title: handle event before Page_Load
body: <p>I have an asp.net web page with a ton of code that is handled in the Page-Load event of the page.  I also have a dropdown box on the page that should reload the page with a new value, but I would like to get this new value before I process the entire Page-Load code.
  I am trying to get my head around ASP.NET page lifecycle. </p>
  
  <p>Should I move the Page-Load code to a later event or is there a way to get the value of the dropdown list value before the the Page-Load event begins?</p>
  
  <p>TIA</p>