The name 'Session' does not exist in the current context
By FoxLearn 6/13/2024 8:34:39 AM 18
If you migrate an ASP.NET MVC application to ASP.NET Core MVC.
In ASP.NET MVC, you using some Session variables to store or get values like this
Session["UserId"] = user.Id; string id = Session["UserId"];
After you convert and get the following error:
The name 'Session' does not exist in the current context
If you're encountering the "The name 'Session' does not exist in the current context" error in ASP.NET Core, it's likely because the Session
object is not available in the current scope.
Here are some potential reasons and solutions:
You need to add session middleware in your configuration file by opening your Startup.cs
file, within the ConfigureServices
method, add the following code to enable session state:
public void ConfigureServices(IServiceCollection services) { // Configure session options here services.AddSession(options => { options.IdleTimeout = TimeSpan.FromMinutes(30); }); }
Next, In the Configure
method of the Startup.cs
file, add the following code to enable the session middleware:
app.UseSession();
Now you should be able to access the Session
object within your controllers.
public class YourController : Controller { public IActionResult Index() { // set session HttpContext.Session.SetString("UserId", "foxlearn"); // get session var userId = HttpContext.Session.GetString("UserId"); return View(); } }
You should have a reference to Microsoft.AspNetCore.Session
package. Ensure that the app.UseSession()
call is placed after the app.UseRouting()
call in your Configure
method in Startup.cs
.
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