c# - MVC HttpContext.Current.Items is null after clicking a link -

is there limitation httpcontext.items ? if alternative?

in firstcontroller index view setting item.

public class firstcontroller : controller {     public actionresult index()     {         httpcontext.items["sample"] = "data";         return view();     } }  <a href="/secondcontroller/testview">sample link</a> 

when try value in secondcontroller giving me null instead of 'data'

public class secondcontroller : controller {     public actionresult testview()     {         string text = httpcontext.current.items["sample"];         return view();     } }    

httpcontext.items "gets key/value collection can used organize , share data [...] during http request".

you need stateful mechanism session preserve data between requests:

session["sample"] = "data"; 

see what correct way of storing data between requests in asp.mvc .