ASP.NET 4 Unleashed

Summary

In this chapter, you learned how to use the primary server-side ASP.NET AJAX control: UpdatePanel. The bulk of this chapter was devoted to discussing the different features of this control. You learned how to specify triggers for an UpdatePanel. You also learned about how the UpdatePanel control participates in a page’s server-side and client-side page execution life cycle. We also examined how you can handle errors gracefully when using the UpdatePanel control.

In the final parts of this chapter, you learned how to use two controls that support the UpdatePanel control. First, you learned how to use the Timer control to refresh an UpdatePanel on a timed basis. Second, you learned how to use the UpdateProgress control to give the user ...