Server Event Handling in ASP.NET Web Forms Pages

In ASP.NET Web Forms, when you work with server controls on the page, much of the page's logic involves responding to events raised by controls. However, events work somewhat differently in ASP.NET Web Forms pages than in client applications.

Note

This topic applies only to ASP.NET Web Forms pages. It does not apply to pages that you create using ASP.NET MVC (Model View Controller) or ASP.NET Web Pages.

The following topics explain the event-handling model for ASP.NET Web Forms pages and provide instructions on how to create event handlers.

In This Section

• ASP.NET Web Forms Server Control Event Model

• How to: Create Event Handlers in ASP.NET Web Forms Pages

• How to: Connect Multiple Events to a Single Event Handler in ASP.NET Web Forms

• How to: Determine Which Web Server Control Raised an Event

• How to: Dynamically Bind Event Handlers at Run Time in ASP.NET Web Forms Pages

Related Sections

• ASP.NET Client Script
  Provides information about how to work with client script in ASP.NET Web Forms pages.

• ASP.NET Web Server Controls Overview
  Provides information about how ASP.NET Web server controls work, how to add them to ASP.NET Web Forms pages, and how to program them.