RE: Retrieving List from a request/session attribute

2006-06-22 Thread Martin Gainty
David-- Personally...I would use reflection... try { List var = Class.forName(request.getAttribute(name));// get class definitions o = var.newInstance(); //Instantiate a new class using the class(and consequent definitions).. } catch(Exception excp) { System.out.println("Didnt like the class .

Re: Retrieving List from a request/session attribute

2006-06-22 Thread Leon Rosenberg
On 6/22/06, David Wall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Is there a correct way to retrieve a typed List from a request/session attribute? The attribute is returned as an Object, but using a cast like: List var = (List)request.getAttribute(name); results in a warning: Type safety: The cast from Obje