Accessing Application state from Class Library 1

[hjmc]

I am creating a class library (in ASP VB.NET) and need to access application and session state variables.

I cant quite grasp how to use use HttpApplicationState etc

Can some kind person give me a short piece of code to show me how to do this. Thanks

 

[jbenson001]

System.Web.HttpContext.Current.Session

 

[jmeckley]

am creating a class library (in ASP VB.NET)

your creating a class library using VB and happen to reference the System.Web namespace. Asp.Net is just a framework to handle web requests, nothing more. webforms is a rendering engine to generate html for the asp.net requests.

it's a subtle but important difference. Alot of new developers confuse asp.net for a programming language rather than a framework. This may also help you understand other frameworks like MS MVC, MonoRail, Web Client Software Factory, etc.

you also do not need to create a website to create an assembly which references Session. Simply reference the System.Web assembly in your project. But to test this you will need an HttpContext which requires a web request.

Jason Meckley
Programmer
Specialty Bakers, Inc.