Accessing a Session object from Razor _Layout.cshml

Question

Building an MVC 3 app with Razor and I have some information persisted in the Session scope that will be used in the _Layout file.

I have no clue as to what is the best way to implement this. Some of this information is used to determine what is rendered in the header.

I have a CurrentUser object stored in Session scope

Buildstarted · Accepted Answer · 2010-12-08T16:28:22.710

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You could just access the HttpContext in the layout file

@HttpContext.Current.Session["Whatever"].ToString()

or, if you want access to the user object you could just create an object in the page and assign it

@{ CurrentUser user = (CurrentUser)HttpContext.Current.Session["CurrentUser"]; }

Then later in your code...

@user.Name

edited Dec 08 '10 at 16:28

answered Dec 07 '10 at 21:02

Buildstarted

Hey thanks.. that works but now i feel dirty cause I had to add an @using directive.. isn't there a way to use a ViewModel in your _Layout? – JBeckton Dec 07 '10 at 21:16
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If it will make you feel cleaner, you could add your namespace to the default list of Razor usings in the Views\Web.config file. – marcind Dec 07 '10 at 22:13
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You could also wrap this up in a common base class for your view models. I believe you may be able to use that base class from your _Layout page. – Andrew Stanton-Nurse Dec 15 '10 at 19:56
sorry, lil off topic but, is there a: Session.isNew? – Rhexis Oct 14 '11 at 03:21
There's a `Session_Started()` that's when the session is created for the user – Buildstarted Oct 14 '11 at 03:49

score 3 · Answer 2 · answered Apr 18 '13 at 11:54

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An easier way to do it is using Session property directly from the view (HttpContext.Current. prefix should not be necessary at all):

@(CurrentUser)Session["CurrentUser"]

answered Apr 18 '13 at 11:54

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