General practice for storing variable in Web Application

I am working for an enquiry program which across several JSP pages. I need to pass the criteria variable across tha pages.
For general practice, the variable will be stored in the session or as a hidden input.
Or any other better solution.
Please help
regards,
Fannie

Storing the vars in the session would probably be the way to go. Using hidden fields in your HTML would allow the user to view source and see the vars. Using hidden fields also can be easily spoofed and would be a maintenance nightmare. Depending on you app requirements, I'd have a Criteria object (stored in the session) that encapsulates app criteria gathered.

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