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getVariable

Object session.getVariable ( String identifier )

Description

Retrieve the value of a saved session variable.

Parameters

  • identifier The name of the variable whose value is to be retrieved, as a string.

Return Values

Returns the value of the session variable. This will be a string unless you have used setVariable to place something other than a string into a session variable.

Change Log

Version Description
4.5 Available for all editions.

Examples

Retrieve Session Variable

 // Places the session variable "CITY_CODE" in the local
 // variable "cityCode".

 cityCode = session.getVariable( "CITY_CODE" );

See Also

  • addToVariable() [session] - Adds an integer to the value of a session variable.
  • getv() [session] - Retrieve the value of a saved session variable (alias of getVariable).
  • setv() [session] - Set the value of a session variable (alias of setVariable).
  • setVariable() [session] - Set the value of a session variable.
scraper on 07/16/2010 at 4:54 pm