Disable ViewState

[Julien Grossiord]

Hello,

As I do not need it, I would like to disable ViewState on my server but even
if I use <pages enableViewState="false"> in web.config or <%@ Page EnableViewState="false"
.... %> in my pages, I still have a hidden field __VIEWSTATE in the form.

Do you know how I could disable it ?

Best regards,
Julien.

NB : I use .Net 1.1 on Win 2

 

[Bruce Barker]

there is no way to remove viewstate, its used by the .net infrastrure. you
can turn off controls also using it. if you don't need postback support
(IsPostBack and auto loading of postback data into the controls) you can
strip viewstate by providing your own IStateManager.


-- bruce (sqlwork.com)

 

[emancero]

delete runat="server" from form1

If you are not using asp.net webcontrols that are usually part of a form like textboxes, buttons, etc.. You can delete runat="server" from the asp.net main form, generally the "form1" form, this way the hidden __VIEWSTATE field won't be rendered.

I have found a situation where you wouldn't want this control rendered: some mail spam detection programs try to make strange changes to hidden fields, so if you e-mail an asp.net generated page, chances are some mail scanner will distort it.