Where to put global variables?

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Where can I store variables that I will need to access across all forms in my app?

mark asdf · Answer

Also, we've been doing fine with our ASP.NET apps because we built a security login component that stored important info in session variables. Without those, I'm a little lost.

mark asdf · Answer

Thanks. Basically, we're attempting to rewrite our software using C# winforms. We need the ability to allow a user to login to the system. Associated with that login will be individual settings, etc, that I may need to get to at any part of the app. The app is going to be written by module, but will grow quickly into an app of 20+ modules with multiple screens per module.

alobiuc · Answer

Static is the first word I'm thinking of. But you should read a bit first on static variables as they're not always recommended to use: http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/csref/html/vclrfStaticPG.asp Maybe if you'd give more specific information on what you're doing, someone could point out a better solution.

Where to put global variables?

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