What cool functionality and methods do you add to your ASP.net BasePage : System.Web.UI.Page classes?
Examples
Here's something I use for authentication, and I'd like to hear your opinions on this:
protected override void OnPreInit(EventArgs e)
{
base.OnPreInit(e);
// Authentication code omitted... Essentially same as below.
if (_RequiresAuthentication && !(IsAuthorized))
{
RespondForbidden("You do not have permissions to view this page.", UnauthorizedRedirect);
return;
}
}
// This function is overridden in each page subclass and fitted to each page's
// own authorization requirements.
// This also allows cascading authorization checks,
// e.g: User has permission to view page? No - base.IsAuthorized - Is user an admin?
protected virtual bool IsAuthorized
{
get { return true; }
}
My BasePage class contains an instance of this class:
public class StatusCodeResponse {
public StatusCodeResponse(HttpContext context) {
this._context = context;
}
/// <summary>
/// Responds with a specified status code, and if specified - transfers to a page.
/// </summary>
private void RespondStatusCode(HttpContext context, System.Net.HttpStatusCode status, string message, string transfer)
{
if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(transfer))
{
throw new HttpException((int)status, message);
}
context.Response.StatusCode = (int)status;
context.Response.StatusDescription = message;
context.Server.Transfer(transfer);
}
public void RespondForbidden(string message, string transfer)
{
RespondStatusCode(this._context, System.Net.HttpStatusCode.Forbidden, message, transfer);
}
// And a few more like these...
}
As a side note, this could be accomplished using extension methods for the HttpResponse object.
And another method I find quite handy for parsing querystring int arguments:
public bool ParseId(string field, out int result)
{
return (int.TryParse(Request.QueryString[field], out result) && result > 0);
}
