Could not load type "System.Web.HttpContext" from assembly "System.Web"

Question

System.TypeLoadException: Could not load type 'System.Web.HttpContext' from assembly 'System.Web, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a'.

using System;
using System.Collections;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Web;
using System.Xml.Linq;

public class Example : 
{
XDocument doc = XDocument.Load(System.Web.HttpContext.Current.Server.MapPath("~/example.xml"));
}

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Davide Piras Davide Piras · Accepted Answer · 2011-02-07T18:44:03

Of course, if you are not in a web application, no way you can use the HttpContext.Current !

you can check if System.Web.HttpContext.Current is null or not, it's available only in web pages or web services.

Could not load type "System.Web.HttpContext" from assembly "System.Web"

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