ViewState and user controls 1

[Peppi]

Hi,

If I set a ViewState variable in my hosting page, can that ViewState variable be accessed from the user control that is a part of that page? It seems like it can't but just wanted to doublecheck. If it can't be accessed, I guess a session variable would be the alternative?

Thx.

 

[link9]

No, the ViewState is not shared.

Assuming you don't need a persistent variable, then I would suggest using the HttpContext.Current.Items collection as an alternative to Session. It works like Session, but the vars only persist during a single request, so it's easier on server resources:

  HttpContext.Current.Items["MyVar"] = 1;

If you do need it to be persisted over postbacks, then yes, Session is probably your solution.

-paul

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