title: MVC Application state Lifetime
body: <p>In ASP.NET MVC you can store values in the Application state by using:</p>
  
  <pre><code>HttpContext.Current.Application["example"] = "test";
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>How is the lifetime of Application state handles. I presume when the App pool recycles it clears. When else does it clear?</p>