How Are Sessions Created

Sessions are maintained automatically by a session cookie that is sent to the client when the session is first created. The session cookie contains the session ID, which identifies the client to the browser on each successive interaction. … You can also edit the session-properties element in the server.

How do I create a session object?

1. Use the request. getSession() method of the HttpServletRequest object. …
2. Use the getAttribute(String name) or getAttributesNames() methods of the HttpSession object to retrieve attributes that are associated with it.

Is session created automatically?

It appears that, whether you like it or not, if you invoke a JSP from a servlet, JSESSIONID will get created! you can disable the setting of JSESSIONID by a JSP. So when you first hit a site, a new session is created and bound to the SevletContext. If you deploy multiple applications, the session is not shared.