A simple HttpSessionAttributeListener example

Here’s a simple “HttpSessionAttributeListener” example to keep track session’s attribute in a web application. If you want to keep monitor your session’s attribute add , update and remove behavior, then consider this listener.

Java Source

package com.mkyong;
 
import javax.servlet.http.HttpSessionAttributeListener;
import javax.servlet.http.HttpSessionBindingEvent;
 
public class MyAttributeListener implements HttpSessionAttributeListener {
 
	@Override
	public void attributeAdded(HttpSessionBindingEvent event) {
		String attributeName = event.getName();
		Object attributeValue = event.getValue();
		System.out.println("Attribute added : " + attributeName + " : " + attributeValue);
	}
 
	@Override
	public void attributeRemoved(HttpSessionBindingEvent event) {
		String attributeName = event.getName();
		Object attributeValue = event.getValue();
		System.out.println("Attribute removed : " + attributeName + " : " + attributeValue);
	}
 
	@Override
	public void attributeReplaced(HttpSessionBindingEvent event) {
		String attributeName = event.getName();
		Object attributeValue = event.getValue();
		System.out.println("Attribute replaced : " + attributeName + " : " + attributeValue);	
	}
}

web.xml

<web-app ...>
        <listener>
		<listener-class>com.mkyong.MyAttributeListener</listener-class>
	</listener>
</web-app>

How it work?

- If a new session’s attribute is added, the listener’s attributeAdded() will be executed.
- If a new session’s attribute is updated, the listener’s attributeReplaced() will be executed.
- If a new session’s attribute is removed, the listener’s attributeRemoved() will be executed.

  HttpSession session = request.getSession();
  session.setAttribute("url", "mkyong.com"); //attributeAdded() is executed
  session.setAttribute("url", "mkyong2.com"); //attributeReplaced() is executed
  session.removeAttribute("url"); //attributeRemoved() is executed

All the methods are accept a “HttpSessionBindingEvent” as argument, so you can get the name and value of the attribute that triggered this event.

Tags : servlet