The HttpSessionBindingListener and HttpSessionActivationListener are not configured in the deployment descriptor. The HttpSessionBindingListener interface is implemented by the classes whose objects need to receive notifications whenever they are added to or removed from a session. We do not need to inform the container about these objects through the deployment descriptor because the container introspects the interfaces implemented by them and calls the corresponding notification methods. Similarly the SessionActivationListener interface is used by the session attributes to receive notifications when a session is being migrated from one JVM to another. Other than these two interfaces, all the other listeners need to be configured in the deployment descriptor. Hence choices D and E are correct while choices A, B, C and F are incorrect.
The above quote is true.. only HttpSessionBindingListener and HttpSessionActivationListener don't need to registered in web.xml..
Errata in HFSJ is confirmed by Bryan.. and I forget that link..
Micheal John
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