[JSP] Is it possible to put a List into a session and use on a different page?

[Steven]

Hi everyone,

I've got a simple list like :
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List names = new ArrayList();

names.add("Bill");

names.add("Mark");

names.add("John");

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And I would like to put this list into a session :

session.setAttribute( "listnames", names);



And then on a different page loop through the list. Is this possible?

Thanks for any help!

 

[Hikikomori]

Yes you can. Just use:
List myList = (List)session.getAttribute("listnames");

There are a number of ways to iterate the list. Depending on your
needs, you can write scriptlets in JSP or use tag libraries like
DisplayTag which formats the output nicely in a html table.

 

[Steven]

Hey, as simple as that!
Great, thank you very much!