retrieving session variable from another controller

Question

Is is possible to retrieve a Session variable from a different controller it was created from?

I create this in my Account controller

System.Web.HttpContext.Current.Session["Session"] = sessionGuid;

and from a different controller I'm trying

if (System.Web.HttpContext.Current.Session["Session"] != null)
{
    return Json(System.Web.HttpContext.Current.Session["Session"].ToString());
}
    return null;

which always returns null.

as a Test I added some code to my Login controller and in that part i do get the value out of it

if (System.Web.HttpContext.Current.Session["Session"] != null)
    {
        test = System.Web.HttpContext.Current.Session["Session"].ToString();
    }
        else
    {
        test = "no";
    }

i always got the actual result, not the"no" part of the code

Read this. You are probably not saving/setting the session state correctly — Polynomial Proton
– Polynomial Proton, Commented Mar 21, 2017 at 18:40

M. Adeel Khalid · Accepted Answer · 2017-03-22 09:16:00Z

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For some reason its different into how i have to access the session, at the other controller i changed to this code and it worked

if (HttpContext.Session["Session"] != null)
{
  return Json(HttpContext.Session["Session"].ToString());
}
return null;

edited Mar 22, 2017 at 9:16

M. Adeel Khalid

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answered Mar 21, 2017 at 19:10

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Polynomial Proton Over a year ago

I shared a link earlier in an comment to your question. Read that to understand the reason.

Polynomial Proton Over a year ago

There's a difference between HttpContext.Session and HttpContext.Current.Session

Khan · Accepted Answer · 2017-03-21 18:29:31Z

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if controller is within the same website/virtual directory then YES, however if you are saying your session was created in a different site and you trying to access it within a controller which belongs to different site then you cannot.

answered Mar 21, 2017 at 18:29

Khan

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pato.llaguno Over a year ago

both of them are created in the same site, and even though i am getting null

Khan Over a year ago

try this: forums.asp.net/t/…

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