Sessions in C#

[Will]

ok.. I've created a namespace and a class in an assembly
file and included into my .aspx page as a custom control.
On that aspx page I store a string in a session as follows:

Session["strColor"] = "blue";

Now, inside my assembly file I want to retrieve that
variable. I have tried everything.. I have an instance of
the current session state as follows:

HttpSessionState mySession = ((HttpSessionState)
HttpContext.Current.Session);

now when I try to do something like:

private string strTemp = mySession["strColor"].ToString();

I get the follwing error:

A field initializer cannot reference the nostatic field,
method, or property 'myNamespace.myClass.mySession'

What does this error mean? And how can I retrieve
strColor? I have seriously tried a thousand things..
please be specific in your answers, thanks A LOT in
advance.

Will

[Kevin Spencer]

Declare the field without initializing it, and in the Constructor method for
the class, assign it.

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ok.. I've created a namespace and a class in an assembly
file and included into my .aspx page as a custom control.
On that aspx page I store a string in a session as follows:

Session["strColor"] = "blue";

Now, inside my assembly file I want to retrieve that
variable. I have tried everything.. I have an instance of
the current session state as follows:

HttpSessionState mySession = ((HttpSessionState)
HttpContext.Current.Session);

now when I try to do something like:

private string strTemp = mySession["strColor"].ToString();

I get the follwing error:

A field initializer cannot reference the nostatic field,
method, or property 'myNamespace.myClass.mySession'

What does this error mean? And how can I retrieve
strColor? I have seriously tried a thousand things..
please be specific in your answers, thanks A LOT in
advance.

Will