Getting session in JSF backing bean

[rastababy]

Having trouble getting session context in my backing bean. The following code is generating a:

Caused by: java.lang.ClassCastException:com.sun.faces.portlet.PortletSessionWrapper

HttpSession session = (HttpSession)FacesContext.getCurrentInstance().getExternalContext().getSession(false);

I'm using v1.2 of the portletbridge and Jboss Portal 2.6.3

Should I be casting the getsession to something other than HttpSession?

[shimonl97]

Cast it to PortletSession you can get the http session from portalContext

[rastababy]

Got it! Thanks!

[sumeet.singh]

hi guys,
i want to create httpSession object in the my backing bean...
HttpSession httpSession = (HttpSession)FacesContext.getCurrentInstance().getExternalContext().getSession(true);

but the above line gives an error:
ClassCastException: com.sun.faces.portlet.PortletSessionWrapper

then i cast the above to PortletSession but still my problem is to get httpSession object

but according to the previous posts, how can i get httpSession from portalContext...
can you please send the exact syntax???