What is the lifespan for items stored in ViewState?
The lifespan of items stored in ViewState is tied to the lifetime of the current page. ViewState is maintained and preserved between postbacks for a specific page, allowing control values and other state-related data to persist.
The ViewState is created and populated during the initial page load and is then serialized into a hidden field (__VIEWSTATE) within the HTML output. This ViewState is sent back to the server during subsequent postbacks, allowing the server to restore the control values and other state data.
Once the page lifecycle completes and the response is sent to the client, the ViewState remains on the client side until the next postback or until the user navigates away from the page.
It's important to note that ViewState is specific to a single page and is not shared across different pages. Each page has its own unique ViewState that holds the state data for that particular page.
When the user navigates away from the page or the session ends, the ViewState associated with that page is discarded, and the state is no longer available. The next time the page is loaded or a new session is started, the ViewState will be recreated and populated with the initial values.
Therefore, the lifespan of items stored in ViewState is limited to the duration of the page lifecycle and the user's interaction with that specific page.