ASP.NET in a Nutshell

Name

Context

Synopsis

HttpContext = Page.Context

Returns an HttpContext instance containing context information for the current HTTP request.

Parameters

HttpContext

A variable of type HttpContext that will receive the reference to the current HttpContext instance.

Example

The following code example uses the Context property to return the name of the currently logged in user. This information is also available from the User property of the Page class, which is derived from the HttpContext associated with the current request.

Sub Page_Load(  )
   Message.Text = "Currently logged in as: " & _
      Context.User.Identity.Name
End Sub

Notes

A common use of this property is to pass a reference to the HttpContext for the current request to a business object that needs access to the ASP.NET intrinsic objects (Request, Response, etc.). In addition to providing access to the Application, Request, Response, Server, and Session intrinsics, the HttpContext class provides access to the Trace and User information for the current HTTP request.