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What is the diffrence between
request.getSession(true) and request.getSession(false);
 
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getSession(true) will make a new session when no session existed. but getSession() do nothing.
 
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<B>getSession(true) will make a new session when no session existed. but getSession() do nothing. </B>
But always there will have a session......So what is the use of giving true???
 
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But always there will have a session......So what is the use of giving true???


If the previous session has timed out it returns a new. If there is no previous one then it returns a ne w one too.
What do you mean that there will be a session always.
 
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I mean whenever yhe user login there will have a session automaticall created by container???.....am I right???
 
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Originally posted by Mathews P Srampikal:
I mean whenever yhe user login there will have a session automaticall created by container???.....am I right???


No..unless the first page displayed is a JSP..jsps create session by default.
 
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that means we have to call true always in the first page.is it??
 
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Read this
https://coderanch.com/t/357369/Servlets/java/Proper-Place-Create-Session-Object
 
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