How do you access application variables in asp.net mvc 3 razor views?

Question

I set a Application variable in my global.asa.cs with:

    protected void Application_Start()
    {
        ...

        // load all application settings
            


        

Answer 1

I had this issue in an MVC controller and had to make fully qualified HttpContext for it to work ..

System.Web.HttpContext.Current.Application["VarName"]