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Posted by:
Jon Henning
2/4/2007
The DNNTabStrip control has been under development for quite some time. The original document was written in August of 2006. I am happy to announce that I was able to finish the final chapter for it just a couple hours before the Super Bowl (Go Bears!). Chapter 6 deals with the two callback methods available, detailing under what situations you would choose one over the other. Here is the introduction.
The ClientAPI currently supports two different types of Callbacks: Simple and ProcessPage. The difference between these lies in how much of the default ASP.NET page’s lifecycle is run before it is short-circuited. The following diagrams illustrate the differences.

For a CallbackType of Simple the grayed out boxes are skipped.

For a CallbackType of ProcessPage, all the same events that happen in a normal PostBack occur. The difference is in how much information is processed. For example, only the tab’s HTML is rendered.
You can read the document in its entirety here.
Please note that the code discussed in this document along with the samples have not been published or released yet.
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Re: TabStrip Rendering Document Complete
Sorry Jon, but GO COLTS!
By christoc on
2/5/2007
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Re: TabStrip Rendering Document Complete
Hi Jon:
Saw the TabStrip demo on the WebControls project page and loved it. I downloaded the latest beta (1.4) and I had problems using it with DNN 4.3.5
I keep getting a runtime error stating that a particular signature for DotNetNuke.UI.Utilities.ClientAPI.GetCallbackEventReference() cannot be found. So I looked at the DotNetNuke.WebUtility dll and the method was not there. However, in the TabStrip sample app, the method is there.
I cannot figure out why the method wouldbe in one dll and not the other when they are both the same version (3.2).
Could you please tell me if I am doing something wrong, or if the WebControls beta is compatible with DNN 4.3.5 ?
Thanks
By awoo23 on
2/6/2007
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Re: TabStrip Rendering Document Complete
Being a beta I have not tried verifying what versions work with what DNN versions. My suggestion is to use the webutility included with the sample. Soon there will be a real release of the webcontrols.
By jhenning@solpart.com on
2/6/2007
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