/// <summary>
/// Hide or show the banner depending on user preference.
/// </summary>
private void ShowBanner()
{
if (Request.IsAuthenticated == true)
{
ProcessFlow.AccountController accountController = new ProcessFlow.AccountController();
// Retrieve the account information from the account controller
AccountInfo myAccount = accountController.GetAccountInfo(false);
if (myAccount != null)
{
areaBanner.Visible = myAccount.IsShowBanners;
string categoryKey = myAccount.Category;
string bannerKey = "Banner" + categoryKey;
string bannerPath = "";
if (Cache[bannerKey] != null)
{
// If the data is already cached, then used the cached copy
bannerPath = ((string)Cache[bannerKey]);
}
else
{
// If the data is not cached, then create a new profile object object and request the data
ProfileBO profile = new ProfileBO();
bannerPath = profile.GetBannerPath(categoryKey);
// Store the results of the call in the Cache and set the time out to 6 hours
Cache.Add(bannerKey, bannerPath, null, DateTime.Now.AddHours(6), Cache.NoSlidingExpiration, CacheItemPriority.High, null);
}
areaImage.InnerHtml = bannerPath;
}
}
}