Question

Could I get some confirmations from the community that I’m not going mad, and that the life cycle of a page during post back is in deed in a different order to when the page is initally requested.

If this is the case pointers towards references/articles outlining the order would be greatly appreciated.

(A postback equivalent of the page life cycle image would be great)

Answer 1

The behaviour is slightly different but the order is the same. In this respect ‘Postback’ is essentially a state flag on the request.

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms178472.aspx

(nice image btw)

edit: thinking about it, perhaps it would be helpful to outline your problem? Mentioning postback makes me think it’s about databinding perhaps? The article should be helpful though.