org.apache.cocoon.environment
Interface Request

All Superinterfaces:

HttpServletRequest, ServletRequest, ValueHolder

public interface Request

extends ValueHolder, HttpServletRequest

Defines an interface to provide client request information . A client can bind an object attribute into a Request by name. All objects stored in the request using the setAttribute method are available to all sub requests and the main request associatiated Objects stored in the request using the setLocalAttribute method are only available for the current (sub) request.

Version:

$Id: Request.html 1304280 2012-03-23 11:18:01Z ilgrosso $

Field Summary

static int	GLOBAL_SCOPE This constant defines an request wide scope for the request attribute.
static int	REQUEST_SCOPE This constant defines the scope of the request attribute to be private to the current (sub) request.

Fields inherited from interface javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest

BASIC_AUTH, CLIENT_CERT_AUTH, DIGEST_AUTH, FORM_AUTH

Method Summary

Object	get(String name) Returns the value of the named parameter as an Object, or null if no parameter of the given name exists.
Object	getAttribute(String name) Returns the value of the named attribute from the GLOBAL_SCOPE as an Object, or null if no attribute of the given name exists.
Enumeration	getAttributeNames() Returns an Enumeration containing the names of the attributes available to this request globally.
Map	getAttributes() Utility method for getting a Map view of the request attributes.
String	getAuthType() Returns the name of the authentication scheme used to protect the servlet, for example, "BASIC" or "SSL," or null if the servlet was not protected
String	getCharacterEncoding() Returns the name of the character encoding used in the body of this request.
Map	getCocoonCookieMap() Deprecated. use getCookieMap() instead.
Cookie[]	getCocoonCookies() Deprecated. use getCookies() instead.
Session	getCocoonSession() Deprecated. use getSession() instead.
Session	getCocoonSession(boolean create) Deprecated. use getSession(boolean) instead.
int	getContentLength() Returns the length, in bytes, of the request body
String	getContentType() Returns the MIME type of the body of the request
String	getContextPath() Returns the portion of the request URI that indicates the context of the request.
Map	getCookieMap() Returns a map of the Cookie objects the client sent with this request, indexed by name.
Cookie[]	getCookies() Returns an array containing all of the Cookie objects the client sent with this request.
long	getDateHeader(String name) Returns the value of the specified request header as a long value that represents a Date object.
String	getHeader(String name) Returns the value of the specified request header as a String.
Enumeration	getHeaderNames() Returns an enumeration of all the header names this request contains.
Map	getHeaders() Utility method for getting a Map view of the request headers.
Enumeration	getHeaders(String name) Returns all the values of the specified request header as an Enumeration of String objects.
ServletInputStream	getInputStream() Retrieves the body of the request as binary data using an InputStream.
Object	getLocalAttribute(String name) Returns the value of the named attribute from the LOCAL_SCOPE as an Object, or null if no attribute of the given name exists.
Enumeration	getLocalAttributeNames() Returns an Enumeration containing the names of the attributes available to this request locally.
Locale	getLocale() Returns the preferred Locale that the client will accept content in, based on the Accept-Language header.
Enumeration	getLocales() Returns an Enumeration of Locale objects indicating, in decreasing order starting with the preferred locale, the locales that are acceptable to the client based on the Accept-Language header.
String	getMethod() Returns the name of the HTTP method with which this request was made, for example, GET, POST, or PUT.
String	getParameter(String name) Returns the value of a request parameter as a String,
Enumeration	getParameterNames() Returns an Enumeration of String objects containing the names of the parameters contained in this request.
Map	getParameters() Utility method for getting a Map view of the request parameters.
String[]	getParameterValues(String name) Returns an array of String objects containing all of the values the given request parameter has, or null if the parameter does not exist.
String	getPathInfo() Returns any extra path information associated with the URL the client sent when it made this request.
String	getPathTranslated() Returns any extra path information after the servlet name but before the query string, and translates it to a real path.
String	getProtocol() Returns the name and version of the protocol the request uses in the form protocol/majorVersion.minorVersion, for example, HTTP/1.1.
String	getQueryString() Returns the query string that is contained in the request URL after the path.
String	getRemoteAddr() Returns the Internet Protocol (IP) address of the client that sent the request.
String	getRemoteHost() Returns the fully qualified name of the client that sent the request, or the IP address of the client if the name cannot be determined.
String	getRemoteUser() Returns the login of the user making this request, if the user has been authenticated, or null if the user has not been authenticated.
String	getRequestedSessionId() Returns the session ID specified by the client.
String	getRequestURI() Returns the part of this request's URL from the protocol name up to the query string in the first line of the HTTP request.
String	getScheme() Returns the name of the scheme used to make this request, for example, http, https, or ftp.
String	getServerName() Returns the host name of the server that received the request.
int	getServerPort() Returns the port number on which this request was received.
String	getServletPath() Returns the part of this request's URL that calls the servlet.
HttpSession	getSession() Returns the current session associated with this request, or if the request does not have a session, creates one.
HttpSession	getSession(boolean create) Returns the current HttpSession associated with this request or, if if there is no current session and create is true, returns a new session.
String	getSitemapPath() Returns the path to the sitemap of the requested resource as interpreted by the sitemap.
String	getSitemapURI() Returns the URI of the requested resource as interpreted by the sitemap.
String	getSitemapURIPrefix() Returns the URI Prefix of the requested resource where the sitemap is mounted.
Principal	getUserPrincipal() Returns the login of the user making this request, if the user has been authenticated, or null if the user has not been authenticated.
boolean	isRequestedSessionIdFromCookie() Checks whether the requested session ID came in as a cookie.
boolean	isRequestedSessionIdFromURL() Checks whether the requested session ID came in as part of the request URL.
boolean	isRequestedSessionIdValid() Checks whether the requested session ID is still valid.
boolean	isSecure() Returns a boolean indicating whether this request was made using a secure channel, such as HTTPS.
boolean	isUserInRole(String role) Checks whether the currently logged in user is in a specified role.
void	removeAttribute(String name) Removes an attribute from this request globally.
void	removeLocalAttribute(String name) Removes an attribute from this request in the GLOBAL_SCOPE.
Object	searchAttribute(String name) Returns the value of the named attribute searching both scopes as an Object, or null if no attribute of the given name exists.
void	setAttribute(String name, Object o) Stores an attribute in this request in the GLOBAL_SCOPE.
void	setCharacterEncoding(String enc) Overrides the charactor encoding of parameters.
void	setLocalAttribute(String name, Object o) Stores an attribute in this request locally.

