Question

This is some code behind for an aspx page.
I’m not sure if I should be using public variables or a viewState

Partial Class madeUpName
 Inherits System.Web.UI.Page
  Public vin As String = ""
  Public stk As String = ""

 Protected Sub Page_Load(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Me.Load
  'inside of here i use the variables
 end sub

 Protected Sub Page_Unload(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Me.Unload
  'inside of here I also use the same variables
 end sub

Should I use viewState variables or public variables in my class for the page? It seems like they both achieve the same thing.

Answer 1

Use ViewState if you want the values to persist between postbacks.

If the values only need to exist for the lifetime of the page, regular variables will do just fine.