you can use hidden field instead of viewstate, if you really want to retain some value at code behind. You can access hidden field at client side as well as in code behind too.
<asp:LinkButton ID="lnkAddNewAddress" runat="server" OnClientClick="return CheckType('save');">Click Here To Add New Address</asp:LinkButton>
<asp:HiddenField ID="hdf_type" runat="server" />
Javascript code
function CheckType(type) {
document.getElementById("hdf_type").value = type;
return false;
}
Access value in code behind when clicked on save button, and perform your action save or update according to value in hidden field.
hdf_type.Value.ToString();
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HTML FILE SHOULD LOOK LIKE THIS
below i'm posting the whole code which is working fine for me.
<head runat="server">
<title></title>
<script type="text/javascript">
function CheckType(type) {
document.getElementById("hdf_type").value = type;
alert(document.getElementById("hdf_type").value);
return false;
}
</script>
</head>
<body>
<form id="form1" runat="server">
<asp:ScriptManager ID="ScriptManager1" runat="server">
</asp:ScriptManager>
<div>
<asp:LinkButton ID="lnkAddNewAddress" runat="server" OnClientClick="return CheckType('save');">Click Here To Add New Address</asp:LinkButton>
<asp:Button ID="btn" runat="server" OnClientClick="return CheckType('edit');" Text="Click Here To Add New Address" />
<asp:ModalPopupExtender ID="lnkAddNewAddress_ModalPopupExtender" runat="server" BackgroundCssClass="modalBackground"
DynamicServicePath="" Enabled="True" PopupControlID="pnlMyAddressBook" TargetControlID="lnkAddNewAddress"
ViewStateMode="Enabled">
</asp:ModalPopupExtender>
<div id="pnlMyAddressBook" style="height: 100px; width: 100px; display: none; background-color: Gray">
<asp:Button ID="Button1" runat="server" Text="Button" OnClick="Button1_Click" /><br />
</div>
<asp:HiddenField ID="hdf_type" runat="server" />
</div>
</form>
getting value at code behind: