title: How to decode viewstate
body: <p>I need to see the contents of the viewstate of an asp.net page. I looked for a viewstate decoder, found <a href="http://www.testingreflections.com/node/view/3424" rel="noreferrer">Fridz Onion's ViewState Decoder</a> but it asks for the url of a page to get its viewstate. Since my viewstate is formed after a postback and comes as a result of an operation in an update panel, I cannot provide a url. I need to copy &amp; paste the viewstate string and see what's inside. Is there a tool or a website exist that can help viewing the contents of viewstate?</p>