Question

I am creating text boxes dynamically. I want to take those text box values and store them in a session so i can then store them in a database. How can i do this?

So, the way i am storing the DYNAMICALLY created textbox values is this way.

List<Control> _controlsList;
controlsList = new List<Control>();     // object holds the controls

Now, in my function i am adding them this way. Keep in mind i have 3+ textboxes

if (i < _applicant.Fields.Count)
                _applicant.AddAnswer((_controlsList[i] as TextBox).Text);
            else
                _application.AddAnswer((_controlsList[i] as TextBox).Text);
            _sessions.ApplicationSession = ((_controlsList[i] as TextBox).Text);
           // Session["TextboxValue"] = ((_controlsList[i] as TextBox).Text);

I have a session class

 public class JobApplicantSession
 {

   // public JobApplication ApplicationSession
    public string ApplicationSession
    {

      get {if (HttpContext.Current.Session["Application"] != null)
              // return (JobApplication)HttpContext.Current.Session["Application"];
                 return (string)HttpContext.Current.Session["Application"];
           return null; }

      set{ HttpContext.Current.Session["Application"] = value; }
    }


}

I can add then but when i retrieve them from another class i only get the last added textbox. I need to be able to loop through so i can add those textbox values to a database but i cant loop through an object

var value = HttpContext.Current.Session["Application"]; //will get last textbox value

Answer 1

Change your session class like

public class JobApplicantSession
 {

   // public JobApplication ApplicationSession
    public string ApplicationSession
    {

      get {   if (HttpContext.Current.Session["Application"] == null)
              HttpContext.Current.Session["Application"] = new List<string>();
           return (List<string>)HttpContext.Current.Session["Application"];
      }

    }


}

and add answer to list

 _sessions.ApplicationSession.Add((_controlsList[i] as TextBox).Text);

you can loop now..

foreach(string answer in _sessions.ApplicationSession )
{
...
}