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.NET Framework version 2.0

Provides a way to get strong typing against the previous page, as accessed through the PreviousPage property.

<%@ PreviousPageType attribute = "value" [ attribute = "value" ... ] %>

Term	Definition
TypeName	Specifies the type name for the previous page.
VirtualPath	Specifies the path to the file that generates the strong type.

The @ PreviousPageType directive is used to get strong typing against the PreviousPage property. The @ PreviousPageType directive can only be used on a Web Forms page ( an .aspx file ). If both attributes, TypeName and VirtualPath, are defined, the @ PreviousPageType directive will fail.

The following code example demonstrates how to specify the path to a file that generates the strong type.

<%@ PreviousPageType VirtualPath = "~/SourcePage.aspx"%>

Page.PreviousPage Property