Methods inherited from interface javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest

getIntHeader, getRequestURL, isRequestedSessionIdFromUrl

Methods inherited from interface javax.servlet.ServletRequest

getLocalAddr, getLocalName, getLocalPort, getParameterMap, getReader, getRealPath, getRemotePort, getRequestDispatcher

Field Detail

GLOBAL_SCOPE

public static final int GLOBAL_SCOPE

This constant defines an request wide scope for the request attribute.

Since:

2.2

See Also:

Constant Field Values

REQUEST_SCOPE

public static final int REQUEST_SCOPE

This constant defines the scope of the request attribute to be private to the current (sub) request.

Since:

2.2

See Also:

Constant Field Values

Method Detail

get

public Object get(String name)

Returns the value of the named parameter as an Object, or null if no parameter of the given name exists. Basically, this method is similar to getParameter(String), but it returns an object instead. This is useful when special processing has been made on these parameters, for example for file uploads. In this case you get an object representing the uploaded file. If the parameters have not been processed, you either get a String object if the parameter has one value, or a Collection of Strings if the parameter has more than one value.

Specified by:

get in interface ValueHolder

Parameters:

name - a String specifying the name of the parameter

Returns:

an Object containing the value of the parameter, or null if the parameter does not exist

getAttribute

public Object getAttribute(String name)

Returns the value of the named attribute from the GLOBAL_SCOPE as an Object, or null if no attribute of the given name exists.

