Do MVC controllers save state?

Question

Is it appropriate in the MVC pattern for a controller to save state in any way.

Note, I realize that controllers do not save state on ASP.Net. I'm not using ASP.Net. I'm wanting to know if that pattern restricts this or not.

Answer 1

The pattern would have you save the state to the Model/models, not the Controller. The controller could modify the state, or the model could contain internals to modify it's own state.