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i want code to check whether the user in logged in or not. I get replied with context that to use HttpServletRequest.getUserPrincipal(). But i do not know how to set the username in servlet so that it is further called by getUserPrincipal()
Thank in advance
To get a user via getUserPrincipal, you need to authenticate using container-managed authentication. This usually (always?) involves setting security constraints and authentication mechanisms in your
web.xml. There are several examples in the JEE5 tutorial. How usernames/passwords are registered is an implementation detail that will depend on the servlet container and how it is configured.