Specified by:

getAttribute in interface ServletRequest

Parameters:

name - a String specifying the name of the attribute

Returns:

an Object containing the value of the attribute, or null if the attribute does not exist

getLocalAttribute

public Object getLocalAttribute(String name)

Returns the value of the named attribute from the LOCAL_SCOPE as an Object, or null if no attribute of the given name exists.

Parameters:

name - a String specifying the name of the attribute

Returns:

an Object containing the value of the attribute, or null if the attribute does not exist

Since:

2.2

getAttributeNames

public Enumeration getAttributeNames()

Returns an Enumeration containing the names of the attributes available to this request globally. This method returns an empty Enumeration if the request has no attributes available to it.

Specified by:

getAttributeNames in interface ServletRequest

Returns:

an Enumeration of strings containing the names of the request's attributes

getLocalAttributeNames

public Enumeration getLocalAttributeNames()

Returns an Enumeration containing the names of the attributes available to this request locally. This method returns an empty Enumeration if the request has no attributes available to it.

Returns:

an Enumeration of strings containing the names of the request's attributes

setAttribute

public void setAttribute(String name,
                         Object o)

Stores an attribute in this request in the GLOBAL_SCOPE. Attributes are reset between requests.

Attribute names should follow the same conventions as package names. Names beginning with java.*, javax.*, and com.sun.*, are reserved for use by Sun Microsystems.

Specified by:

setAttribute in interface ServletRequest

Parameters:

name - a String specifying the name of the attribute

o - the Object to be stored

setLocalAttribute

public void setLocalAttribute(String name,
                              Object o)

Stores an attribute in this request locally. Attributes are reset between requests.

Attribute names should follow the same conventions as package names. Names beginning with java.*, javax.*, and com.sun.*, are reserved for use by Sun Microsystems.

Parameters:

name - a String specifying the name of the attribute

o - the Object to be stored

removeAttribute

public void removeAttribute(String name)

Removes an attribute from this request globally. This method is not generally needed as attributes only persist as long as the request is being handled.

Attribute names should follow the same conventions as package names. Names beginning with java.*, javax.*, and com.sun.*, are reserved for use by Sun Microsystems.

Specified by:

removeAttribute in interface ServletRequest

Parameters:

name - a String specifying the name of the attribute to remove

removeLocalAttribute

public void removeLocalAttribute(String name)

Removes an attribute from this request in the GLOBAL_SCOPE. This method is not generally needed as attributes only persist as long as the request is being handled.

Attribute names should follow the same conventions as package names. Names beginning with java.*, javax.*, and com.sun.*, are reserved for use by Sun Microsystems.

Parameters:

name - a String specifying the name of the attribute to remove

searchAttribute

public Object searchAttribute(String name)

Returns the value of the named attribute searching both scopes as an Object, or null if no attribute of the given name exists. This method first searches in the request scope and then, if no object is found, in the global scope.

Parameters:

name - a String specifying the name of the attribute

Returns:

an Object containing the value of the attribute, or null if the attribute does not exist

Since:

2.2

getAttributes

public Map getAttributes()

Utility method for getting a Map view of the request attributes. Returns a Map with attributes from the GLOBAL_SCOPE.

Returns:

a Map containing the request attributes.

Since:

2.2

getAuthType

public String getAuthType()

Returns the name of the authentication scheme used to protect the servlet, for example, "BASIC" or "SSL," or null if the servlet was not protected

Specified by:

getAuthType in interface HttpServletRequest

Returns:

The name of the authentication scheme used to protect the servlet, or null if the servlet was not protected

getCharacterEncoding

public String getCharacterEncoding()

Returns the name of the character encoding used in the body of this request. This method returns null if the request does not specify a character encoding

Specified by:

getCharacterEncoding in interface ServletRequest

Returns:

a String containing the name of the chararacter encoding, or null if the request does not specify a character encoding

setCharacterEncoding

public void setCharacterEncoding(String enc)
                          throws UnsupportedEncodingException

Overrides the charactor encoding of parameters.

