Is ViewState Dictionary type declared as static?

Question

Can I say that ViewState variable is equivalent to Dictionary type declared as static:

ViewState["clicks"] <=> static Object clicks = new Object();

Answer 1

No. ViewState is definitely not static. It is an instance property of Control (see Control.ViewState), and can change on every page and on every load of the same page.

static variables in ASP.NET are quite dangerous if they contain personal data, since they are shared across all sessions, so you really don't want ViewState information to be static.

Answer 2

You mean the Control.ViewState property? It's not static, and it's a StateBag.

StateBag implements the non-generic IDictionary interface