Accessing original (html tag) value of a control property

[HoustonFreeways]

Suppose I have a datagrid control which defines the showfooter property

<dg:datagridconfirm id="dg_inbox" Runat="server" showfooter=false>

During subsequent postbacks of the page, I change the showfooter value to
true or false depending on the number of items in the datagrid

If me.Items.Count = 0 Then
ShowFooter = True
Else
ShowFooter = False
End If

The question is:
Is there any way I can reference the original value that was set in the tag?
(In this case false).

I realize I can set a viewstate variable when page.isPostBack is false, but
it seems to me there should be some way to access the original tag value.

 

[Lucas Tam]

The question is:
Is there any way I can reference the original value that was set in
the tag? (In this case false).

I realize I can set a viewstate variable when page.isPostBack is
false, but it seems to me there should be some way to access the
original tag value.

That's what viewstate or session variables are for.

 

[Brock Allen]

If you interogate the control in Page_Init, then that value will be the "default"
value. Page_Init fires prior to any data being restored into the control
from a postback.