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## org.springframework.web.bind.support
Interface SessionAttributeStore

All Known Implementing Classes:
  DefaultSessionAttributeStore

    public interface SessionAttributeStore

Strategy interface for storing model attributes in a backend session.

Since:
  2.5
Author:
  Juergen Hoeller
See Also:
  `SessionAttributes`

Method Summary
`void` `cleanupAttribute(WebRequest request, String attributeName)` Clean up the specified attribute in the backend session.
`Object` `retrieveAttribute(WebRequest request, String attributeName)` Retrieve the specified attribute from the backend session.
`void` `storeAttribute(WebRequest request, String attributeName, Object attributeValue)` Store the supplied attribute in the backend session.

Method Detail

### storeAttribute

    void storeAttribute(WebRequest request,
                        String attributeName,
                        Object attributeValue)

  Store the supplied attribute in the backend session.

  Can be called for new attributes as well as for existing attributes. In the latter case, this signals that the attribute value may have been modified.

  Parameters:
    `request` - the current request
    `attributeName` - the name of the attribute
    `attributeValue` - the attribute value to store

### retrieveAttribute

    Object retrieveAttribute(WebRequest request,
                             String attributeName)

  Retrieve the specified attribute from the backend session.

  This will typically be called with the expectation that the attribute is already present, with an exception to be thrown if this method returns `null`.

  Parameters:
    `request` - the current request
    `attributeName` - the name of the attribute
  Returns:
    the current attribute value, or `null` if none

### cleanupAttribute

    void cleanupAttribute(WebRequest request,
                          String attributeName)

  Clean up the specified attribute in the backend session.

  Indicates that the attribute name will not be used anymore.

  Parameters:
    `request` - the current request
    `attributeName` - the name of the attribute

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