In .Net, is it possible to use Response.Write in a class that does not inherit from System.Web.UI.Page

Question

Just been asked this question as a true / false in a telephone job interview and was a little stumped. Any ideas?

Answer 1

You can get hold of the Response object from the HttpContext static object:

System.Web.HttpContext.Current.Response.Write("Some Text")

If current returns null then the code is not being run as part of a page request. If you get asked the question again then that's the answer but a follow up question should be "why would you need to?"

Answer 2

The short answer is yes. In an interview id mention UserControl for an example.