Retrieve browser locale from httpsession?

Question

Is it possible to derive the preferred language from a httpsession object (javax.servlet.http.HttpSession) ? It is possible to get it from the servletrequest but I dont have tha

Answer 1

The preferred Locale for a user is available as a request header ("Accept-Language"). It is automatically filled in by the user's browser according to its preferences. Then, you can store this info in the user's session and retrieve it later when appropriate.