ASP Session Object

The Session object is used to store information about, or change settings for a user session. Variables stored in the Session object hold information about one single user, and are available to all pages in one application.

Examples

Set and return the LCID
This example demonstrates the "LCID" property. This property sets or returns an integer that specifies a location or region. Contents like date, time, and currency will be displayed according to that location or region.

Return the SessionID
This example demonstrates the "SessionID" property. This property returns a unique id for each user. The id is generated by the server.

A session's timeout
This example demonstrates the "Timeout" property. This example sets and returns the timeout (in minutes) for the session.

Session Object

When you are working with an application, you open it, do some changes and then you close it. This is much like a Session. The computer knows who you are. It knows when you start the application and when you end. But on the internet there is one problem: the web server does not know who you are and what you do because the HTTP address doesn't maintain state.

ASP solves this problem by creating a unique cookie for each user. The cookie is sent to the client and it contains information that identifies the user. This interface is called the Session object.

The Session object is used to store information about, or change settings for a user session. Variables stored in the Session object hold information about one single user, and are available to all pages in one application. Common information stored in session variables are name, id, and preferences. The server creates a new Session object for each new user, and destroys the Session object when the session expires.

The Session object's collections, properties, methods, and events are described below:

Collections

Properties

Methods

Events

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