Hi John,
Have a look at the JSDK API, then check what kind of value the method
javax.servlet.http.HttpSession.html#getValue(javax.servlet.http.String)
returns and lastly check to see if you can use the "+" operator to
concatenate a String with what this method returns.
Regards,
Dan
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Daniel Lopez Janariz ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Web Services
Computer Center
Balearic Islands University
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D'Esposito John wrote:
>
> I have a simple jsp that was invoked via a "forward" in a RequestDispatcher
> object from a servlet. The forward works perfectly well and I am able to
> instantiate beans via the Scope=request. In my servlet I set the session
> object with a parameter. I assume that I can obtain a handle to the
> session object in my jsp and retrieve the value that was originally set in
> the servlet.
>
> In the servlet:
>
> HttpSesssion session = req.getSession(true);
> String itemColor= null;
> itemColor = "blue";
> session.putValue("itemColor", itemColor);
>
> In the JSP:
>
> <%
> out.println("Color = " + session.getValue("itemColor"));
> %>
>
> I am getting a JSP error message on the jsp line mentioned above. What am
> I doing wrong? How can I get a handle parameters on the session object?
>
> Thanks,
>
> John D'Esposito
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