HttpSessionState.Remove Method (System.Web.SessionState)

Remove Method

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HttpSessionState..::.Remove Method

Deletes an item from the session-state collection.

Namespace: System.Web.SessionState
Assembly: System.Web (in System.Web.dll)

Syntax

Visual Basic (Declaration)

Public Sub Remove ( _
    name As String _
)

Visual Basic (Usage)

Dim instance As HttpSessionState
Dim name As String

instance.Remove(name)

public void Remove(
    string name
)

Visual C++

public:
void Remove(
    String^ name
)

JScript

public function Remove(
    name : String
)

Parameters

name: Type: System..::.String
The name of the item to delete from the session-state collection.

Remarks

If the session-state collection does not contain an element with the specified name, the collection remains unchanged. No exception is thrown.

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 of session state on the Web page. The GetEnumerator method is used to iterate through the session-state collection and populate the Repeater control.

Visual Basic

<%@ Page Language="VB" %>

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">

<script runat="server">

    Protected Sub Button1_Click(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs)

        ' If both name and value are specified
        ' use the Add method to add the item to session-state.
        If (Not String.IsNullOrEmpty(TextBox1.Text) And _
            Not String.IsNullOrEmpty(TextBox2.Text)) Then

            Dim itemName As String = Server.HtmlEncode(TextBox1.Text)
            Dim itemValue As String = Server.HtmlEncode(TextBox2.Text)
            Session.Add(itemName, itemValue)
            ' Refresh the Repeater control.
            RefreshRepeater()

        End If        
    End Sub

    Protected Sub RefreshRepeater()

        ' Use the GetEnumerator method to 
        ' iterate through the session-state.
        Dim values As ArrayList = New ArrayList()
        Dim ie As System.Collections.IEnumerator = Session.GetEnumerator()
        Dim currentSessionItemName As String
        While (ie.MoveNext())

            currentSessionItemName = CType(ie.Current, String)
            values.Add(New SessionDataDisplay(currentSessionItemName, _
                Session(currentSessionItemName).ToString()))
        End While
        ' Bind values ArrayList to Repeater control.
        Repeater1.DataSource = values
        Repeater1.DataBind()

    End Sub

    Public Class SessionDataDisplay

        Private _name As String
        Private _value As String

        Public Sub New(ByVal name As String, ByVal value As String)

            Me._name = name
            Me._value = value

        End Sub
        Public ReadOnly Property Name() As String
            Get
                Return _name
            End Get
        End Property

        Public ReadOnly Property Value() As String
            Get
                Return _value
            End Get
        End Property

    End Class

    Protected Sub Repeater1_ItemCommand(ByVal source As Object, _
           ByVal e As System.Web.UI.WebControls.RepeaterCommandEventArgs)

        ' Determine which item to remove and
        ' use the Remove method to remove it.
        Dim itemToRemove As RepeaterItem = e.Item
        Dim sessionItemToRemove As String = _
            CType(itemToRemove.FindControl("Label1"), Label).Text
        Session.Remove(sessionItemToRemove)
        ' Refresh the Repeater control.
        RefreshRepeater()
    End Sub
</script>

<html  >
<head runat="server">
    <title>HttpSessionState Example</title>
</head>
<body>
    <form id="form1" 
          runat="server" 
          defaultbutton="Button1" 
          defaultfocus="TextBox1">
    <div>
        Name
        <asp:TextBox ID="TextBox1"
                     runat="server"></asp:TextBox>
        <br />
        Value
        <asp:TextBox ID="TextBox2" 
                     runat="server"></asp:TextBox>
        <asp:Button ID="Button1" 
                    runat="server" 
                    OnClick="Button1_Click" 
                    Text="Add" />
        <br />
        <asp:Repeater ID="Repeater1" runat="server" OnItemCommand="Repeater1_ItemCommand">
          <ItemTemplate>
             <br />
                SessionState Item Name:  
                <asp:Label ID="Label1" 
                           runat="server" 
                           Text='<%# DataBinder.Eval(Container.DataItem, "Name") %>'/>,
                SessionState Item Value: 
                <asp:Label ID="Label2" 
                           runat="server" 
                           Text='<%# DataBinder.Eval(Container.DataItem, "Value") %>'/>
                <asp:Button ID="RemoveItem" 
                            Text="Remove" 
                            runat="server" />
          </ItemTemplate>
        </asp:Repeater>