Specified by:

setCharacterEncoding in interface ServletRequest

Throws:

UnsupportedEncodingException - if this is not a valid encoding.

getContentLength

public int getContentLength()

Returns the length, in bytes, of the request body

Specified by:

getContentLength in interface ServletRequest

Returns:

an integer containing the length of the request body or -1 if the length is not known

getContentType

public String getContentType()

Returns the MIME type of the body of the request

Specified by:

getContentType in interface ServletRequest

Returns:

a String containing the name of the MIME type of the request, or -1 if the type is not known

getParameter

public String getParameter(String name)

Returns the value of a request parameter as a String,

Specified by:

getParameter in interface ServletRequest

Parameters:

name - a String specifying the name of the parameter

Returns:

a String representing the single value of the parameter

See Also:

getParameterValues(String)

getParameterNames

public Enumeration getParameterNames()

Returns an Enumeration of String objects containing the names of the parameters contained in this request. If the request has no parameters, the method returns an empty Enumeration.

Specified by:

getParameterNames in interface ServletRequest

Returns:

an Enumeration of String objects, each String containing the name of a request parameter; or an empty Enumeration if the request has no parameters

getParameterValues

public String[] getParameterValues(String name)

Returns an array of String objects containing all of the values the given request parameter has, or null if the parameter does not exist.

If the parameter has a single value, the array has a length of 1.

Specified by:

getParameterValues in interface ServletRequest

Parameters:

name - a String containing the name of the parameter whose value is requested

Returns:

an array of String objects containing the parameter's values

See Also:

getParameter(String)

getParameters

public Map getParameters()

Utility method for getting a Map view of the request parameters. Returns a Map with request parameters.

Returns:

a Map containing the request parameters.

Since:

2.2

getProtocol

public String getProtocol()

Returns the name and version of the protocol the request uses in the form protocol/majorVersion.minorVersion, for example, HTTP/1.1. For HTTP servlets, the value returned is the same as the value of the CGI variable SERVER_PROTOCOL.

Specified by:

getProtocol in interface ServletRequest

Returns:

a String containing the protocol name and version number

getScheme

public String getScheme()

Returns the name of the scheme used to make this request, for example, http, https, or ftp. Different schemes have different rules for constructing URLs, as noted in RFC 1738.

Specified by:

getScheme in interface ServletRequest

Returns:

a String containing the name of the scheme used to make this request

getServerName

public String getServerName()

Returns the host name of the server that received the request. For HTTP servlets, same as the value of the CGI variable SERVER_NAME.

Specified by:

getServerName in interface ServletRequest

Returns:

a String containing the name of the server to which the request was sent

getServerPort

public int getServerPort()

Returns the port number on which this request was received. For HTTP servlets, same as the value of the CGI variable SERVER_PORT.

Specified by:

getServerPort in interface ServletRequest

Returns:

an integer specifying the port number

getRemoteAddr

public String getRemoteAddr()

Returns the Internet Protocol (IP) address of the client that sent the request. For HTTP servlets, same as the value of the CGI variable REMOTE_ADDR.

Specified by:

getRemoteAddr in interface ServletRequest

Returns:

a String containing the IP address of the client that sent the request

getRemoteHost

public String getRemoteHost()

Returns the fully qualified name of the client that sent the request, or the IP address of the client if the name cannot be determined. For HTTP servlets, same as the value of the CGI variable REMOTE_HOST.

Specified by:

getRemoteHost in interface ServletRequest

Returns:

a String containing the fully qualified name of the client

getLocale

public Locale getLocale()

Returns the preferred Locale that the client will accept content in, based on the Accept-Language header. If the client request doesn't provide an Accept-Language header, this method returns the default locale for the server.

