The size of the HTTP session is limited. But you could store a hash of the bean in HTTP and index into a distributed cache to retrieve the object.
>From: Fei Li <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: Fei Li <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: Re: Why store session in Session Bean instead of HttpSession? >Date: Thu, 10 Oct 2002 23:11:11 -0700 > >Why store session in Session Bean instead of HttpSession?Seems to me >Stateful session bean is not necessary. Strore a bean in a HttpSession = >Stateful session bean, right? If you want to use Stateful session bean you >still need to create it in a HTTPSession object (maybe a bean), right? So, >why Sateful session bean? Why J2EE specification does not make it direct? I >mean, just like Session,getSession(), there should be a function called >Session.getSessionBean("beanLookupName"). Is that not good? > >Fei Li > > > >----- Original Message ----- > From: Dennis Xi > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, October 10, 2002 2:42 PM > Subject: Re: Why store session in Session Bean instead of HttpSession? > > > One stateful session bean for one client. To HttpSession, it's >applicability of EJB. If HttpSession is enough, stateful session isn't >necessary. > --__--__-- > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Fei Li > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, October 10, 2002 9:24 AM > Subject: Re: Why store session in Session Bean instead of HttpSession? > > > Hi List, > > Question: > If I create a Stateful Session Bean from a Servlet, When client A and >B use the Servlet, the container creates 2 Stateful Session Beans for each >client or creates only one Stateful Sesion Beans for both? > > Thanks > > Fei Li > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Cengiz KAYAY > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, October 09, 2002 10:59 PM > Subject: Why store session in Session Bean instead of HttpSession? > > > Hello List; > > I wonder why someone would need to use STSB and undergo a resource >usage problem instead of just using the HttpSession. > > Is the idea to use your own session object rather than storing >objects under keys in the hashtable? > > > > Regards > > > > > Cengiz Kayay > _________________________________________________________________ Chat with friends online, try MSN Messenger: http://messenger.msn.com =========================================================================== To unsubscribe, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and include in the body of the message "signoff EJB-INTEREST". For general help, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and include in the body of the message "help".