The time is checked
                            server-side and the UpdatePanel.Update() method is called. Last
                            updated: <strong>
                                <%= LastUpdate.ToString() %>
                            </strong>
                        </p>
                    </ContentTemplate>
                </asp:UpdatePanel>
            </asp:Panel>
            <asp:Panel ID="Panel2"
                       GroupingText="UpdatePanel2"
                       runat="server">
                <asp:UpdatePanel ID="UpdatePanel2"
                                 runat="server">
                    <ContentTemplate>
                        <p>
                            This UpdatePanel always refreshes if the button is clicked.
                            Last updated: <strong>
                                <%= DateTime.Now.ToString() %>
                            </strong>
                        </p>
                    </ContentTemplate>
                </asp:UpdatePanel>
            </asp:Panel>
            <asp:Button ID="Button1" Text="Button1" runat="server" OnClick="Button1_Click" />
        </div>
    </form>
</body>
</html>

Remarks

If the page is enabled for partial-page rendering, when you invoke the Update method, the UpdatePanel control's content is updated in the browser. Call the Update method if you have server code that must execute to determine whether an UpdatePanel control should be updated. If you plan to use the Update method, set the UpdateMode property to Conditional. If you want the decision to update the panel in server logic, ensure that the ChildrenAsTriggers property is false and that no explicit triggers are defined for the panel.

In a typical page development scenario, if you define triggers or if the ChildrenAsTriggers property is true for the UpdatePanel control, the Update method is automatically called during the page life cycle.

If the ContentTemplate property is not defined for the UpdatePanel control, no updates of the panel will occur.

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