in LoadViewState() : ViewState is empty after page reloads the 2nd time

[Christian]

Hi,

I have a Webform with 1 submit button and 1 label

code behind :
public class MainWebForm: System.Web.UI.P age
{
protected System.Web.UI.W ebControls.Labe l lblFName;

protected override void LoadViewState( object o )
{
lblFName.Text = (string)ViewSta te["FName"];
}

protected override object SaveViewState()
{
ViewState["FName"] = "Enter First Name Here";
return base.SaveViewSt ate();
}
}

Upon loading the page the first time
- LoadViewState() is not executed yet : OK
- SaveViewState() event is executed and saves a value in
the ViewState-object :OK

Page is now displayed with an empty label : OK

Upon pressing the Submit button : page loads a second time
- LoadViewState() is executed and ViewState["FName"] is still empty ????

Why ?

Thanks

Chris