Chapter 6. Partial-page rendering with UpdatePanels
In this chapter:
- Partial page updates
- Triggers and modes
- Nesting and repeating UpdatePanels
- Creating a live GridView filter
One of the most fascinating controls in the ASP.NET AJAX framework is the UpdatePanel. This new control replaces the need for a page to refresh during a postback. Only portions of a page, designated by the UpdatePanel, are updated. This technique is known as partial-page rendering and can be highly effective in improving the user experience.
At the end of chapter 1 and in segments of chapter 4, you got a glimpse into how the UpdatePanel works and how simple it is to apply to existing ASP.NET applications. In this chapter, the first of two dedicated solely to the UpdatePanel, ...
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