[c#] Global variables in c#.net

How can I set a global variable in a C# web application?

What I want to do is to set a variable on a page (master page maybe) and access this variable from any page.

I want to use neither cache nor sessions.

I think that I have to use global.asax. Any help?

I second jdk's answer: any public static member of any class of your application can be considered as a "global variable".

However, do note that this is an ASP.NET application, and as such, it's a multi-threaded context for your global variables. Therefore, you should use some locking mechanism when you update and/or read the data to/from these variables. Otherwise, you might get your data in a corrupted state.

/// <summary>
/// Contains global variables for project.
/// </summary>
public static class GlobalVar
{
/// <summary>
/// Global variable that is constant.
/// </summary>
public const string GlobalString = "Important Text";

/// <summary>
/// Static value protected by access routine.
/// </summary>
static int _globalValue;

/// <summary>
/// Access routine for global variable.
/// </summary>
public static int GlobalValue
{
get
{
    return _globalValue;
}
set
{
    _globalValue = value;
}
}

/// <summary>
/// Global static field.
/// </summary>
public static bool GlobalBoolean;
}

You can create a base class in your application that inherits from System.Web.UI.Page. Let all your pages inherit from the newly created base class. Add a property or a variable to your base class with propected access modifier, so that it will be accessed from all your pages in the application.

Just declare the variable at the starting of a class.

e.g. for string variable:

public partial class Login : System.Web.UI.Page
{
    public string sError;

    protected void Page_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
    {
         //Page Load Code
    }

You can create a variable with an application scope