Specified by:

getLocale in interface ServletRequest

Returns:

the preferred Locale for the client

getLocales

public Enumeration getLocales()

Returns an Enumeration of Locale objects indicating, in decreasing order starting with the preferred locale, the locales that are acceptable to the client based on the Accept-Language header. If the client request doesn't provide an Accept-Language header, this method returns an Enumeration containing one Locale, the default locale for the server.

Specified by:

getLocales in interface ServletRequest

Returns:

an Enumeration of preferred Locale objects for the client

isSecure

public boolean isSecure()

Returns a boolean indicating whether this request was made using a secure channel, such as HTTPS.

Specified by:

isSecure in interface ServletRequest

Returns:

a boolean indicating if the request was made using a secure channel

getCookies

public Cookie[] getCookies()

Returns an array containing all of the Cookie objects the client sent with this request. This method returns null if no cookies were sent.

Specified by:

getCookies in interface HttpServletRequest

Returns:

an array of all the Cookie included with this request, or null if the request has no cookies

getCookieMap

public Map getCookieMap()

Returns a map of the Cookie objects the client sent with this request, indexed by name. This method returns an empty map if no cookies were sent.

Returns:

a Map of Cookie objects

getCocoonCookies

public Cookie[] getCocoonCookies()

Deprecated. use getCookies() instead.

Returns an array containing all of the Cookie objects the client sent with this request. This method returns null if no cookies were sent.

Returns:

an array of all the Cookies included with this request, or null if the request has no cookies

getCocoonCookieMap

public Map getCocoonCookieMap()

Deprecated. use getCookieMap() instead.

Returns a map of the Cookie objects the client sent with this request, indexed by name. This method returns an empty map if no cookies were sent.

Returns:

a Map of Cookie objects

getDateHeader

public long getDateHeader(String name)

Returns the value of the specified request header as a long value that represents a Date object. Use this method with headers that contain dates, such as If-Modified-Since.

The date is returned as the number of milliseconds since January 1, 1970 GMT. The header name is case insensitive.

If the request did not have a header of the specified name, this method returns -1. If the header can't be converted to a date, the method throws an IllegalArgumentException.

Specified by:

getDateHeader in interface HttpServletRequest

Parameters:

name - a String specifying the name of the header

Returns:

a long value representing the date specified in the header expressed as the number of milliseconds since January 1, 1970 GMT, or -1 if the named header was not included with the reqest

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - If the header value can't be converted to a date

getHeader

public String getHeader(String name)

Returns the value of the specified request header as a String. If the request did not include a header of the specified name, this method returns null. The header name is case insensitive. You can use this method with any request header.

Specified by:

getHeader in interface HttpServletRequest

Parameters:

name - a String specifying the header name

Returns:

a String containing the value of the requested header, or null if the request does not have a header of that name

getHeaders

public Enumeration getHeaders(String name)

Returns all the values of the specified request header as an Enumeration of String objects.

Some headers, such as Accept-Language can be sent by clients as several headers each with a different value rather than sending the header as a comma separated list.

If the request did not include any headers of the specified name, this method returns an empty Enumeration. The header name is case insensitive. You can use this method with any request header.

Specified by:

getHeaders in interface HttpServletRequest

Parameters:

name - a String specifying the header name

Returns:

a Enumeration containing the values of the requested header, or null if the request does not have any headers of that name

getHeaderNames

public Enumeration getHeaderNames()

Returns an enumeration of all the header names this request contains. If the request has no headers, this method returns an empty enumeration.

Some servlet containers do not allow do not allow servlets to access headers using this method, in which case this method returns null

Specified by:

getHeaderNames in interface HttpServletRequest

Returns:

an enumeration of all the header names sent with this request; if the request has no headers, an empty enumeration; if the servlet container does not allow servlets to use this method, null

getHeaders

public Map getHeaders()

Utility method for getting a Map view of the request headers. Returns a Map with request headers.

Returns:

a Map containing the request headers.

Since:

2.2

getInputStream

public ServletInputStream getInputStream()
                                  throws IOException,
                                         UnsupportedOperationException

Retrieves the body of the request as binary data using an InputStream.

