ASP.NET: What happens to code after Response.Redirect(…)?

Question

Does Response.Redirect() cause the currently running method to abort? Or does code after Response.Redirect() execute also?

(That is, is it necessary to return/Exit Sub a

Answer 1

This may not be a complete answer, but from what I've seen...

Response.Redirect does, actually cause the code to stop executing by throwing a System.Threading.ThreadAbortException.

You can see this for yourself by setting up global error handling in the Global.Asax and testing a Response.Redirect.

EDIT

and here is a link to the documentation that supports my answer:

Redirect calls End which raises a ThreadAbortException exception upon completion.

HttpResponse.Redirect Method (String, Boolean) (System.Web)