ASP.NET Tutorial/Profile/Custom Data

Creating a class to use as a personalization type

   <source lang="csharp">

File: ShoppingCart.vb Imports Microsoft.VisualBasic <Serializable()> _ Public Class ShoppingCart

   Private PID As String
   Private CompanyProductName As String
   Private Number As Integer
   Private Price As Decimal
   Private DateAdded As DateTime
   Public Property ProductID() As String
       Get
           Return PID
       End Get
       Set(ByVal value As String)
           PID = value
       End Set
   End Property
   Public Property ProductName() As String
       Get
           Return CompanyProductName
       End Get
       Set(ByVal value As String)
           CompanyProductName = value
       End Set
   End Property
   Public Property NumberSelected() As Integer
       Get
           Return Number
       End Get
       Set(ByVal value As Integer)
           Number = value
       End Set
   End Property
   Public Property ItemPrice() As Decimal
       Get
           Return Price
       End Get
       Set(ByVal value As Decimal)
           Price = value
       End Set
   End Property
   Public Property DateItemAdded() As DateTime
       Get
           Return DateAdded
       End Get
       Set(ByVal value As DateTime)
           DateAdded = value
       End Set
   End Property

End Class

File: ShoppingCart.cs using System; using System.Data; using System.Configuration; using System.Web; using System.Web.Security; using System.Web.UI; using System.Web.UI.WebControls; using System.Web.UI.WebControls.WebParts; using System.Web.UI.HtmlControls; using System; [Serializable] public class ShoppingCart {

   private string PID;
   private string CompanyProductName;
   private int Number;
   private decimal Price;
   private DateTime DateAdded;
   public ShoppingCart() { }
   public string ProductID
   {
       get { return PID; }
       set { PID = value; }
   }
   public string ProductName
   {
       get { return CompanyProductName; }
       set { CompanyProductName = value; }
   }
   public int NumberSelected
   {
       get { return Number; }
       set { Number = value; }
   }
   public decimal ItemPrice
   {
       get { return Price; }
       set { Price = value; }
   }
   public DateTime DateItemAdded
   {
       get { return DateAdded; }
       set { DateAdded = value; }
   }

} File: Web.config <configuration>

 <system.web>
    <profile>
       <properties>
          <add name="FirstName" type="System.String" />
          <add name="LastName" type="System.String" />
          <add name="LastVisited" type="System.DateTime" />
          <add name="Age" type="System.Integer" />
          <add name="Member" type="System.Boolean" />
          <add name="Cart" type="ShoppingCart" serializeAs="Binary" />
       </properties>
   </profile>
   <authentication mode="Windows" />
 </system.web>

</configuration></source>