can't i put int value in Session?

[asif kilwani]

I am playing around with the JDBC..however i have to put user id in session for some interactivity in my next servlet. But HttpSession don't accept int value....is there a way to put int value in it?

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regards,
Asif Kilwani

[David O'Meara]

You can only store Objects, not primitives.
Use the int-wrapper: java.lang.Integer
session.setAttribute("int", new Integer(primitive));
Dave.
[This message has been edited by David O'Meara (edited December 05, 2001).]

[asif kilwani]

whats the diff btw new Integer(primitive) and Integer.parsetInt(primitive).
I tried Integer.parseInt(primitive) in session attributes but gave me error

[Bosun Bello]

new Integer(primitive) is wrapping an Integer object around your primitive in so that it can be put in the session since sessions only accept object.
Integer.parsetInt(primitive) is just trying to parse the primitive int to verify if it's actually a numeric integer avriable.
Bottom line...they are two diferent things. Check the API for more info.
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Bosun
SCJP for the Java� 2 Platform

[sharad goswami]

any valid object can be put in session...