Session (Apache Tomcat 7.0.109 API Documentation)

All Known Subinterfaces:

ClusterSession

All Known Implementing Classes:

DeltaSession, DummyProxySession, StandardSession
```
public interface Session
```
A Session is the Catalina-internal facade for an HttpSession that is used to maintain state information between requests for a particular user of a web application.

Author:

Craig R. McClanahan

Field Summary

Fields
Modifier and Type	Field and Description
`static String`	`SESSION_ACTIVATED_EVENT` The SessionEvent event type when a session is activated.
`static String`	`SESSION_CREATED_EVENT` The SessionEvent event type when a session is created.
`static String`	`SESSION_DESTROYED_EVENT` The SessionEvent event type when a session is destroyed.
`static String`	`SESSION_PASSIVATED_EVENT` The SessionEvent event type when a session is passivated.

Method Summary

Methods
Modifier and Type	Method and Description
`void`	`access()` Update the accessed time information for this session.
`void`	`addSessionListener(SessionListener listener)` Add a session event listener to this component.
`void`	`endAccess()` End access to the session.
`void`	`expire()` Perform the internal processing required to invalidate this session, without triggering an exception if the session has already expired.
`String`	`getAuthType()`
`long`	`getCreationTime()`
`long`	`getCreationTimeInternal()`
`String`	`getId()`
`String`	`getIdInternal()`
`String`	`getInfo()`
`long`	`getLastAccessedTime()`
`long`	`getLastAccessedTimeInternal()`
`Manager`	`getManager()`
`int`	`getMaxInactiveInterval()`
`Object`	`getNote(String name)`
`Iterator<String>`	`getNoteNames()`
`Principal`	`getPrincipal()`
`HttpSession`	`getSession()`
`long`	`getThisAccessedTime()`
`long`	`getThisAccessedTimeInternal()`
`boolean`	`isAttributeDistributable(String name, Object value)` Does the session implementation support the distributing of the given attribute?
`boolean`	`isValid()`
`void`	`recycle()` Release all object references, and initialize instance variables, in preparation for reuse of this object.
`void`	`removeNote(String name)` Remove any object bound to the specified name in the internal notes for this session.
`void`	`removeSessionListener(SessionListener listener)` Remove a session event listener from this component.
`void`	`setAuthType(String authType)` Set the authentication type used to authenticate our cached Principal, if any.
`void`	`setCreationTime(long time)` Set the creation time for this session.
`void`	`setId(String id)` Set the session identifier for this session and notifies any associated listeners that a new session has been created.
`void`	`setId(String id, boolean notify)` Set the session identifier for this session and optionally notifies any associated listeners that a new session has been created.
`void`	`setManager(Manager manager)` Set the Manager within which this Session is valid.
`void`	`setMaxInactiveInterval(int interval)` Set the maximum time interval, in seconds, between client requests before the servlet container will invalidate the session.
`void`	`setNew(boolean isNew)` Set the `isNew` flag for this session.
`void`	`setNote(String name, Object value)` Bind an object to a specified name in the internal notes associated with this session, replacing any existing binding for this name.
`void`	`setPrincipal(Principal principal)` Set the authenticated Principal that is associated with this Session.
`void`	`setValid(boolean isValid)` Set the `isValid` flag for this session.

- Field Detail
  - SESSION_CREATED_EVENT
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static final String SESSION_CREATED_EVENT
```
    The SessionEvent event type when a session is created.
    
    See Also:
    Constant Field Values
  - SESSION_DESTROYED_EVENT
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static final String SESSION_DESTROYED_EVENT
```
    The SessionEvent event type when a session is destroyed.
    
    See Also:
    Constant Field Values
  - SESSION_ACTIVATED_EVENT
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static final String SESSION_ACTIVATED_EVENT
```
    The SessionEvent event type when a session is activated.
    
    See Also:
    Constant Field Values
  - SESSION_PASSIVATED_EVENT
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static final String SESSION_PASSIVATED_EVENT
```
    The SessionEvent event type when a session is passivated.
    
    See Also:
    Constant Field Values
- Method Detail
  - getAuthType
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String getAuthType()
```
    Returns:
    the authentication type used to authenticate our cached Principal, if any.
  - setAuthType
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void setAuthType(String authType)
```
    Set the authentication type used to authenticate our cached Principal, if any.
    
    Parameters:
    authType - The new cached authentication type
  - getCreationTime
```
long getCreationTime()
```
    Returns:
    the creation time for this session.
  - getCreationTimeInternal
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long getCreationTimeInternal()
```
    Returns:
    the creation time for this session, bypassing the session validity checks.
  - setCreationTime
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void setCreationTime(long time)
```
    Set the creation time for this session. This method is called by the Manager when an existing Session instance is reused.
    
    Parameters:
    time - The new creation time
  - getId
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String getId()
```
    Returns:
    the session identifier for this session.
  - getIdInternal
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String getIdInternal()
```
    Returns:
    the session identifier for this session.
  - setId
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void setId(String id)
```
    Set the session identifier for this session and notifies any associated listeners that a new session has been created.
    
    Parameters:
    id - The new session identifier
  - setId
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void setId(String id,
         boolean notify)
```
    Set the session identifier for this session and optionally notifies any associated listeners that a new session has been created.
    
