How to access Application Object in Asp.net MVC Web Api Controller

Question

I know in Asp.net MVC controller, we can access the application like this:

HttpContext.Application["AppVar"]

But in the Web api controller, there is no HttpContext, how to access the application Object then?

Jason Meckley · Accepted Answer · 2012-05-31 16:41:33Z

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the http context still exists and it's a core component of ASP.Net. how you gain access to it is the issue at hand.

HttpContext.Current.Application["AppVar"].

answered May 31, 2012 at 16:41

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Brandon Kuczenski Over a year ago

This doesn't seem to work in Web API 2 ("HttpContext does not exist in the namespace "System.Web"...) so in this case, OP's question remains unanswered. Is there more information for Web API 2?

Hsin-Yu Chen · Accepted Answer · 2016-02-17 09:31:53Z

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object context;
if (Request.Properties.TryGetValue("MS_HttpContext", out context))
{
    var application= ((HttpContextBase)context).Application; 
}

you can get HttpContext object from Request.Propertiies

answered Feb 17, 2016 at 9:31

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