HttpContext.Current Property

Definition

Namespace:

System.Web

Assembly:

System.Web.dll

Gets or sets the HttpContext object for the current HTTP request.

public:
 static property System::Web::HttpContext ^ Current { System::Web::HttpContext ^ get(); void set(System::Web::HttpContext ^ value); };

public static System.Web.HttpContext Current { get; set; }

static member Current : System.Web.HttpContext with get, set

Public Shared Property Current As HttpContext

Property Value

HttpContext

The HttpContext instance for the current HTTP request.

Examples

The following code example uses the Current property to access the HttpContext.AddError and HttpContext.ClearError methods and the HttpContext.AllErrors property. The example creates three custom exceptions using the AddError method and uses the AllErrors property to load these exceptions to an array. It then writes the array to the containing page and uses the ClearError method to clear all the errors from the Context property.

protected void Page_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
    HttpContext context = HttpContext.Current;
    Response.Write("<p>HttpContext.Current Example:</p>");

    // Add three custom exceptions.
    context.AddError(new Exception("New Exception #1"));
    context.AddError(new Exception("New Exception #2"));
    context.AddError(new Exception("New Exception #3"));

    // Capture all the new Exceptions in an array.
    Exception[] errs = context.AllErrors;

    foreach (Exception ex in errs)
    {
        Response.Write("<p>" + Server.HtmlEncode(ex.ToString()) + "</p>");
    }

    // Clear the exceptions so ASP.NET won't handle them.
    context.ClearError();
}

Protected Sub Page_Load(sender As Object, e As EventArgs)
Dim context As HttpContext = HttpContext.Current
Response.Write("<p>HttpContext.Current Example:</p>")

' Add three custom exceptions.
context.AddError(New Exception("New Exception #1"))
context.AddError(New Exception("New Exception #2"))
context.AddError(New Exception("New Exception #3"))

' Capture all the new Exceptions in an array.
Dim errs As Exception() = context.AllErrors

For Each ex As Exception In errs
Response.Write("<p>" & Server.HtmlEncode(ex.ToString()) & "</p>")
Next

' Clear the exceptions so ASP.NET won't handle them.
context.ClearError()
End Sub

Remarks

This property is a static property of the HttpContext class. The property stores the HttpContext instance that applies to the current request. The properties of this instance are the non-static properties of the HttpContext class.

You can also use the Page.Context property to access the HttpContext object for the current HTTP request.

See also

• Response
• Request