Accessing session object from standard class

[Gezza Hall]

Hi all.

Can a standalone class access the session somehow? Basically, I want to call a utility class which isn't a servlet. I want this class to return the value of a session attribute.

The utility class is going to be called by Ajax via DWR, so I won't be able to pass in the session object as an argument. So the utility class will look something like this:

 
public class Helper{
    public String getMessage(){
        // get the session [I]SOMEHOW[/I]
        return (String)session.getAttribute("myVal");
    }
}

Can this be done, or are there any suggestions on an alternative? Ultimately I need my javascript to be able to access a session variable.

Many thanks.

[Seetharaman Venkatasamy]

i Think TagHandler(simple/classic tag) is better option

Hope This Helps

[William Brogden]

It is NOT a good idea to pass around references to anything which is managed by the servlet container, such as request, response, or session if you can possibly avoid it.

You need to redesign your requirements for this "utility" class - getting the value of a session attribute takes very little code in your servlet.

I can't imagine what TagHandler has to do with this.

Bill

[sudhir nim]

You can create a Web Context Holder class that manages thread local objects of request,response,session and a filter which sets this object in Web Context holder than your utility or what ever other classes can obtain the reference to those objects from the holder.

Look at the thread http://www.theserverside.com/patterns/thread.tss?thread_id=47208.