Explicit session Id in JSP

Sampath,

 

I need to start a JSP session with a given Id, like "http://localhost/home.jsp?session=123456789", but not like "http://localhost/home.jsp;jsessionid=123456789?<query_string>".

 

If you know PHP, see below code:

<?php

session_id($_GET['session']);

session_start();

 

// rest of the code

?>

 

I want to do the same using JSP too. I need this because the client is not a browser. It just sends send HTTP requests and expects a reply. The client includes "?session=<session_id>" to it's request, where session_id is generated in the very first HTTP request. It's similar to a web browser with cookies disabled.

 

But the client cannot send a request like "http://localhost/home.jsp;jsessionid=123456789?<query_string>".

 

When I tried "session.setId(request.getParameter("session"));" I got an exception, "The method setId(String) is undefined for the type HttpSession"

 

Looking forward to a favorable reply.

 

Regards.

Amil.