how application object is shared to users

Question

Hi all,

Can you please give a brief details on how application object is shared to users.

Thanks.

Answer 1

Application state is a data repository available to all classes in an ASP.NET application. This repository is stored in memory on the web server. Unlike session state, which is specific to a single user session, application state applies to all users and sessions.

As to how it's stored, that's in an instance of the HttpApplicationState class. This class exposes a key-value dictionary of objects, and an instance of this class is created the first time a user accesses any URL resource in the web application.

The most common way for a developer to access this stored state is through the Application property of the HttpContext class.