In ASP.Net, during which page lifecycle event does viewstate get loaded?

Question

I know it happens sometime before Load, but during what event exactly?

Answer 1

It's loaded into memory between init and load. See this article for a full break down of the page lifecycle.

Answer 2

Here's a cheat sheet for the life cycle process

Answer 3

That is to say, viewstate is loaded between the OnInit() and OnLoad() events of the page.

My favorite article on dealing with viewstate, which answers every question I have every time: http://weblogs.asp.net/infinitiesloop/archive/2006/08/03/Truly-Understanding-Viewstate.aspx

Answer 4

Check this article, it lists down the events in the sequence: http://www.altafkhatri.com/Altaf/ASP%5FNET%5FPage%5FLife%5FCycle%5FAnd%5FEvents/Common%5FASP%5FNET/Page%5FEvents