Question

I want to use a string that I have been using in one aspx.cs file over to another. I know this is easy, but how do I go about doing that?

Answer 1

You can do it in a query string. On your first page:

Response.Redirect('Second.aspx?book=codecomplete'); 

and on the second page

string book = Request['book']; 

This method will allow your users to see what you are passing to a second page. Alternatively you can place it in session object. To place it use:

Session['book'] = 'codecomplete'; 

and to get it back use:

string book = Session['book'] as string; 

As a third alternative, you can use Server.Transfer. Use this method if you want to go to the second page on the server side. But notice that your user will continue to see the url of the first page on address bar.

On page 1:

this.SomeProperty = 'codecomplete'; Server.Transfer('SecondPage.aspx'); 

On page 2:

string book = (PreviousPage as Page1).SomeProperty;