JSP session object is an instance of javax.servlet.http.HttpSession. This object is used to for session tracking or session management.
Example:
login.jsp
<html> <head> <title>login</title> </head> <body> <form action="welcome.jsp"> <input type="text" name="userName" /> <input type="submit" value="login"/> </form> </body> </html> |
welcome.jsp
<html> <head> <title>session implicit object example</title> </head> <body> <% String userName=request.getParameter("userName"); if(userName.equals("jai")){ session.setAttribute("userName", userName); response.sendRedirect("home.jsp"); }else{ out.print("Wrong username."); } %> </body> </html> |
home.jsp
<html> <head> <title>home</title> </head> <body> <h3>This is user's home page.</h3> <% String userName = (String)session.getAttribute("userName"); out.print("Logged in user: " + userName); %> </body> </html> |
web.xml
<web-app> <welcome-file-list> <welcome-file>login.jsp</welcome-file> </welcome-file-list> </web-app> |
Output:
Enter UserName: jai
Click on login button.
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