ASP.NET AJAX: Firing an UpdatePanel after the page load is complete

Question

I\'m sure this is easy but I can\'t figure it out:

I have an ASP.NET page with some UpdatePanels on it. I want the page to completely load with some \'Please w

Answer 1

I fiddled around with the ScriptManager suggestions - which I reckon I would have eventually got working but it seems to me that the Timer idea is easier to implement and not really(!) that much of a hack?!

Here's how I got my panel updated after the initial page render was complete...

default.aspx

    <%@ Page Language="C#" AutoEventWireup="true" CodeBehind="Default.aspx.cs" Inherits="AJAXPostLoadCall._Default" %>





    


    

    
And now for a magic trick...
    
        
        

            
                
                    
                    Something magic is about to happen...
                
            

        
    

and the code behind default.aspx.cs reads

using System;
using System.Collections;
using System.Configuration;
using System.Data;
using System.Linq;
using System.Web;
using System.Web.Security;
using System.Web.UI;
using System.Web.UI.HtmlControls;
using System.Web.UI.WebControls;
using System.Web.UI.WebControls.WebParts;
using System.Xml.Linq;

namespace AJAXPostLoadCall
{
    public partial class _Default : System.Web.UI.Page
    {

        protected void Page_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {
        }

        public void DoMagic()
        {
            Label1.Text = "Abracadabra";
        }

        protected void Timer1_Tick(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {
            // Do the magic, then disable the timer
            DoMagic();
            Timer1.Enabled = false;
        }

    }
}

So, the page loads up and the Timer (contained within the UpdatePanel) fires 2 secs after the page has loaded up (I think - I'm not sure when the Timer actually starts?). The label text is rewritten and then the Timer is disabled to stop any more updates.

Simple enough - but can you purists out there tell me if this is a Horrible Hack?