UpdatePanel.Update Method
Definition
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Causes an update of the content of an UpdatePanel control.
public:
void Update();public void Update ();member this.Update : unit -> unitPublic Sub Update ()Exceptions
The UpdateMode property is set to Always.
-or-
The Update() method is called during or after the page's Render(HtmlTextWriter) event.
Examples
The following example uses the Update method to update the content of an UpdatePanel control when more than five seconds have elapsed since the last update.
<%@ Page Language="C#" %>
<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">
<script runat="server">
protected DateTime LastUpdate
{
get
{
return (DateTime)(ViewState["LastUpdate"] ?? DateTime.Now);
}
set
{
ViewState["LastUpdate"] = value;
}
}
protected void Button1_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
if (LastUpdate.AddSeconds(5.0) < DateTime.Now)
{
UpdatePanel1.Update();
LastUpdate = DateTime.Now;
}
}
protected void Page_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
ScriptManager1.RegisterAsyncPostBackControl(Button1);
if (!IsPostBack)
{
LastUpdate = DateTime.Now;
}
}
</script>
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
<head id="Head1" runat="server">
<title>UpdatePanelUpdateMode Example</title>
</head>
<body>
<form id="form1" runat="server">
<div>
<asp:ScriptManager ID="ScriptManager1"
runat="server" />
<asp:Panel ID="Panel1"
GroupingText="UpdatePanel1"
runat="server">
<asp:UpdatePanel ID="UpdatePanel1"
UpdateMode="Conditional"
runat="server">
<ContentTemplate>
<p>
The content in this UpdatePanel only refreshes if five or more
seconds have passed since the last refresh and the button in
UpdatePanel2 was clicked. The time is checked
server-side and the UpdatePanel.Update() method is called. Last
updated: <strong>
<%= LastUpdate.ToString() %>
</strong>
</p>
</ContentTemplate>
</asp:UpdatePanel>
</asp:Panel>
<asp:Panel ID="Panel2"
GroupingText="UpdatePanel2"
runat="server">
<asp:UpdatePanel ID="UpdatePanel2"
runat="server">
<ContentTemplate>
<p>
This UpdatePanel always refreshes if the button is clicked.
Last updated: <strong>
<%= DateTime.Now.ToString() %>
</strong>
</p>
</ContentTemplate>
</asp:UpdatePanel>
</asp:Panel>
<asp:Button ID="Button1" Text="Button1" runat="server" OnClick="Button1_Click" />
</div>
</form>
</body>
</html>
<%@ Page Language="VB" %>
<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">
<script runat="server">
Protected Property LastUpdate() As DateTime
Get
If ViewState("LastUpdate") IsNot Nothing Then
Return ViewState("LastUpdate")
Else : Return DateTime.Now()
End If
End Get
Set(ByVal Value As DateTime)
ViewState("LastUpdate") = Value
End Set
End Property
Protected Sub Button1_Click(ByVal Sender As Object, ByVal E As EventArgs)
If (LastUpdate.AddSeconds(5.0) < DateTime.Now) Then
UpdatePanel1.Update()
LastUpdate = DateTime.Now
End If
End Sub
Protected Sub Page_Load(ByVal Sender As Object, ByVal E As EventArgs)
ScriptManager1.RegisterAsyncPostBackControl(Button1)
If Not IsPostBack Then
LastUpdate = DateTime.Now
End If
End Sub
</script>
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
<head id="Head1" runat="server">
<title>UpdatePanelUpdateMode Example</title>
</head>
<body>
<form id="form1" runat="server">
<div>
<asp:ScriptManager ID="ScriptManager1"
runat="server" />
<asp:Panel ID="Panel1"
GroupingText="UpdatePanel1"
runat="server">
<asp:UpdatePanel ID="UpdatePanel1"
runat="server"
UpdateMode="Conditional">
<ContentTemplate>
<p>
The content in this UpdatePanel only refreshes if five or more
seconds have passed since the last refresh and the button in
UpdatePanel2 was clicked. The time is checked
server-side and the UpdatePanel.Update() method is called. Last
updated: <strong>
<%= LastUpdate.ToString() %>
</strong>
</p>
</ContentTemplate>
</asp:UpdatePanel>
</asp:Panel>
<asp:Panel ID="Panel2"
GroupingText="UpdatePanel2"
runat="server">
<asp:UpdatePanel ID="UpdatePanel2"
runat="server">
<ContentTemplate>
<p>
This UpdatePanel always refreshes if the button is clicked.
Last updated: <strong>
<%= DateTime.Now.ToString() %>
</strong>
</p>
</ContentTemplate>
</asp:UpdatePanel>
</asp:Panel>
<asp:Button ID="Button1" Text="Button1" runat="server" OnClick="Button1_Click" />
</div>
</form>
</body>
</html>
Remarks
If the page is enabled for partial-page rendering, when you invoke the Update method, the UpdatePanel control's content is updated in the browser. Call the Update method if you have server code that must execute to determine whether an UpdatePanel control should be updated. If you plan to use the Update method, set the UpdateMode property to Conditional. If you want the decision to update the panel in server logic, ensure that the ChildrenAsTriggers property is false and that no explicit triggers are defined for the panel.
In a typical page development scenario, if you define triggers or if the ChildrenAsTriggers property is true for the UpdatePanel control, the Update method is automatically called during the page life cycle.
If the ContentTemplate property is not defined for the UpdatePanel control, no updates of the panel will occur.
