How set Session variables in ASP.NET MVC 3 with jQuery?

Question

So this is the question: how set Session variables in ASP.NET MVC 3 with jQuery?
I\'m trying to use $.ajax or $.post but the problem is that I don\

Answer 1

Description

Just post to a controller and set the Session variable there.

Sample

jQuery

$(function () {
    $.post('/SetSession/SetVariable', 
           { key : "TestKey", value : 'Test' }, function (data) 
    {
        alert("Success " + data.success);
    });
});

Mvc Controller

public class SetSessionController : Controller
{
    public ActionResult SetVariable(string key, string value)
    {
        Session[key] = value;

        return this.Json(new { success = true });
    }
}

More Information

• Save and retrieve Session data via Ajax using JQuery in an MVC 3 application