ViewStateMode vs EnableViewState

Question

What\'s the difference between:

• ViewStateMode: Disabled / Enabled / Inherit
• EnableViewState: True / False

It\'s in the properties of as

Answer 1

Here is a very useful article with a simple detailed example ASP.Net View State: EnableViewState vs ViewStateMode. The gist of it is:

ViewStateMode property allows you to Disable View State at parent level and Enable it selectively at child level.

EnableViewState property does not allow this.

Both of these properties allow you to Enable view state at parent level and Disable it at child level.