> Can you do something like - CType(Session("User"),User).firstName - or do[color=blue]
> you need to assign it first and then access the firstName?[/color]
Yes, but if you want more than one propety and/or method out of it, you'll
have to keep casting/converting it.
It is important to remember that it is a reference type. When you say,
Dim user As User
All you are doing is creating a variable. It has no size. It is null
(Nothing).
And when you say:
user = CType(Session("User"),User)
You have not duplicated the Session variable. You have simply referenced it.
Your variable is a pointer to a type of the class it is typed as. So, when
you assign it to an existing instance of a class, you are now pointing at
the same instance (the one in Session).
So, if you're worried about using too much memory, relax!
--
HTH,
Kevin Spencer
Microsoft MVP
..Net Developer
Ambiguity has a certain quality to it.
"tshad" <tscheiderich@ftsolutions.com> wrote in message
news:uDHhbq2yFHA.428@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...[color=blue]
> "Peter Rilling" <peter@nospam.rilling.net> wrote in message
> news:eS%23C2i2yFHA.428@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...[color=green]
>> Either assign it to a User variable or cast the session version to User.
>> Either way, you have to let the runtime know what type it is so that it
>> knows what members are available.[/color]
>
> Can you do something like - CType(Session("User"),User).firstName - or do
> you need to assign it first and then access the firstName?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Tom[color=green]
>>
>> "tshad" <tscheiderich@ftsolutions.com> wrote in message
>> news:%23Kf1ng2yFHA.2372@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...[color=darkred]
>>> Can I directly access an object member from an object I have saved as a
>>> session variable?
>>>
>>> I am carrying a session variable for my user information as separate
>>> session vaiables for each (firstName, lastName, email, userName etc).
>>>
>>> I already have a User class and am thinking of saving the object in a
>>> session variable.
>>>
>>> Not sure what the pros and cons are here, but can I access the data
>>> directly or do I need to assign it to a User object before I can access
>>> the members?
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>>
>>> Tom
>>>[/color]
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>>[/color]
>
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