Data stored in the http session will be kept by the server as long as the user session is alive.
Getting the request object:
IPortalComponentRequest
request =
(IPortalComponentRequest) this.getRequest();
To store a value in the session we have to use the command line:
request.getComponentSession().putValue("myText",
"Text in the session context");
To get the stored value we have to use the command line:
request.getComponentSession().getValue("myText");
To store a value in the session we have to use the command line:
<%
componentRequest.getComponentSession().putValue("myText",
"That text is from
the JSP");
%>
To get the stored value we have to use the command line:
<%
componentRequest.getComponentSession().getValue("myText").toString();
%>