/// <summary>
/// Gets the value for the specified key out of the application.
/// </summary>
/// <typeparam name="T">The type of the value.</typeparam>
/// <param name="key">The key of the value.</param>
/// <returns>The value.</returns>
/// <remarks>
/// This member is implicitly thread-safe.
/// </remarks>
public static T GetApplicationValue <T>(ApplicationFacadeKey key)
{
// Check whether the application is available. If not, return the
// default value for the requested key.
if (HttpContext.Current.Application == null)
{
return(default(T));
}
// Get the object from the application.
object value = HttpContext.Current.Application[key.ToString()];
// If the value was not in the application, return a default value.
if (value == null)
{
return(default(T));
}
// Otherwise, return the value to the caller.
return((T)value);
}
/// <summary>
/// Stores the specified value using the given key within the application.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="key">The key.</param>
/// <param name="value">The value.</param>
/// <remarks>
/// This member is implicitly thread-safe.
/// </remarks>
public static void SetApplicationValue(ApplicationFacadeKey key, object value)
{
// Store the value within the application.
HttpContext.Current.Application[key.ToString()] = value;
}
