event of asp.net master page not firing...

Question

I put a break point at the protected void Page_Load(object sender, EventArgs e) method of my master page, but when i start the site it does not hit that break point.

Why is the event not firing? I would like to use this event along with others such as the Init event in order to check to see if the session has expired everytime a page loads...

Thanks.

Answer 1

You might want to try creating a base class of type Page that handles your session check. Leave the master pages for page design. If you have multiple master pages, you would have to duplicate that code in each one, but if your pages inherit from a single base page, your session check logic will be in one place.

Answer 2

The problem is likely that your .aspx page has not correctly referencing your .master page. Be sure that, at the top of your .aspx page, you have a line similar to the following:

<%@ Page Title="Some Title" Language="C#" MasterPageFile="Main.Master" CodeBehind="MyPage.aspx.cs" Inherits="MyApp.MyPage" %>

Another possible problem is that your .master page isn't referencing the proper (or any) assembly. Be sure that the top line of your .master page is similar to the following:

<%@ Master Language="C#" AutoEventWireup="True" CodeBehind="Main.master.cs" Inherits="MyApp.Main" %>

Answer 3

A couple of things to check, some of which may be obvious...

1. Check your child page is calling the correct Master Page.

2. The Master Page Page_Load executes after the child Page_Load, so make sure you debug through the child page execution first.

3. Check that you've actually got your Page_Load event wired up if you're using VB.NET.

Answer 4

You need to check declaration of page to make sure it refers proper masterpage and masterpage, to make sure that it refers proper inherited class.