Postback UpatePanel on close of jQuery dialog

Put a hidden asp:button within the UpdatePanel or outside and set it as an AsyncPostBackTrigger. Call the js function from ItemDataBound if needed, passing in the ClientID of the hidden asp:button. The js function will call the click event on the button passed in once the “OK” or whatever you set buttonTxt to, button is [...]

Load dynamic controls without dll or project references and assign properties

I recently had to load an instance of a specific control within a masterpage base class that had no direct references but would be available at run-time.   Here is how I approached it. I first used LoadControl via a fully qualified assembly name.  I then used dynamic to set properties to bypass compile time checks: