How Do I: Implement the AJAX Incremental Page Display Pattern?

Traditionally when a Web page is requested, the user must wait while the entire page is retrieved from the server after which the complete page appears suddenly in the browser. This video demonstrates how the AJAX Incremental Page Display Pattern improves the user experience by quickly and smoothly fetching and displaying portions of the Web page.

Presented by Joe Stagner

Duration: 11 minutes, 47 seconds

Date: 5 March 2007

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Raime910 : On April 14, 2008 12:36 AM said:

Hi Joe! I have a quick question about update progress control.

Here's what I'm trying to do, I have two div tags and 2 buttons, one for each div tags. If I click button 1 it should only show update progress inside div 1 and for button 2 should only show update progress inside div 2. Is there a way where I can tell the update panels who their target is, and only show up when their target is being updated? Thanks!

- Rai

Raime910 : On April 14, 2008 1:38 AM said:

EEEEPPP! AssociatedUpdatePanelID answered my question. I wasn't looking deeper into the attributes. Sorry.

JoeStagner : On April 14, 2008 9:03 PM said:

:) No problem, thanks for the update !

scott@elbandit.co.uk : On May 22, 2008 7:34 AM said:

Hello Joe,

Is this the same pattern used to populate the 'Recommended Reading' section when viewng a users profile e.g. when you click on your name:

forums.asp.net/.../JoeStagner.aspx.

Cheers Scott

cv_vikram : On August 06, 2008 1:57 PM said:

Very good tutorial...thanks

inferano : On August 19, 2008 7:20 AM said:

Hi Joe,

This one is a very good "How do I?"

Is there a way to use the Page's methods instead of calling the Webmethods?

I would also like to know how this technique can be used to load the page during the first Page Load? I would want some static portions of the page to load before the request made to the webserver for some validations return results.