aspx vs ashx MAIN difference

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What are the differences between  aspx and  ashx pages   I use ashx now when I need to handle a request that was called from code and returned with a response  but I would like a more technical answer please

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aspx is a rendered page  If you need a view  use an  aspx page  If all you need is backend functionality but will be staying on the same view  use an  ashx page

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Page is a special case handler    Generic Web handler    ashx  extension based processor  is the default HTTP handler for all Web handlers that do not have a UI and that include the  WebHandler directive    ASP NET page handler    aspx  is the default HTTP handler for all ASP NET pages   Among the built-in HTTP handlers there are also Web service handler    asmx  and Trace handler  trace axd   MSDN says      An ASP NET HTTP handler is the process    frequently referred to as the    endpoint   that runs in response to a   request made to an ASP NET Web   application  The most common handler   is an ASP NET page handler that   processes  aspx files  When users   request an  aspx file  the request is   processed by the page through the page   handler    The image below illustrates this    As to your second question       Does ashx handle more connections than aspx    Don t think so  but for sure  at least not less than

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aspx uses a full lifecycle  Init  Load  PreRender  and can respond to button clicks etc  An  ashx has just a single ProcessRequest method

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For folks that have programmed in nodeJs before  particularly using expressJS  I think of  ashx as a middleware that calls the next function  While  aspx will be the controller that actually responds to the request either around res redirect  res send or whatever

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