Help with static variables

[bbq]

I'm developing a web application using Tomcat 4.1 on windows XP.

On login I calculate the path of my application using
application.getRealPath(request.getContextPath())

and store this value in a static variable of a class.

Now I want to know whether this value will be set throughout the session

thanks
bbq

[Revelation]

why is it that everything you ask sounds like its coming from text book questions?

And I would say that value will remain throughout the session unless it loses scope. So if it has global scope to the class its gonna stay resident. If it has functional scope, its only going to be resident during the execution of that function.