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Asked: May 16, 20262026-05-16T02:55:08+00:00 2026-05-16T02:55:08+00:00

. Session(UserName) = Sally Dim userName As String = Session(UserName) Do i need to

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Session("UserName") = "Sally"  
Dim userName As String = Session("UserName")

Do i need to convert the session variable to string if i wanna follow “good coding practices”?

Ex:

Session("UserName") = "Sally"  
Dim userName As String = Convert.ToString(Session("UserName"))
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    2026-05-16T02:55:08+00:00Added an answer on May 16, 2026 at 2:55 am

    Yes as a good practice and if you want to assign to a new variable:

    Dim userName As String = Session("UserName")
    

    Otherwise you can use it directly:

    Print Session("UserName")
    

    Note that value "Sally" (wrapped in quotes) is a string.

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