string, int and session

hey all,
can someone please tell me if there's a big difference among the following:
i want to store a string and an int in session.
is it better to store it like:
1. delimited string (i.e. session["test"]="test1" + ";" + 1
2. in an array
3. or 2 separate sessions
how would each one rate?
thanks,
rodcharIf they are not related, then I would store them in seperate session
variables.
If they're related...lets say you want to store the
EmpID (int) and EmployeeLoginName (string), I would create a mini wrapper
object.
[Serializable]
public class EmployeeLoginInfo
{
private int _empID = 0;
private string _employeeLoginName = string.Empty;
public EmployeeLoginInfo( int empID , string employeeLoginName )
{
_empID = empID;
_employeeLoginName = employeeLoginName;
}
public int EmpID { { return _empID;}}
public string EmployeeLoginName { get { return _employeeLoginName;}}
}
and then I would session that mini object.
Delimited String << Heck No
Array << Heck No
That's my vote.
To me, using the mini object means I only have to pay the casting price
once.
And my code make more sense, because I don't have a bunch of disjoint
properties flying all over the place.
You can check this blog entry as well:
http://sholliday.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!A68482B9628A842A!151.entry
"rodchar" <rodchar@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> hey all,
> can someone please tell me if there's a big difference among the
> following:
> i want to store a string and an int in session.
> is it better to store it like:
> 1. delimited string (i.e. session["test"]="test1" + ";" + 1
> 2. in an array
> 3. or 2 separate sessions
> how would each one rate?
> thanks,
> rodchar
>
"sloan" <sloan@.ipass.net> wrote in message
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> [Serializable]
Not necessary if the class to be stored in Session contains only primitive
datatypes:
http://safari.oreilly.com/059600117...p-CHP-21-SECT-6

> Delimited String << Heck No
Agreed.

> Array << Heck No
Probably not, though generics are usually OK to store in Session...
Mark Rae
ASP.NET MVP
http://www.markrae.net
should the mini object be nested in a class or would it be better in a
separate file?
"sloan" wrote:

> If they are not related, then I would store them in seperate session
> variables.
> If they're related...lets say you want to store the
> EmpID (int) and EmployeeLoginName (string), I would create a mini wrapper
> object.
> [Serializable]
> public class EmployeeLoginInfo
> {
> private int _empID = 0;
> private string _employeeLoginName = string.Empty;
> public EmployeeLoginInfo( int empID , string employeeLoginName )
> {
> _empID = empID;
> _employeeLoginName = employeeLoginName;
> }
> public int EmpID { { return _empID;}}
> public string EmployeeLoginName { get { return _employeeLoginName;}}
> }
>
> and then I would session that mini object.
>
> Delimited String << Heck No
> Array << Heck No
>
> That's my vote.
>
> To me, using the mini object means I only have to pay the casting price
> once.
> And my code make more sense, because I don't have a bunch of disjoint
> properties flying all over the place.
> You can check this blog entry as well:
> http://sholliday.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!A68482B9628A842A!151.entry
>
> "rodchar" <rodchar@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:74A6AE05-25B3-4CF5-8150-3E312CDFE6AB@.microsoft.com...
>
>
"rodchar" <rodchar@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> should the mini object be nested in a class
The (mini) object *is* a class...

> or would it be better in a separate file?
Totally irrelevant to the compiler...
Mark Rae
ASP.NET MVP
http://www.markrae.net
thanks for the help everyone,
rod.
"rodchar" wrote:

> hey all,
> can someone please tell me if there's a big difference among the following
:
> i want to store a string and an int in session.
> is it better to store it like:
> 1. delimited string (i.e. session["test"]="test1" + ";" + 1
> 2. in an array
> 3. or 2 separate sessions
> how would each one rate?
> thanks,
> rodchar
>