Debugging ASP.NET

Understanding Server-Side Events

Server-side events are one of the fundamental changes in the ASP.NET architecture, compared to older versions of ASP. These server-side events provide for a programming model that is very similar to that of a traditional event-model Visual Basic application. The code for these events is generally stored in a separate file called a code-behind file. This allows for separation between your client and server code, making things much more organized and structured. The code-behind file simply contains everything that used to be contained within the <%%> files in your old ASP pages; however, it is strictly code without any HTML.

Now let’s see what events are available to you on the server and how you can exploit them ...