Consider the following code snippet:
<script runat="server">
Sub Page_Load(ByVal obj As Object, ByVal ea As EventArgs)
If Not (Page.IsPostBack) Then
MsgBox(1)
ViewState("StartTime") = DateTime.Now
lblMessage.Text = "The time now is " &
ViewState("StartTime") & "<br><br>"
Else
MsgBox(2)
If (CStr(Session("dtDateTime")) <"") Then
lblMessage.Text = "<br>Your last visit: " &
Session("dtDateTime") & "<br><br>"
End If
End If
End Sub
Sub btn_Click(ByVal obj As Object, ByVal ea As EventArgs)
Dim dtDateTime As DateTime
dtDateTime = DateTime.Now
Session("dtDateTime") = dtDateTime
lblMessage.Text += "Current date time: " & dtDateTime &
"<br>Your first visit: " & ViewState("StartTime")
End Sub
</script>
<html>
<body>
<form runat="server">
<asp:Button id="submit" Text="SUBMIT" OnClick="btn_Click"
runat="server"/><br><br>
<asp:Label id="lblMessage" runat="server"/>
</form>
</body>
</html>
When the page loads for the first time, the If condition within the
Page_Load sub gets executed (the MsgBox 1 also pops up)........that's
fine but next when I click the Submit button, as expected, MsgBox 2
pops up but at the same time, the Label also shows
"The time now is " & ViewState("StartTime") & "<br><br>"
which exists in the If condition in the Page_Load sub i.e. the page
looks like
----------------
The time now is (whatever is the ViewState("StartTime") value)
Current date time: (whatever is the current datetime)
Your first visit: (whatever is the ViewState("StartTime") value)
--------------
But if the If condition under the Else condition in the Page_Load sub
is commented & the Submit button is clicked for the first time, the
page looks like this:
--------------
Your last visit:
Current date time: (whatever is the current datetime)
Your first visit: (whatever is the ViewState("StartTime") value)
--------------
Why this difference in output when the If condition under the Else
condition in the Page_Load sub is commented?
Thanks,
Arpan
