ASP Session Object

The ASP Session object is used to store information about, or change settings for a user session.

Examples

Set and return the LCID
This example demonstrates the "LCID" property. This property sets or returns an integer that specifies a location or region. Contents like date, time, and currency will be displayed according to that location or region.

Return the SessionID
This example demonstrates the "SessionID" property. This property returns a unique id for each user. The id is generated by the server.

A session's timeout
This example demonstrates the "Timeout" property. This example sets and returns the timeout (in minutes) for the session.

Session Object

The ASP Session object is used to store information about, or change settings for a user session.

Variables stored in the Session object hold information about one single user, and are available to all pages in one application. Common information stored in session variables are name, id, and preferences. The server creates a new Session object for each new user, and destroys the Session object when the session expires. Its collections, properties, methods, and events are described below:

Collections

Collection	Description
Contents	Contains all the items appended to the session through a script command
StaticObjects	Contains all the objects appended to the session with the HTML <object> tag

Properties

Property	Description
CodePage	Specifies the character set that will be used when displaying dynamic content
LCID	Sets or returns an integer that specifies a location or region. Contents like date, time, and currency will be displayed according to that location or region
SessionID	Returns a unique id for each user. The unique id is generated by the server
Timeout	Sets or returns the timeout period (in minutes) for the Session object in this application

Methods

Method	Description
Abandon	Destroys a user session
Contents.Remove	Deletes an item from the Contents collection
Contents.RemoveAll()	Deletes all items from the Contents collection

Events

Event	Description
Session_OnEnd	Occurs when a session ends
Session_OnStart	Occurs when a session starts

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