I can not use Session In Page_Load and I got error below

Question

why i got this error :

Object reference not set to an instance of an object.

when i put this code in my page_load.:

protected void Page_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
     BackEndUtils.OverallLoader();

     string Teststr = Session["Co_ID"].ToString();
}

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this session is made when user logins to my web site and this session works in other areas...

thanks for your attention

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thanks for your answers

i removed BackEndUtils.OverallLoader(); but error still exists

i tried Teststr = Convert.ToString(Session["Co_ID"]); and error disappeared - but i don't know why that session is null

in other areas that session works perfectly = such as a button in that form

what is the matter?

my web page markup is like this :

<%@ Page Title="" Language="C#" MasterPageFile="~/Admin/AdminBackend.Master" AutoEventWireup="true" CodeBehind="Personel.aspx.cs" Inherits="Darman.Admin.Personel" Theme="DefaultTheme" %>

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i put this code in a button like this :

string Teststr = Convert.ToString(Session["Co_ID"]);

when i press that button THIS code in page Load(POSTBACK) + IN Button_Click works perfectly and shows me 23 (my Co_ID)

But when i run my page in browser (first time) this code in page load shows me null.

why?

thanks a lot

Answer 1

You could try:

Teststr = Convert.ToString(Session["Co_ID"]);

which will handle nulls; also check: have you got session-state disabled for the page?

<%@ Page language="c#" ... EnableSessionState="false" %>

(although I would have perhaps expected a more obvious error in that case)

Answer 2

Probably "Co_ID" session parameter doesn't exist. Check before:

if (Session["Co_ID"] != null) 
 {
   Teststr = Session["Co_ID"].ToString();
 }

Answer 3

You should perhaps see the error. Error says .ToString() doesn't work with objects and moreover, you need not to write .ToString() here. It will work without it as shown below

protected void Page_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
    BackEndUtils.OverallLoader();

    string Teststr = Session["Co_ID"].ToString();
}

Answer 4

The exception could be raised in one of these two conditions:

1. Something in the body of BackEndUtils.OverallLoader() raises the exception.
2. For whatever reason Session["Co_ID"] is null, and invoking ToString() on null fails.

Use the stack trace provided by the exception to determine which one is right. If it is #1 we will have to see the source of that method to do any further trouble shooting. If #2, you might need to do some manual correction around that line in your code (you might want to do that anyway):

object id = Session["Co_ID"];
if (id == null)
{
    id = Session["Co_ID"] = LoadCoIdFromSomewhere();
}

string Teststr = id.ToString();

Answer 5

The error may be coming from your BackEndUtils.OverallLoader.

As for the session variable - if someone comes to this page without logging in, it will not be set. The session might also have timed out and "Co_ID" is no longer set.