Session variable returns null value

[Lakshi Meghoo]

Hi all,

I am developing a WAP application using jsp. I'm saving a variable in session in 1 page and retrieving the value in another page.


My codes are as follows:

chooseques.jsp

<%@ page contentType="text/vnd.wap.wml" %>

<%@page language="java" import="java.sql.*" %>


<%

Connection con = null;
String url = "jdbc:mysql://localhost:3306/";
String dbName = "asssys";
String driver = "com.mysql.jdbc.Driver";
String userName = "root";
String password = "";
Statement st;
String mod1 = request.getParameter("mod");
int i=1;
int j=0;

session.setAttribute( "module1", mod1 );

System.out.println("module1="+session.getAttribute("module1"));



try{
Class.forName("org.gjt.mm.mysql.Driver").newInstance();

con = DriverManager.getConnection(url+dbName,userName,password);
}
catch(Exception e){
System.out.println(e.getMessage());
}


String s="select * from questions where questions.mid="+mod1;

System.out.println(mod1);

%>

<card id="card2" title="Choose questions">
<form method="POST" action="choosestud.jsp">

<%
try{
st = con.createStatement();
ResultSet rs=st.executeQuery(s);


while (rs.next()){%>

<p align="left">

<b><%=i%>. <%=rs.getString(3)%></b><br/>
<b>A.</b> <%=rs.getString(4)%><br/>
<b>B.</b> <%=rs.getString(5)%><br/>
<b>C.</b> <%=rs.getString(6)%><br/>
<b>D.</b> <%=rs.getString(7)%><br/>
<input type="checkbox" name="chk<%=+i%>" checked="checked" value="<%=rs.getString(1)%>" />
<br/>
<br/>
<hr/><hr/><br/>

<% i++; j++;
}//while
%>

//I want to save an integer value in session. I'm casting it to string first.
<% String count = Integer.toString(j);



session.setAttribute( "sess_count", count );

System.out.println("sess_count="+session.getAttribute("sess_count"));// This displays the sess_count correctly




%>

<p><input type="submit" value="Submit" ></p>
</form>
</card>

<%


rs.close();
con.close();

}
catch(Exception e){
System.out.println(e.getMessage());
}


%>




displayques.jsp

<%@ page contentType="text/vnd.wap.wml" %>

<%@page language="java" import="java.sql.*" %>
<%


String count =(String)session.getAttribute("sess_count");//I'm retriving the session variable but it returns null!!


int counter = Integer.parseInt(count1);

System.out.println("count ="+count);



Connection con = null;
String url = "jdbc:mysql://localhost:3306/";
String dbName = "asssys";
String driver = "com.mysql.jdbc.Driver";
String userName = "root";
String password = "";
Statement st;

try{
Class.forName("org.gjt.mm.mysql.Driver").newInstance();

con = DriverManager.getConnection(url+dbName,userName,password);
}
catch(Exception e){
System.out.println(e.getMessage());
}


int i=0;
int j=1;
String[] arr = new String[counter];
%>

<card id="card3" title="Display selected questions">

<%

while (i<counter){
arr[i] = request.getParameter("chk"+j);

String s="select * from questions where questions.qid="+request.getParameter("chk"+j);



try{
st = con.createStatement();
ResultSet rs=st.executeQuery(s);
rs.next();

%>

<p align="left">

<b><%=j%>. <%=rs.getString(3)%></b><br/>
<b>A.</b> <%=rs.getString(4)%><br/>
<b>B.</b> <%=rs.getString(5)%><br/>
<b>C.</b> <%=rs.getString(6)%><br/>
<b>D.</b> <%=rs.getString(7)%><br/>
<input type="hidden" name="chk<%=rs.getString(1)%>" value="<%=rs.getString(1)%>" />
<br/>
Display qid: <%=rs.getString(1)%>
<hr/><hr/><br/></p>


<%

rs.close();

}//try

catch(Exception e){
System.out.println(e.getMessage());
}//catch

i++; j++;

}// while


con.close();
%>

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Can anyone tell me why the session variable is returning null value? What is the problem with the code?
Your reply will be of great help.

[Balagopal Kannampallil]

Try using request.getSession().setAttribute("sess_count", count ); while setting the object into session and request.getSession().getAttribute("sess_count"); while retrieving it back.

[Bear Bibeault]

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[Lakshi Meghoo]

Hi,

Balagopal

I tried the codes you gave me but still the session returns null.

Do you have other suggestions?

I really need to solve this problem.

[Balagopal Kannampallil]

If we put it in session, you should be able to retrieve it as long as you are sharing the same session. That is the story with a usual web application. Sorry Lakshi, I have not worked in WAP. I have no idea how session is handled in your WAP server.

[Seetharaman Venkatasamy]

Lakshi Meghoo wrote:
Do you have other suggestions?

Check whether you are accessing displaygues.jsp before you setting the value into the session ?

[Lakshi Meghoo]

Thanks for your willingness to help.
I understand my application is not the simple html and jsp. Does anyone familiar with WAP can help me to sort this problem?

[William Brogden]

It sounds like every request is getting a new session. You could check this by getting the id with the getID() method and logging or printing it.

Failure to recover the same ID might be happening if the client side does not allow cookies. In that case you will have to encode the session ID into all link URLs sent to the client.

Bill

[Lakshi Meghoo]

I tried my code in jsp and html format. It works well. I think the problem is about the wap pages. Perhaps some header tags are missing.