Life-cycle of PageContext object

[Kevin Kilbane]

Hi. I'm slightly confused by the pageContext implicit variable in a JSP.

What relationship does the PageContext object have with a JSP, a request etc.? Is there one PageContext object per JSP or one per execution of the JSP or something else?

There doesn't seem to be a PageContext object available in a servlet - is that right?

I've had a look at the API and a search in google but I'm still not 100% clear.

Thanks in advance.

[Frits Walraven]

Hi Kevin,

According to the jsp2.0 spec:

JSP.1.8.4 The pageContext Object
A PageContext is an object that provides a context to store references to objects
used by the page, encapsulates implementation-dependent features, and provides
convenience methods.

So you have one PageContext per JSP, per execution of the JSP.

There doesn't seem to be a PageContext object available in a servlet - is that right?

Yes, that is to seperate ModelViewControl (MVC).

Regards,
Frits

[Kevin Kilbane]

OK, thanks for the reply Frits