session invalidate

Hi All,

i configure session timeout in my web.xml....

when the session time is complete,it is going to login page!!!.

i can not understand why it is?(by default going to loginpage(index.jsp)).....

but i want to show another jsp page after timeout...

please can anyone explain me..

thanks & regards,
seetharaman

Hi,

In the sessionDestroyed method of SessionListener, forward to the signup page(whatever you want) using the Servlet Context's request dispatcher.

Hi Ashok,
Thanks for your earnest reply...

well,..but my sessionDestroyed() method is in java class..

here how can i get request object so that,i can forward to my jsp page..

please explain me..

thanks & regards,
seetharaman

You can write a filter, which forwards to login page, if theres no session.

Hi All,

can anyone tell how to use RequestDispatched or anyother mechanism to forward to my jsp page...

"sudhir",
Please check your private messages.
-Ben

here how can i get request object so that,i can forward to my jsp page..

You can't - there will never be a request when a session times out and is invalidated by the servlet container because initial processing of a request resets the timer for the matching session.

Bill

Thanks William,

i want to show my jsp page..after session timeout in DD.for that wat can i do?..

i am waiting for your earnest reply..

thanks & regards,
seetharaman

Think about this:

How will you identify a request as belonging to a recent user whose session timed out versus a request from a brand new user?

There is no way you can do this using ONLY the session mechanism.

I suggest you could use c ookies just like commercial sites do. Amazon recognizes me because my browser has (one or more) long-lived c ookie specific to the Amazon URL.

See the JavaDocs for java.servlet.http.C ookie for an introduction on how to create your own c ookies. Search for RFC 2965 for the complete rules on c ookies.

Bill

Thanks william ;)