Best alternative solution for ASP.NET AJAX UpdatePanel

Question

Best alternative solution for ASP.NET AJAX UpdatePanel for dynamically add and remove user controls without full postback

Answer 1

jQuery offers a bunch of handy AJAX calls. I'm not sure how well it would work with user controls but I'm sure you could manage something.

Answer 2

http://encosia.com/2008/02/05/boost-aspnet-performance-with-deferred-content-loading/

Answer 3

You can use ASP.Net Client Callbacks (here's one walkthrough, there are lots out there) by implementing ICallbackEventHandler on your UserControls. This avoids the full page postback, as it runs a modified version of the page lifecycle, but it has the advantage of keeping the UserControls in your page.

However I would also recommend jQuery if you can accomplish what you need with it.

Answer 4

Use jQuery with ASP.NET Ajax PageMethods:

http://www.ajaxlines.com/ajax/stuff/article/using_jquery_to_directly_call_aspnet_ajax_page_methods.php

http://encosia.com/2008/05/29/using-jquery-to-directly-call-aspnet-ajax-page-methods/

Answer 5

Also, depending on exactly what you're trying to do, you may want to look at WebMethods for updating bits and pieces. I don't know about jQuery's support for it, I haven't used that. But you can use PageMethods, if you're doing simple stuff easily enough, without the need for jQuery.

http://www.codeasp.net/blogs/Vijjendra/microsoft-net/192/call-pagemethod-from-javascript-in-asp.net-ajax