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setVariable

void session.setVariable ( String identifier, Object value )

Description

Set the value of a session variable.

Parameters

  • identifier Name of the session variable, as a string.
  • value Value of the session variable. This can be any Java object, including (but not llimited to) a String, DataSet, or DataRecord.

Return Values

Returns void.

Change Log

Version Description
4.5 Available for all editions.

Examples

Set Session Variable

 // Sets the session variable "CITY_CODE" with the value found
 // in the first dataRecord (at index 0) pointed to by the
 // identifier "CITY_CODE".

 session.setVariable( "CITY_CODE", dataSet.get( 0, "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).
  • getVariable() [session] - Retrieve the value of a saved session variable.
  • setv() [session] - Set the value of a session variable (alias of setVariable).
scraper on 07/16/2010 at 4:55 pm