getting object property from session var in HTML

[kylemcna]

Hello,

I have a user object that gets instantiated / initialized on login.

I have a javascript function that needs to utilize some of the properties of that user object.

In the HTML am trying to figure out how to take that session var / object called currentUser and get the FirstName property.

I tried: myFunction('<%= Session["currentUser"].FirstName %>');

... and I get this error:
CS0117: 'object' does not contain a definition for 'FirstName'

I know that the object exists in the session, the property exists in the object because I can write to a label from the code-behind without any trouble.

What else might be going on here?

tx

k

[1kHz]

I think the object should be casted to the real type first before accessing the property. Assuming that the class for user is named UserInfo, then you should do this ((UserInfo)Session["currentUser"]).FirstName. You might need to supply the full name of the class, including the namespace..