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Asked: May 11, 20262026-05-11T03:09:11+00:00 2026-05-11T03:09:11+00:00

I have a site that uses a couple DropDownLists that are databound. I was

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I have a site that uses a couple DropDownLists that are databound. I was also doing the traditional if (!IsPostBack) {list.Databind();} and relied on viewstate to keep the lists filled during a post back. I recently converted the site to ASP.NET 3.5 and noticed that the lists are empty during postback (as if ViewState is disabled). I didn’t explicitly disable anything, and am wondering if anyone has seen a similar change or behavior in their viewstate dependent controls.

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  1. 2026-05-11T03:09:12+00:00Added an answer on May 11, 2026 at 3:09 am

    I have definitely seen similar problems (though mine were with visibility). Try to ensure that the ViewState is explicitly enabled on the whole control hierarchy down to the dropdown.

    e.g.

    ‹asp:Page EnableViewState='True' ...›      ...       ‹asp:Panel EnableViewState='True'...›          ...          ‹asp:DropDownList EnableViewState='True' ...›          ...       ... ... 

    R.

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