The following table lists ways in which a page can be invoked and the
corresponding Page property values.
Invocation method
Property values
Original request
・ IsPostBack is set to false.
・ PreviousPage is set to null (Nothing in Visual Basic).
・ IsCallback is set to false.
Postback
・ IsPostBack is set to true.
・ PreviousPage is set to null (Nothing in Visual Basic).
・ IsCallback is set to false.
Cross-page posting
・ IsPostBack is set to false.
・ PreviousPage references the source page.
・ IsCrossPagePostBack is set to true.
・ IsCallback is set to false.
Server transfer
・ IsPostBack is set to false.
・ PreviousPage references the source page.
・ IsCrossPagePostBack that is referenced in the PreviousPage is set to false.
・ IsCallback is set to false.
Callback
・ IsPostBack is set to false.
・ PreviousPage is set to null (Nothing in Visual Basic).
・ IsCallback is set to true.