Difference between request.getSession().getId() and request.getSession(false)?

Question

What do these calls actually mean in terms of session?

System.out.println(\"print1: \"+request.getSession().getId());
System.out.println(\"print2: \"+request.get         


        

Answer 1

request.getSession().getId();

returns the unique identifier assigned to this session. And It has return type of String.

request.getSession(false)

returns the HttpSession object if it already exists else return null.