Using Session Variables
Now that you've learned the basics of client variables, session variables will be a breeze.
As their name implies, session variables stick around only as long as a user's session lasts. When the user leaves your application pages, the session variables vanish into the ether. However, they're still extremely valuable tools for storing data that doesn't necessarily need to be permanently saved as client data.
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