No. Those threads were wondering if it was possible to put a session into a
cookie instead of just the session identifier. For that to work (or for the
session to be sent across the network at all) every object associated with a
session would have to be Serializable. Which is currently not a
requirement.
(*Chris*)
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From: Westland, Jonathan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Tuesday, April 27, 1999 5:16 AM
Subject: Re: Session Object
> Question #2: Must the object be serializable? I have seen a couple of
> threads on that topic with no definitive answer.
>
>
> -----
>
> Sure, any data you, as the application programmer, want to keep around.
> Application Data implies data that the application needs to do its job.
You
> can, literally, put any Object you choose in the Session data.
> (*Chris*)
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Westland, Jonathan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Monday, April 26, 1999 7:31 AM
> Subject: Session Object
>
>
> > The API specs for javax.servlet.http.HttpSession state that:
> >
> > HttpSession defines methods which store these types of data:
> > - Standard session properties, such as an identifier for the session,
and
> > the context for the session.
> > - Application layer data, accessed using this interface and stored using
a
> > dictionary-like interface.
> >
> >
> >
> > Can anyone define "application layer data"???
> >
> >
> >
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