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HttpSessionState::Add Method

Adds a new item to the session-state collection.

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

public:
void Add(
	String^ name, 
	Object^ value
)

Parameters

name
Type: System::String

The name of the item to add to the session-state collection.

value
Type: System::Object

The value of the item to add to the session-state collection.

If the name parameter refers to an existing session state item, the existing item is overwritten with the specified value.

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

Security noteSecurity Note:

This example has a text box that accepts user input, which is a potential security threat. By default, ASP.NET Web pages validate that user input does not include script or HTML elements. For more information, see Script Exploits Overview.

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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.

.NET Framework

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