asp.net core mvc create new session code example

Example 1: .net core session

public class IndexModel : PageModel
{
    public const string SessionKeyName = "_Name";
    public const string SessionKeyAge = "_Age";
    const string SessionKeyTime = "_Time";

    public string SessionInfo_Name { get; private set; }
    public string SessionInfo_Age { get; private set; }
    public string SessionInfo_CurrentTime { get; private set; }
    public string SessionInfo_SessionTime { get; private set; }
    public string SessionInfo_MiddlewareValue { get; private set; }

    public void OnGet()
    {
        // Requires: using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Http;
        if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(HttpContext.Session.GetString(SessionKeyName)))
        {
            HttpContext.Session.SetString(SessionKeyName, "The Doctor");
            HttpContext.Session.SetInt32(SessionKeyAge, 773);
        }

        var name = HttpContext.Session.GetString(SessionKeyName);
        var age = HttpContext.Session.GetInt32(SessionKeyAge);

Example 2: .net core session

public void ConfigureServices(IServiceCollection services)
{
    services.AddDistributedMemoryCache();

    services.AddSession(options =>
    {
        options.Cookie.Name = ".AdventureWorks.Session";
        options.IdleTimeout = TimeSpan.FromSeconds(10);
        options.Cookie.IsEssential = true;
    });

    services.AddControllersWithViews();
    services.AddRazorPages();
}