01 Oct 08 asp.net outputcache based on url
The outputcache page directive is very handy - and I tend to use this where appropriate on my usercontrols (.ascx)
You can optionally vary by querystring parameters.
Something that’s missing from the default options is to vary based on the actual url of the page. I was building a site where a random testimonial was pulled from the database and displayed in a small panel. I wanted this to stay constant on each particular url.
Here’s how to do it…
Add this to your global.asax
Public Overrides Function GetVaryByCustomString(ByVal context As HttpContext, ByVal custom As String) As String
Select Case custom.ToLower
Case "pageurl"
Return Request.FilePath.ToLower
Case Else
' Return String.Empty
Return MyBase.GetVaryByCustomString(context, custom)
End Select
End Function
Then on your ascx file add the following to the top
<%@ OutputCache Duration="60" Shared="true" VaryByParam="None" VaryByCustom="pageurl" %>
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