Can I use Page.IsPostBack from BasePage?

Question

I have a web form page Default.aspx, which inherits from a BasePage class that I created, which in turn inherits from System.Web.UI.Page. Very common setup.

Default : BasePage : System.Web.UI.Page

Within the BasePage.BasePage() (constructor), I want to do something if we're not doing a postback. So I put the standard

if(!Page.IsPostBack) { // do stuff here }

However, Page.IsPostBack always returns false, even when I am really posting back.

My question, then, is this just a limitation of BasePage not being able to see the "IsPostBack" variable on the page level?

Or is there an extra piece I'm missing like when I must say "HttpContext.Current.Request" instead of just "Request" on the page level?

Answer 1

Don't put it in the constructor. The IsPostBack value is valid within the lifecycle events PreInit through Load.