Handling form data issues with FireFox on page refresh

If you have ever noticed how FireFox maintains form data on a page refresh, it can causes some issues at times when handling .net code that uses these inputs to render javascript code after the page loads.

To get around this, you can simply use the following code with a scriptmanager control:

If Not Page.IsPostBack Then 
   ScriptManager.RegisterStartupScript(Page, Page.GetType(), _
   "ScriptManager_myFunction", "document.getElementById('" & _
   myControl.ClientID & "').value = 'default value';", True)
End If

You can also clear the form control value, but I typically do not recommend this action since it defeats the advantages associated with firefox maintaining form data on refresh.