HttpSession or java beans

[Dilip kumar]

Hi All -

I'm developing a simple web application using JSPs and Servlets. I need to store and retrieve parameters selected (such as Category, Date etc) by user. I'm not sure which one is better: HttpSession or java beans. I would appreciate any guidance.

Thanks in advance.

[Bear Bibeault]

It's not an either/or choice. You create the Java beans containing your data and store them in one of the scope contexts -- one of which can be session scope.

[Dilip kumar]

Bear, Thanks for the response.

Are there any good books which explains using sessions in JSPs and Servlets ?

Thanks
[ January 17, 2006: Message edited by: Dilip kumar ]

[Ben Souther]

Download Chapter 13 of "Core Servlets and Java Server Pages"
http://pdf.coreservlets.com/
13.4 discusses covers this.