Where can I find System.Web.HttpContext.Current.Server dll. I want to use Server.MapPath() in my code and it requires System.Web.HttpContext.Current.Server namespace. Even from references I couldn't find and add System.Web.HttpContext.Current.Server to my solution. Any help?
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Right Click References >> then click Add Reference and Under Assemblies click Framework and Search System.Web and check the checkbox and click OK button to add it's reference in your project:
You have reference of System.Web
now and Now you can use all Types and methods which are under System.Web
namespace/assembly it, in your case HttpContext
:
System.Web.HttpContext

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System.Web.HttpContext.Current.Server
isn't a namespace. Let's break it down:
System.Web
is a namespaceHttpContext
is a type (in theSystem.Web
assembly)Current
is a static property withinHttpContext
, returning anHttpContext
referenceServer
is an instance property withinHttpContext
, of typeHttpServerUtility
So the assembly you need is System.Web
; the namespace you need in a using
directive (if you want one) is System.Web
.
So:
using System.Web;
...
var path = HttpContext.Server.Current.MapPath(...);
Note that a more modern equivalent is HostingEnvironment.MapPath
, which doesn't rely on a current HTTP context, as far as I'm aware. (HostingEnvironment
is in the System.Web.Hosting
namespace, but still in the System.Web
assembly.)

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