how to store request object in session scope in jsp

Question

I was just doing random trick & testing in my jsp pages. I wanted to store request scope object in session scope object using At

Answer 1

I got the solution, when I replaced href code with jsp:forward action, it showed perfect output.

for each server request a new HttpServletRequest object is created. Therefore, when i was navigating to jsp2.jsp page using href, it created new HttpServletRequest object for jsp2.jsp.

Answer 2

You can do this with following code:

HttpSession session = request.getSession();
session.setAttribute("req1", request);

And when you retrieve the request value you have to do this as:

<%= ((HttpServletRequest) rrrr.getAttribute("req1")).getAttribute("request1") %>

After all this: If you want to store an Object in session better way is to store it directly into session, instead of storing a request as attribute in session. See below code:

To store attribute:

HttpSession session = request.getSession();
session.setAttribute("obj1", Object); //  Object is any object that you want to store

and retrieve it as:

HttpSession session = request.getSession(false);
Object o = session.getAttribute("obj1");

Answer 3

Request object shouldn't be stored in the session. As JB Nizet wrote it shouldn't be used out side of current request. Container may decide for example to reuse that object later on, while handling different request, resetting all its attributes.

You can get parameters and attributes from current request using methods request.getParameter() and request.getAttribute() and if you need them for later you can store them in session. You can also store your arbitrary objects in session. For example like this (fragment):

String paramForLater = request.getParameter("p1");
// store parameter
session.setAttribute("paramForLater", paramForLater);

// store some data
Person personData = new Person();
session.setAttribute("personData", personData );

// you can retrieve these object later in different jsp like this
Person personData = (Person) session.getAttribute("personData");
String param = (String ) session.getAttribute("paramForLater");

Methods request.set/getAttribute() are used only, while handling current request. For example you may set some parameters in servlet(controller), then access them in the jsp (view) to which that same request was forwarded. in pattern like this:

// in servlet get your data e.g. from database
MyEntity entity = // code to get entity;
request.setAttribute("entity", entity);
request.getRequestDispatcher("view.jsp").forward(request, response);


// then in jsp you can access that paramter 
<%
MyEntity e = (MyEntity) request.getAttribute("entity");
... // do something in entity
%>

You probably should use EL expression instead of scriplets, but this theme for another discussion :).