Using Application() variables in non-web classes

[Brian Bischof]

Hi All,

I saved a variable to the Application() collection and I can access this
from the aspx.vb code. However, I want to be able to access this variable
from a simple class. I've seen where I can have the class inherit from one
of the web classes, but I don't want to do that just for a simple class that
needs one variable. Currently, I'm making a public property in the class and
setting it during the Application_Start() event. But I don't think this is
the best approach. Is it possible to use the Application() collection from a
simple class?

Thanks,

Brian

[William F. Robertson, Jr.]

You should look into:

System.Web.HttpContext.Current.Application

That will give you the application object of the current web request when
the code runs.

HTH,

bill

"Brian Bischof" <br***@nospam.bischofsystems.com> wrote in message
news:uk**************@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...

Hi All,

I saved a variable to the Application() collection and I can access this
from the aspx.vb code. However, I want to be able to access this variable
from a simple class. I've seen where I can have the class inherit from one
of the web classes, but I don't want to do that just for a simple class that needs one variable. Currently, I'm making a public property in the class and setting it during the Application_Start() event. But I don't think this is
the best approach. Is it possible to use the Application() collection from a simple class?

Thanks,

Brian

[David Waz...]

Absolutely...

Add an import entry to the class:
System.Web.HttpContext
Either at the top of your class, or under project
properties.

Then, in your class, you reference the
Session/Application/Server etc objects via:

{System.Web.HttpContext.}Current.
{Application|Session|Server etc}

-----Original Message-----
Hi All,

I saved a variable to the Application() collection and I can access thisfrom the aspx.vb code. However, I want to be able to access this variablefrom a simple class. I've seen where I can have the class inherit from oneof the web classes, but I don't want to do that just for

a simple class that

[Brian Bischof]

Thanks for the quick response. It works great!

Brian

"William F. Robertson, Jr." <wf*********@kpmg.com> wrote in message
news:Ob**************@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...

You should look into:

System.Web.HttpContext.Current.Application

That will give you the application object of the current web request when
the code runs.

HTH,

bill

"Brian Bischof" <br***@nospam.bischofsystems.com> wrote in message
news:uk**************@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...

Hi All,

I saved a variable to the Application() collection and I can access this
from the aspx.vb code. However, I want to be able to access this variable from a simple class. I've seen where I can have the class inherit from one of the web classes, but I don't want to do that just for a simple class that

needs one variable. Currently, I'm making a public property in the class

and

setting it during the Application_Start() event. But I don't think this is the best approach. Is it possible to use the Application() collection

from a

simple class?

Thanks,

Brian