Ways to pass data for asp.net website

1. ViewState – Maintain data for postback for a page
2. Context items collection – Simple data pass from 1 page to another. (common use for server farm)
3. QueryString – put value in the URL
4. Session – Server store value per user (example: user id)
5. Application – For the whole web application
6. Cache – Server storing data among all users (example: the product table)
7. Cookie – Store information on the user’s pc for a long time (example: track first time visit)
8. PreviousPage object

…and others