When creating a web control should you override OnLoad or implement Page_Load

.net asp.net web-controls
Glenn Slaven picture Glenn Slaven · Sep 29, 2008 · Viewed 8.1k times · Source

When you create a new web user control in visual studio it by default adds the Page_Load event. What is the advantage to using this rather than overriding the base OnLoad event on the control? Is it just that the Page_Load event fires before OnLoad?

Answer

Adrian Clark picture Adrian Clark · Sep 29, 2008

The OnLoad method should be the place where the Load event is raised. I personally always try to handle the event unless I need to do extra processing around raising the event.

I recommend handling the event itself under normal circumstances.

Related questions

How To Find Checked Radio Button Using Group name My code Attached?

i am trying to find the value of checked radio using group name i have method that return it but what should i pass in that method along with group name method is here, private string getRadioValue(ControlCollection clts, string …

Read More
ASP.NET TextBox Control - Get the default text value in code behind?

I have been spying the MSDN and can't see a property/method for TextBox that allows you to get the default text value that was set on a field; I want to be able to compare the current txtMyTextBox.Text …

Read More
In C#, what is the difference between public, private, protected, and having no access modifier?

All my college years I have been using public, and would like to know the difference between public, private, and protected? Also what does static do as opposed to having nothing?

Read More