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Asked: 2026-05-23T07:50:11+00:00

in my ASP.NET page I have an update panel, and in the updatepanel_Load event

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in my ASP.NET page I have an update panel, and in the updatepanel_Load event I have the following code:

if (!IsPostBack || triggeredRefresh.Value == "1") 
{
   HiddenField hiddenField = new HiddenField();
   hiddenField.ID ="hiddenField1";
   hiddenField.Value = "0";
   placeHolder1.Controls.Add(hiddenField);
} 
else if ( triggeredCheck.Value == "1" )
{
    HiddenField hiddenField = placeHolder1.FindControl("hiddenField1") as HiddenField;
    var x = Convert.ToInt32(hiddenField.Value);
}

so basically I’m adding hiddenFields to a placeholder upon, then setting their values with a clientside script, then trying to read the values again on an asynchronous postback in the updatepanel_Load event.

The problem is that FindControl returns null because the placeholder1.Controls.Count is 0 at this point. Why is it zero? I added the hidden field prior to the postback.

Thanks for any help

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  1. Editorial Team

    Any controls that you add dynamically will disappear upon postbacks. Therefore it does not exist when the page is returned. Like the Layoric said it is being destroyed during the page lifecycle. I would say if you can then just put the hiddenfield inline, as it is a hiddenfield and if you don’t need it then just don’t look at it (it can still sit there otherwise).

    Keep in mind that when an ASP.NET page is “posted back” it goes through the entire page lifecycle. This means that when the page is first loaded it goes through page preinit, init, load, prerender, render, etc. Then when it is posted back it goes through at least preinit, init, and load (there could be other events as well, I can’t recall off the top of my head) before any events are fired.

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