Specified by:

getInputStream in interface ServletRequest

Returns:

an InputStream containing the body of the request.

Throws:

IOException - if an input or output exception occurred

UnsupportedOperationException

getMethod

public String getMethod()

Returns the name of the HTTP method with which this request was made, for example, GET, POST, or PUT. Same as the value of the CGI variable REQUEST_METHOD.

Specified by:

getMethod in interface HttpServletRequest

Returns:

a String specifying the name of the method with which this request was made

getPathInfo

public String getPathInfo()

Returns any extra path information associated with the URL the client sent when it made this request. The extra path information follows the servlet path but precedes the query string. This method returns null if there was no extra path information.

Same as the value of the CGI variable PATH_INFO.

Specified by:

getPathInfo in interface HttpServletRequest

Returns:

a String specifying extra path information that comes after the servlet path but before the query string in the request URL; or null if the URL does not have any extra path information

getPathTranslated

public String getPathTranslated()

Returns any extra path information after the servlet name but before the query string, and translates it to a real path. Same as the value of the CGI variable PATH_TRANSLATED.

If the URL does not have any extra path information, this method returns null.

Specified by:

getPathTranslated in interface HttpServletRequest

Returns:

a String specifying the real path, or null if the URL does not have any extra path information

getContextPath

public String getContextPath()

Returns the portion of the request URI that indicates the context of the request. The context path always comes first in a request URI. The path starts with a "/" character but does not end with a "/" character. For servlets in the default (root) context, this method returns "".

Specified by:

getContextPath in interface HttpServletRequest

Returns:

a String specifying the portion of the request URI that indicates the context of the request

getQueryString

public String getQueryString()

Returns the query string that is contained in the request URL after the path. This method returns null if the URL does not have a query string. Same as the value of the CGI variable QUERY_STRING.

Specified by:

getQueryString in interface HttpServletRequest

Returns:

a String containing the query string or null if the URL contains no query string

getRemoteUser

public String getRemoteUser()

Returns the login of the user making this request, if the user has been authenticated, or null if the user has not been authenticated. Whether the user name is sent with each subsequent request depends on the browser and type of authentication. Same as the value of the CGI variable REMOTE_USER.

Specified by:

getRemoteUser in interface HttpServletRequest

Returns:

a String specifying the login of the user making this request, or null

getUserPrincipal

public Principal getUserPrincipal()

Returns the login of the user making this request, if the user has been authenticated, or null if the user has not been authenticated. Whether the user name is sent with each subsequent request depends on the browser and type of authentication. Same as the value of the CGI variable REMOTE_USER.

Specified by:

getUserPrincipal in interface HttpServletRequest

Returns:

a String specifying the login of the user making this request, or null

isUserInRole

public boolean isUserInRole(String role)

Checks whether the currently logged in user is in a specified role.

Specified by:

isUserInRole in interface HttpServletRequest

Returns:

true if the user is authenticated and in the role; otherwise, false

See Also:

getRemoteUser()

getRequestedSessionId

public String getRequestedSessionId()

Returns the session ID specified by the client. This may not be the same as the ID of the actual session in use. For example, if the request specified an old (expired) session ID and the server has started a new session, this method gets a new session with a new ID. If the request did not specify a session ID, this method returns null.

Specified by:

getRequestedSessionId in interface HttpServletRequest

Returns:

a String specifying the session ID, or null if the request did not specify a session ID

See Also:

isRequestedSessionIdValid()

getRequestURI

public String getRequestURI()

Returns the part of this request's URL from the protocol name up to the query string in the first line of the HTTP request. For example:

First line of HTTP request		Returned Value
POST /some/path.html HTTP/1.1		/some/path.html
GET http://foo.bar/a.html HTTP/1.0		http://foo.bar/a.html
HEAD /xyz?a=b HTTP/1.1		/xyz

For internal requests, this method returns the information for the original/external request!