    Parameters:
    id - The new session identifier
    notify - Should any associated listeners be notified that a new session has been created?
  - getInfo
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String getInfo()
```
    Returns:
    descriptive information about this Session implementation and the corresponding version number, in the format <description>/<version>.
  - getThisAccessedTime
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long getThisAccessedTime()
```
    Returns:
    the last time the client sent a request associated with this session, as the number of milliseconds since midnight, January 1, 1970 GMT. Actions that your application takes, such as getting or setting a value associated with the session, do not affect the access time. This one gets updated whenever a request starts.
  - getThisAccessedTimeInternal
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long getThisAccessedTimeInternal()
```
    Returns:
    the last client access time without invalidation check
    See Also:
    getThisAccessedTime()
  - getLastAccessedTime
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long getLastAccessedTime()
```
    Returns:
    the last time the client sent a request associated with this session, as the number of milliseconds since midnight, January 1, 1970 GMT. Actions that your application takes, such as getting or setting a value associated with the session, do not affect the access time. This one gets updated whenever a request finishes.
  - getLastAccessedTimeInternal
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long getLastAccessedTimeInternal()
```
    Returns:
    the last client access time without invalidation check
    See Also:
    getLastAccessedTime()
  - getManager
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Manager getManager()
```
    Returns:
    the Manager within which this Session is valid.
  - setManager
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void setManager(Manager manager)
```
    Set the Manager within which this Session is valid.
    
    Parameters:
    manager - The new Manager
  - getMaxInactiveInterval
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int getMaxInactiveInterval()
```
    Returns:
    the maximum time interval, in seconds, between client requests before the servlet container will invalidate the session. A negative time indicates that the session should never time out.
  - setMaxInactiveInterval
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void setMaxInactiveInterval(int interval)
```
    Set the maximum time interval, in seconds, between client requests before the servlet container will invalidate the session. A negative time indicates that the session should never time out.
    
    Parameters:
    interval - The new maximum interval
  - setNew
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void setNew(boolean isNew)
```
    Set the isNew flag for this session.
    
    Parameters:
    isNew - The new value for the isNew flag
  - getPrincipal
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Principal getPrincipal()
```
    Returns:
    the authenticated Principal that is associated with this Session. This provides an Authenticator with a means to cache a previously authenticated Principal, and avoid potentially expensive Realm.authenticate() calls on every request. If there is no current associated Principal, return null.
  - setPrincipal
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void setPrincipal(Principal principal)
```
    Set the authenticated Principal that is associated with this Session. This provides an Authenticator with a means to cache a previously authenticated Principal, and avoid potentially expensive Realm.authenticate() calls on every request.
    
    Parameters:
    principal - The new Principal, or null if none
  - getSession
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HttpSession getSession()
```
    Returns:
    the HttpSession for which this object is the facade.
  - setValid
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void setValid(boolean isValid)
```
    Set the isValid flag for this session.
    
    Parameters:
    isValid - The new value for the isValid flag
  - isValid
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boolean isValid()
```
    Returns:
    true if the session is still valid
  - access
```
void access()
```
    Update the accessed time information for this session. This method should be called by the context when a request comes in for a particular session, even if the application does not reference it.
  - addSessionListener
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void addSessionListener(SessionListener listener)
```
    Add a session event listener to this component.
    
    Parameters:
    listener - the SessionListener instance that should be notified for session events
  - endAccess
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void endAccess()
```
    End access to the session.
  - expire
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void expire()
```
    Perform the internal processing required to invalidate this session, without triggering an exception if the session has already expired.
  - getNote
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Object getNote(String name)
```
    Parameters:
    name - Name of the note to be returned
    
    Returns:
    the object bound with the specified name to the internal notes for this session, or null if no such binding exists.
  - getNoteNames
```
Iterator<String> getNoteNames()
```
    Returns:
    an Iterator containing the String names of all notes bindings that exist for this session.
  - recycle
```
void recycle()
```
    Release all object references, and initialize instance variables, in preparation for reuse of this object.
  - removeNote
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void removeNote(String name)
```
    Remove any object bound to the specified name in the internal notes for this session.
    
    Parameters:
    name - Name of the note to be removed
  - removeSessionListener
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void removeSessionListener(SessionListener listener)
```
    Remove a session event listener from this component.
    
    Parameters:
    listener - remove the session listener, which will no longer be notified
  - setNote
```
void setNote(String name,
           Object value)
```
    Bind an object to a specified name in the internal notes associated with this session, replacing any existing binding for this name.
    
    Parameters:
    name - Name to which the object should be bound
    value - Object to be bound to the specified name
  - isAttributeDistributable
```
boolean isAttributeDistributable(String name,
                               Object value)
```
    Does the session implementation support the distributing of the given attribute? If the Manager is marked as distributable, then this method must be used to check attributes before adding them to a session and an IllegalArgumentException thrown if the proposed attribute is not distributable.
    Note that the Manager implementation may further restrict which attributes are distributed but a Manager level restriction should not trigger an IllegalArgumentException in HttpSession.setAttribute(String, Object)
    
    Parameters:
    name - The attribute name
    value - The attribute value
    
    Returns:
    true if distribution is supported, otherwise false

Interface Session

Field Summary

Method Summary

Field Detail

SESSION_CREATED_EVENT

SESSION_DESTROYED_EVENT

SESSION_ACTIVATED_EVENT

SESSION_PASSIVATED_EVENT

Method Detail

getAuthType

setAuthType

getCreationTime

getCreationTimeInternal

setCreationTime

getId

getIdInternal

setId

setId

getInfo

getThisAccessedTime

getThisAccessedTimeInternal

getLastAccessedTime

getLastAccessedTimeInternal

getManager

setManager

getMaxInactiveInterval

setMaxInactiveInterval

setNew

getPrincipal

setPrincipal

getSession

setValid

isValid

access

addSessionListener

endAccess

expire

getNote

getNoteNames

recycle

removeNote

removeSessionListener

setNote

isAttributeDistributable