OnInit() and Page_Load() called all the time

[ojb]

Why when I press a button or select from a DDL, it calls my OnInit() and PageLoad()?
Can I do anything to prevent that from happening,?
Alternatively, is there something like OnExit() where I can undo (or reset) the stuff (my init code) that happens in PageLoad()?
(Now, when my app starts up, I can't tell if it really is the first time or the user just pressed a button...)
Thx,
Oran
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[radcaesar]

I Don't get the question. Can u explain it in detail ?

[ojb]

Ok, details:
I have this page, ASP, and I put on it a datagrid, several DropDownLists, and lots of buttons.
I have my initiliazing code, like setting a DDL.SelectedIndex to the first item, making some buttons visible and other invisible, etc.
I put a call to MyInit() inside the provided OnInit() routine to do the above.

However, as I found by single-stepping through the program, OnInit() is called when I try to do anything in my page: pressing a button, selecting a DDL item, paging the DataGrid, etc.
I don't want to reinitialize everything when the user, say, wants to scroll down the DataGrid or press a Button on the exisiting data.
I tried to move my MyInit routine elsewhere, like under Page_Load or OnUnload, but the same thing happens, and I have no way to tell when the page is really starting up or just a button was pressed.

There's probably a simple flag to this, but I couldn't find it.
thx,
ojb
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[ojb]

Found it!

if (!Page.IsPostBack)
MyInit();

Thanks all,
ojb