"lightbulb432" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > I did notice the getServletContext() of the servlet classes, but in this > case > the code is in a custom class that was forwarded to by the servlet - I > don't > have access to the servlet in this class. > > If however, I were to change my code and pass the return value of > Servlet's > getServletContext() to my class, would a session still be created, as > happens using the request.getSession().getServletContext() approach? >
Charles has already answered this, but another option would be to add the ServletContext as a Request attribute in your Servlet/Filter. I don't know your app, so I don't know which is the better design. > Out of curiosity, why is there a getServletContext() on HttpSession? > Pardon > my ignorance, but that just doesn't seem "right" - if it's there as > convenience, then shouldn't it be on the HttpServletRequest class as well? > If that's just the way it is, then that's fine... But is there some design > reason you can think of that the method is in the session but not request > object? Am I missing something here? > Well, no, the Servlet, Filter, and Session Objects all belong to a single ServletContext, so it makes sense that they should be able to access it. However, the Request can (and in TC without a sandbox will) be potentially reused for requests to many different Contexts. > > > > Caldarale, Charles R wrote: >> >>> From: lightbulb432 [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> Subject: HttpSession questions >>> >>> Why is it that you need an HttpSession in order to get a >>> ServletContext? >> >> You don't - since your code is in a class that extends HttpServlet, just >> call getServletContext() directly; it's defined under >> javax.servlet.GenericServlet. >> >> - Chuck >> >> >> THIS COMMUNICATION MAY CONTAIN CONFIDENTIAL AND/OR OTHERWISE PROPRIETARY >> MATERIAL and is thus for use only by the intended recipient. If you >> received this in error, please contact the sender and delete the e-mail >> and its attachments from all computers. >> >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >> To start a new topic, e-mail: users@tomcat.apache.org >> To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> >> > > -- > View this message in context: > http://www.nabble.com/HttpSession-questions-tf4008885.html#a11385434 > Sent from the Tomcat - User mailing list archive at Nabble.com. > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To start a new topic, e-mail: users@tomcat.apache.org > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To start a new topic, e-mail: users@tomcat.apache.org To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
