ASP.NET Viewstate Decoder
- Ever wonder what's in that cryptic looking ViewState on ASP.NET webpages?
- Ever get sick of downloading a ViewState Decoder tool only to realize all it does is base64 decode the string - and NOT actually decode the ViewState?
- Ever get sick of finding a view state decoder only to realize it doesn't display the wonky ViewState structure in parallel with the data?
This tool will completely (and generically) decode the ASP.NET ViewState. It will keep structure inline with data. I got sick of the above mentioned things and just decided to write my own.
The formatting isn't the prettiest as Viewstate's encoding is wonky as hell, but it is readable.
What is the ViewState? http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms972976.aspx
Note - this will not decrypt encrypted viewstate.
Understanding what Viewstate is: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms972976.aspx
.NET 4.0 Framework