asp.net : c#.net : static variables

[vishalgupta]

i declare a variable :

private static int var=0;

many a times in my code i increment the value of var
suppose the current value of var is 10

now if a different client request the page will it see the value of var as 0 or 10 ??
will there be different instances of static variable for different cllients or only one instance for different clients??

[Plater]

A static variable will maintain it's value throughout the entire program, regardless of what "client" requests it.

[vishalgupta]

by client i mean :

if i host a site made on asp.net in which i declare a static variable var = 0
and as i said i increment it at times in my program

now if someone view my website he sees the value to var as 0 and now it gets incremented till 10
while this user is viewing my website some other user starts viewing my website...now will he see the value of var as 0 or 10 ???

[camel]

Since it is a static variable it is shared across all sessions, so it will go up each time a request is made for the page. If you want to keep a counter that is specific to each session then you could hold the value is Session or ViewState and don't use a static variable.