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What is session in ASP?

by Rhyley Bryan

What is session in ASP?

ASP.NET session state enables you to store and retrieve values for a user as the user navigates ASP.NET pages in a Web application. This means that a Web server treats each HTTP request for a page as an independent request. The server retains no knowledge of variable values that were used during previous requests.

What are the 3 types of sessions?

three types of session in asp.net.

  • inprocess session.
  • out Process session.
  • SQl-server session.

Where is session data stored in an ASP.NET website?

Basically a session is a variable used between the client and the server that is stored on the server side. Now it can be stored either on an Internet Information Service (IIS) server that is by default our “inproc” mode or it can be stored in a state or SQL Server that is our “outproc” mode.

What is session state data?

Session state, in the context of . NET, is a method keep track of the a user session during a series of HTTP requests. Session state allows a developer to store data about a user as he/she navigates through ASP.NET web pages in a . The concept of a session is generic and applies to most web servers.

What are the different session modes in ASP.NET?

InProc mode: This is the default Session State modes which store the session data in memory on the web server.

  • StateServer (Out-Proc) mode: This stores the session data in separate memory called the ASP.NET Service.
  • SQL Server mode: In this mode session data is stored in the SQL Server Database.

    • How to keep session alive in ASP.NET?

    One more way to keep ASP.NET session alive is by using Meta Refresh and postback. Of course, we can’t refresh complete page because that will annoy visitor, especially if he or she is completing a large form. Instead of that, place small IFRAME tag somewhere on page, and set its src parameter to helper .aspx page.

    What are the different types of sessions in ASP.NET?

    Following are the different types of session modes available in ASP.NET: Off InProc StateServer SQLServer Custom

    Where are the sessions stored in ASP.NET?

    Session variables are stored in a SessionStateItemCollection object that is exposed through the HttpContext.Session property. In an ASP.NET page, the current session variables are exposed through the Session property of the Page object. The collection of session variables is indexed by the name of the variable or by an integer index.