Question

I have an initialize function that loads data into my textbox NameTextBox, and then I add an “s” to the name. I then click the Save button that executes SaveButton_Click when debugging the value for NameTextBox.Text is still the original string (FirstName) and not (FirstNames). Why is this? Thanks.

Edit: Sorry here you go let me know if you need more…

Page_Load(sender, e)

Info = GetMyInfo()
Initialize()

Initialize()

NameTextBox.Text = Info.Name

SaveButton_Click(sender, e)

Dim command As SqlCommand

command = GetSQLCommand("StoredProcedure")
command.Parameters.AddWithValue("@Paramter", NameTextBox.Text)
ExecuteSQLCommand(command)

Answer 1

If the textbox is disabled it will not be persisted back to the codebehind, also if you set the initial value everytime (regardless of IsPostBack) you are essentially over writing what the value is when it gets to the Event handler (SaveButton_Click). Ex:

page_load() { NameTextBox.Text = "someValue";}
....

saveButton_Click() { string x = NameTextBox.Text;}

The above code will always have the text value of the textbox be “someValue”. You would need to wrap it in an if(!IsPostBack) like so….

page_load() { if(!IsPostBack) {NameTextBox.Text = "someValue";}}
....

saveButton_Click() { string x = NameTextBox.Text;}