remove all of the value in the web form

in asp.net web form code behind. how to code a way to remove all of the asp.net control such as textbox, dropdown VALUE (in a for loop)?
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kaufmed   (⌐■_■)Shot Through the Heart, and You're to Blame, You Give vars a Bad NameCommented:
Similar to how I answered your other question, loop over the appropriate container's Controls collection, but do so using a for loop, and just call the RemoveAt method.

e.g.

for (int i = form.Controls.Count - 1; i >= 0; i--)
{
    form.Controls.RemoveAt(i);
}

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Paul MacDonaldDirector, Information SystemsCommented:
I think the OP wants to know how to remove all the controls' values, not remove the controls themselves.
kaufmed   (⌐■_■)Shot Through the Heart, and You're to Blame, You Give vars a Bad NameCommented:
If that be the case:

foreach (Control formControl in this.Form.Controls)
{
    TextBox txt = formControl as TextBox;

    if (txt != null)
    {
        txt.Text = string.Empty;
        continue;
    }

    DropDownList ddl = formControl as DropDownList;

    if (ddl != null)
    {
        ddl.SelectedIndex = -1;
        continue;
    }

    RadioButton radio = formControl as RadioButton;

    if (radio != null)
    {
        radio.Checked = false;
        continue;
    }

    CheckBox check = formControl as CheckBox;

    if (check != null)
    {
        check.Checked = false;
        continue;
    }
}

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ITsolutionWizardAuthor Commented:
kaufmed: not working. all value is still there after the asp button is clicked.
kaufmed   (⌐■_■)Shot Through the Heart, and You're to Blame, You Give vars a Bad NameCommented:
In which code-behind method (or more correctly, which event handler) are you attempting to use this code?
kaufmed   (⌐■_■)Shot Through the Heart, and You're to Blame, You Give vars a Bad NameCommented:
To elaborate on my question, if you're trying to clear these values too soon in the page lifecycle, then ASP.NET will overwrite your values with that which is in the ViewState (provided you haven't disabled ViewState). ViewState is rehydrated between Init and Load. If you clear the values anywhere from Load/Page_Load onward, then it should work fine.

e.g.

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