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HttpSessionState.Add(String, Object) Method

Definition

Namespace:
System.Web.SessionState
Assembly:
System.Web.dll

Adds a new item to the session-state collection.

public:
 void Add(System::String ^ name, System::Object ^ value);
public void Add(string name, object value);
member this.Add : string * obj -> unit
Public Sub Add (name As String, value As Object)

Parameters

name
String

The name of the item to add to the session-state collection.

value
Object

The value of the item to add to the session-state collection.

Examples

The following example shows how to store values in session state by using the Add method. It also shows how to remove values in session state by using the Remove method. A Repeater control is used to display the contents session state on the Web page. The GetEnumerator method is used to iterate through the session-state collection and populate the Repeater control.

Important

This example has a text box that accepts user input, which is a potential security threat. By default, ASP.NET Web pages validate that user input does not include script or HTML elements. For more information, see Script Exploits Overview.

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    HttpSessionState Example


    

    

        Name
        
        

        Value
        
        
        

        
          
             

                SessionState Item Name:  
                ,
                SessionState Item Value: 
                
                
          
        
    
    

    




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    HttpSessionState Example


    

    

        Name
        
        

        Value
        
        
        

        
          
             

                SessionState Item Name:  
                ,
                SessionState Item Value:

Remarks

If the name parameter refers to an existing session state item, the existing item is overwritten with the specified value.

Applies to

See also