ASP.NET - improve performance

Question

Is there any reason use standart HTML controls (input type=text,input type=checkbox) instead of asp.net controls ( asp:TextBox, asp:CheckBox) to improve performance?

Answer 1

IMHO this would be a micro optimization. You will gain performance but it won't be noticeable. On the other hand you will loose much of the flexibility offered by the server controls.

You could try to reduce the size of the ViewState by disabling it for controls that don't need it. This will reduce the size of the generated pages and improve performance.

Answer 2

The ASP.NET user controls will all have ViewState associated with them unless you explicitly set

EnableViewState="False"

As such, you will bloat the size of the underlying page if you have a large number of controls. As a general rule, use what meets your needs and nothing more.

• Do you need to access the user control in the code-behind?
• Do you need the control to maintain value across post-backs etc?

In most cases, it won't make a difference, but it is good to keep your page clean if you don't need these features.