Hi,
You can have something like this (your webapp's name is "sample"):
start.html
<HTML>
<BODY>
<form method=get action="/sample/a.jsp">
Hello
string: <input type=text name=hello> <input type=submit>
</form>
</BODY>
</HTML>
a.jsp
<HTML>
<BODY>
<jsp:useBean id="helloBean" scope="session" class="HelloBean">
<jsp:setProperty name="helloBean" property="*" />
</jsp:useBean>
<jsp:forward page="b.jsp" />
</BODY>
</HTML>
b.jsp
<HTML>
<BODY>
<% HelloBean helloBean = (HelloBean)session.getAttribute("helloBean");
%>
<%= helloBean.getHello() %>
</BODY>
</HTML>
HelloBean.java
public class HelloBean implements java.io.Serializable
{
private String hello;
public HelloBean()
{
hello = "Hello world!";
}
public String getHello()
{
return hello;
}
public void setHello(String h)
{
hello = h;
}
}
-anthony