jsp - different session.getAttributes

Re: jsp - different session.getAttr ibutes

"asaguden" <asaguden@lycos .com> wrote in message
news:b190197d.0 401070238.d1e2a [email protected] le.com...[color=blue]
> Hi!
> I wonder if there is a difference [if so, what] between:
>
> User user = (User)session.g etAttribute("us er");
>
> and:
> User user = (User)request.g etSession(false ).getValue("use r");
>
> /peter[/color]

request.getSess ion(false) and session refer to the same object, as does
request.getSess ion(true). The difference is that the latter will create a
session object if one does not exist. The difference between getAttribute
and getValue is that getValue is deprecated. Use getAttribute.