SessionStateUtility.AddHttpSessionStateToContext Method

Definition

Namespace:

System.Web.SessionState

Assembly:

System.Web.dll

Applies the session data to the context for the current request.

public:
 static void AddHttpSessionStateToContext(System::Web::HttpContext ^ context, System::Web::SessionState::IHttpSessionState ^ container);

public static void AddHttpSessionStateToContext (System.Web.HttpContext context, System.Web.SessionState.IHttpSessionState container);

static member AddHttpSessionStateToContext : System.Web.HttpContext * System.Web.SessionState.IHttpSessionState -> unit

Public Shared Sub AddHttpSessionStateToContext (context As HttpContext, container As IHttpSessionState)

Parameters

context

HttpContext

The HttpContext object to which to add the HttpSessionState object.

container

IHttpSessionState

The IHttpSessionState implementation instance to add to the specified HTTP context.

Exceptions

HttpException

An HttpSessionState object for the current session has already been added to the specified context.

Examples

The following code example shows the handler for the AcquireRequestState event in a custom session-state module. The custom module retrieves existing session information or creates new session information and uses the AddHttpSessionStateToContext method to add it to the HttpContext of the current request. This code example is part of a larger example provided for the SessionStateUtility class.

//
// Event handler for HttpApplication.AcquireRequestState
//

private void OnAcquireRequestState(object source, EventArgs args)
{
    HttpApplication app = (HttpApplication)source;
    HttpContext context = app.Context;
    bool isNew = false;
    string sessionID;
    SessionItem sessionData = null;
    bool supportSessionIDReissue = true;

    pSessionIDManager.InitializeRequest(context, false, out supportSessionIDReissue);
    sessionID = pSessionIDManager.GetSessionID(context);

    if (sessionID != null)
    {
        try
        {
            pHashtableLock.AcquireReaderLock(Int32.MaxValue);
            sessionData = (SessionItem)pSessionItems[sessionID];

            if (sessionData != null)
               sessionData.Expires = DateTime.Now.AddMinutes(pTimeout);
        }
        finally
        {
            pHashtableLock.ReleaseReaderLock();
        }
    }
    else
    {
        bool redirected, cookieAdded;

        sessionID = pSessionIDManager.CreateSessionID(context);
        pSessionIDManager.SaveSessionID(context, sessionID, out redirected, out cookieAdded);

        if (redirected)
            return;
    }

    if (sessionData == null)
    {
        // Identify the session as a new session state instance. Create a new SessionItem
        // and add it to the local Hashtable.

        isNew = true;

        sessionData = new SessionItem();

        sessionData.Items = new SessionStateItemCollection();
        sessionData.StaticObjects = SessionStateUtility.GetSessionStaticObjects(context);
        sessionData.Expires = DateTime.Now.AddMinutes(pTimeout);

        try
        {
            pHashtableLock.AcquireWriterLock(Int32.MaxValue);
            pSessionItems[sessionID] = sessionData;
        }
        finally
        {
            pHashtableLock.ReleaseWriterLock();
        }
    }

    // Add the session data to the current HttpContext.
    SessionStateUtility.AddHttpSessionStateToContext(context,
                     new HttpSessionStateContainer(sessionID,
                                                  sessionData.Items,
                                                  sessionData.StaticObjects,
                                                  pTimeout,
                                                  isNew,
                                                  pCookieMode,
                                                  SessionStateMode.Custom,
                                                  false));

    // Execute the Session_OnStart event for a new session.
    if (isNew && Start != null)
    {
        Start(this, EventArgs.Empty);
    }
}

//
// Event for Session_OnStart event in the Global.asax file.
//

public event EventHandler Start;

    '
    ' Event handler for HttpApplication.AcquireRequestState
    '
    Private Sub OnAcquireRequestState(ByVal [source] As Object, ByVal args As EventArgs)
        Dim app As HttpApplication = CType([source], HttpApplication)
        Dim context As HttpContext = app.Context
        Dim isNew As Boolean = False
        Dim sessionID As String
        Dim sessionData As SessionItem = Nothing
        Dim supportSessionIDReissue As Boolean = True

        pSessionIDManager.InitializeRequest(context, False, supportSessionIDReissue)
        sessionID = pSessionIDManager.GetSessionID(context)


        If Not (sessionID Is Nothing) Then
            Try
                pHashtableLock.AcquireReaderLock(Int32.MaxValue)
                sessionData = CType(pSessionItems(sessionID), SessionItem)

                If Not (sessionData Is Nothing) Then
                    sessionData.Expires = DateTime.Now.AddMinutes(pTimeout)
                End If
            Finally
                pHashtableLock.ReleaseReaderLock()
            End Try
        Else
            Dim redirected, cookieAdded As Boolean

            sessionID = pSessionIDManager.CreateSessionID(context)
            pSessionIDManager.SaveSessionID(context, sessionID, redirected, cookieAdded)

            If redirected Then Return
        End If
        If sessionData Is Nothing Then
            ' Identify the session as a new session state instance. Create a new SessionItem
            ' and add it to the local Hashtable.
            isNew = True

            sessionData = New SessionItem()

            sessionData.Items = New SessionStateItemCollection()
            sessionData.StaticObjects = SessionStateUtility.GetSessionStaticObjects(context)
            sessionData.Expires = DateTime.Now.AddMinutes(pTimeout)

            Try
                pHashtableLock.AcquireWriterLock(Int32.MaxValue)
                pSessionItems(sessionID) = sessionData
            Finally
                pHashtableLock.ReleaseWriterLock()
            End Try
        End If

        ' Add the session data to the current HttpContext.
        SessionStateUtility.AddHttpSessionStateToContext(context, _
                         New HttpSessionStateContainer(sessionID, _
                                                      sessionData.Items, _
                                                      sessionData.StaticObjects, _
                                                      pTimeout, _
                                                      isNew, _
                                                      pCookieMode, _
                                                      SessionStateMode.Custom, _
                                                      False))

        ' Execute the Session_OnStart event for a new session.
        If isNew Then RaiseEvent Start(Me, EventArgs.Empty)
    End Sub


    '
    ' Event for Session_OnStart event in the Global.asax file.
    '
Public Event Start As EventHandler

Remarks

The AddHttpSessionStateToContext method is used by a session-state module to apply session data to the current request. This occurs during the AcquireRequestState event at the beginning of a request. Session data for the current request is either retrieved for an existing session or created for a new session. The session data is then encapsulated in an IHttpSessionState implementation instance, which is passed to the AddHttpSessionStateToContext method along with the current HttpContext. The supplied session data is then made available to application code through the Session property of the current context.