The Application Object

The Application object canstore information for use by ASP.NET code, process requests, and respond to events. Table 4.1 gives the partial interface of the Application object.

Table 4.1. The Application Object
Collection Description
Contents Contains all the items added to the application through script commands.
staticobjects Contains all the objects added to the application with the <OBJECT> tag.
Methods Description
Lock Prevents other clients from modifying application properties.
Unlock Enables other clients to modify application properties.
Events Description
OnStart Occurs when a page in the application is first referenced.
OnEnd Occurs when the application quits, after the Session_OnEnd event.

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