LinqToSql static DataContext in a web application

Question

In a web application that I have run across, I found the following code to deal with the DataContext when dealing with LinqToSQL

public partial class DbDataC         


        

Answer 1

I prefer to create a Page base class (inherit from System.Web.UI.Page), and expose a DataContext property. It ensures that there is one instance of DataContext per page request.

This has worked well for me, it's a good balance IMHO. You can just call DataContext.SubmitChanges() at the end of the page and be assured that everything is updated. You also ensure that all the changes are for one user at a time.

Doing this via static will cause pain -- I fear DataContext will lose track of changes since it's trying to track changes for many users concurrently. I don't think it was designed for that.