Specified by:

getRequestURI in interface HttpServletRequest

Returns:

a String containing the part of the URL from the protocol name up to the query string

getSitemapURI

public String getSitemapURI()

Returns the URI of the requested resource as interpreted by the sitemap. For example, if your webapp is mounted at "/webapp" and the HTTP request is for "/webapp/foo", this method returns "foo". Consequently, if the request is for "/webapp", this method returns an empty string.

Note that if the request is mapped to a pipeline that contains aggregated content, and if this method is called in the context of one of the aggregated parts (e.g. a server page), this method will return the URI of the aggregated part, not the original requested URI.

Returns:

a String containing the URL as mangled by the sitemap

getSitemapURIPrefix

public String getSitemapURIPrefix()

Returns the URI Prefix of the requested resource where the sitemap is mounted. For example, if your webapp is mounted at "/webapp" and the HTTP request is for "/webapp/foo", this method returns "webapp/".

Returns:

a String containing the URI prefix as mangled by the sitemap

getSitemapPath

public String getSitemapPath()

Returns the path to the sitemap of the requested resource as interpreted by the sitemap. For example, if your webapp is mounted at "webapp" and the HTTP request is for "webapp/foo", this method returns "webapp/". Consequently, if the request is for "foo", this method returns the empty string.

Returns:

a String containing the path to the sitemap

Since:

2.2

getServletPath

public String getServletPath()

Returns the part of this request's URL that calls the servlet. This includes either the servlet name or a path to the servlet, but does not include any extra path information or a query string. Same as the value of the CGI variable SCRIPT_NAME.

Specified by:

getServletPath in interface HttpServletRequest

Returns:

a String containing the name or path of the servlet being called, as specified in the request URL

getSession

public HttpSession getSession(boolean create)

Returns the current HttpSession associated with this request or, if if there is no current session and create is true, returns a new session.

If create is false and the request has no valid Session, this method returns null.

To make sure the session is properly maintained, you must call this method before the response is committed.

Specified by:

getSession in interface HttpServletRequest

Parameters:

create - true to create a new session for this request if necessary; false to return null if there's no current session

Returns:

the HttpSession associated with this request or null if create is false and the request has no valid session

See Also:

getSession()

getSession

public HttpSession getSession()

Returns the current session associated with this request, or if the request does not have a session, creates one.

Specified by:

getSession in interface HttpServletRequest

Returns:

the HttpSession associated with this request

See Also:

getSession(boolean)

getCocoonSession

public Session getCocoonSession(boolean create)

Deprecated. use getSession(boolean) instead.

Returns the current Session associated with this request or, if if there is no current session and create is true, returns a new session.

If create is false and the request has no valid Session, this method returns null.

To make sure the session is properly maintained, you must call this method before the response is committed.

Parameters:

create - true to create a new session for this request if necessary; false to return null if there's no current session

Returns:

the Session associated with this request or null if create is false and the request has no valid session

See Also:

getSession()

getCocoonSession

public Session getCocoonSession()

Deprecated. use getSession() instead.

Returns the current session associated with this request, or if the request does not have a session, creates one.

Returns:

the Session associated with this request

See Also:

getSession(boolean)

isRequestedSessionIdValid

public boolean isRequestedSessionIdValid()

Checks whether the requested session ID is still valid.

Specified by:

isRequestedSessionIdValid in interface HttpServletRequest

Returns:

true if this request has an id for a valid session in the current session context; false otherwise

See Also:

getRequestedSessionId(), getSession()

isRequestedSessionIdFromCookie

public boolean isRequestedSessionIdFromCookie()

Checks whether the requested session ID came in as a cookie.

Specified by:

isRequestedSessionIdFromCookie in interface HttpServletRequest

Returns:

true if the session ID came in as a cookie; otherwise, false

See Also:

getSession()

isRequestedSessionIdFromURL

public boolean isRequestedSessionIdFromURL()

Checks whether the requested session ID came in as part of the request URL.

Specified by:

isRequestedSessionIdFromURL in interface HttpServletRequest

Returns:

true if the session ID came in as part of a URL; otherwise, false

See Also:

getSession()