Implicit Objects in JSP

Implicit Objects in JSP are objects that are automatically available in JSP. Implicit Objects are Java objects that the JSP Container provides to a developer to access them in their program using JavaBeans and Servlets. These objects are called implicit objects because they are automatically instantiated.

There are many implicit objects available. Some of them are:

request: The class or the interface name of the object request is http.httpservletrequest. The object request is of type Javax.servlet.http.httpservletrequest. This denotes the data included with the HTTP Request. The client first makes a request that is then passed to the server. The requested object is used to take the value from client’s web browser and pass it to the server. This is performed using HTTP request like headers, cookies and arguments.

response: This denotes the HTTP Response data. The result or the information from a request is denoted by this object. This is in contrast to the request object. The class or the interface name of the object response is http.HttpServletResponse. The object response is of type Javax.servlet.http. >httpservletresponse. Generally, the object response is used with cookies. The response object is also used with HTTP Headers.

Session: This denotes the data associated with a specific session of user. The class or the interface name of the object Session is http.HttpSession. The object Session is of type Javax.servlet.http.httpsession. The previous two objects, request and response, are used to pass information from web browser to server and from server to web browser respectively. The Session Object provides the connection or association between the client and the server. The main use of Session Objects is for maintaining states when there are multiple page requests.

Out: This denotes the Output stream in the context of page. The class or the interface name of the Out object is jsp.JspWriter. The Out object is written: Javax.servlet.jsp.JspWriter

PageContext: This is used to access page attributes and also to access all the namespaces associated with a JSP page. The class or the interface name of the object PageContext is jsp.pageContext. The object PageContext is written: Javax.servlet.jsp.pagecontext

Application: This is used to share the data with all application pages. The class or the interface name of the Application object is ServletContext. The Application object is written: Javax.servlet.http.ServletContext

Config: This is used to get information regarding the Servlet configuration, stored in the Config object. The class or the interface name of the Config object is ServletConfig. The object Config is written Javax.servlet.http.ServletConfig

Page: The Page object denotes the JSP page, used for calling any instance of a Page's servlet. The class or the interface name of the Page object is jsp.HttpJspPage. The Page object is written: Java.lang.Object

The most commonly used implicit objects are request, response and session objects