    </div>
    </form>
</body>
</html>

<%@ Page Language="C#" %>

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">

<script runat="server">

    protected void Button1_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
    {
        // If both name and value are specified
        // use the Add method to add the item to session-state.
        if (!String.IsNullOrEmpty(TextBox1.Text) &
            !String.IsNullOrEmpty(TextBox2.Text))
        {
            string itemName = Server.HtmlEncode(TextBox1.Text);
            string itemValue = Server.HtmlEncode(TextBox2.Text);
            Session.Add(itemName, itemValue);
            // Refresh the Repeater control.
            RefreshRepeater();
        }
    }

    protected void RefreshRepeater()
    {
        // Use the GetEnumerator method to 
        // iterate through the session-state.
        ArrayList values = new ArrayList();
        System.Collections.IEnumerator ie = Session.GetEnumerator();
        string currentSessionItemName;
        while (ie.MoveNext())
        {
            currentSessionItemName = (string)ie.Current;
            values.Add(new SessionDataDisplay(currentSessionItemName,
                Session[currentSessionItemName].ToString()));

        }
        // Bind values ArrayList to Repeater control.
        Repeater1.DataSource = values;
        Repeater1.DataBind();
    }

    public class SessionDataDisplay
    {
        private string _name;
        private string _value;

        public SessionDataDisplay(string name, string value)
        {
            this._name = name;
            this._value = value;
        }
        public string Name
        {
            get { return _name; }
        }
        public string Value
        {
            get { return _value; }
        }
    }

    protected void Repeater1_ItemCommand(object source, RepeaterCommandEventArgs e)
    {
        // Determine which item to remove and
        // use the Remove method to remove it.
        RepeaterItem itemToRemove = e.Item;
        string sessionItemToRemove = 
            ((Label)itemToRemove.FindControl("Label1")).Text;
        Session.Remove(sessionItemToRemove);
        // Refresh the Repeater control.
        RefreshRepeater();
    }
</script>

<html  >
<head runat="server">
    <title>HttpSessionState Example</title>
</head>
<body>
    <form id="form1" 
          runat="server" 
          defaultbutton="Button1" 
          defaultfocus="TextBox1">
    <div>
        Name
        <asp:TextBox ID="TextBox1"
                     runat="server"></asp:TextBox>
        <br />
        Value
        <asp:TextBox ID="TextBox2" 
                     runat="server"></asp:TextBox>
        <asp:Button ID="Button1" 
                    runat="server" 
                    OnClick="Button1_Click" 
                    Text="Add" />
        <br />
        <asp:Repeater ID="Repeater1" runat="server" OnItemCommand="Repeater1_ItemCommand">
          <ItemTemplate>
             <br />
                SessionState Item Name:  
                <asp:Label ID="Label1" 
                           runat="server" 
                           Text='<%# DataBinder.Eval(Container.DataItem, "Name") %>'/>,
                SessionState Item Value: 
                <asp:Label ID="Label2" 
                           runat="server" 
                           Text='<%# DataBinder.Eval(Container.DataItem, "Value") %>'/>
                <asp:Button ID="RemoveItem" 
                            Text="Remove" 
                            runat="server" />
          </ItemTemplate>
        </asp:Repeater>

    </div>
    </form>
</body>
</html>

Platforms

Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP SP2, Windows XP Media Center Edition, Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows XP Starter Edition, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2000 SP4, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows 98

The .NET Framework and .NET Compact Framework do not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.

Version Information

.NET Framework

Supported in: 3.5, 3.0, 2.0, 1.1, 1.0

Reference

HttpSessionState Class

HttpSessionState Members

System.Web.SessionState Namespace

Other Resources

ASP.NET Session State Overview