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#VarSESSIONVARIABLE
---+++ SESSION_VARIABLE -- get, set or clear a session variable
   * Session variables are stored in a personal "persistent memory space" that is not lost until the web browser is closed
   * Syntax: =%<nop>SESSION_VARIABLE{"name"}%= - read a session variable
   * Syntax: =%<nop>SESSION_VARIABLE{"name" set="value"}%= - set a session variable
   * Syntax: =%<nop>SESSION_VARIABLE{"name" clear=""}%= - clear a session variable
   * Special read-only session variables:
      * =%<nop>SESSION_VARIABLE{"AUTHUSER"}%= - user ID, current value: <tt>%SESSION_VARIABLE{"AUTHUSER"}%</tt>
      * =%<nop>SESSION_VARIABLE{"SESSION_REQUEST_NUMBER"}%= - number of pages accessed by current user since login, current value: <tt>%SESSION_VARIABLE{"SESSION_REQUEST_NUMBER"}%</tt>
   * Related: TWikiUserAuthentication#Sessions, [[%IF{"'%INCLUDINGTOPIC%'='TWikiVariables'" then="#"}%VarAUTHREALM][AUTHREALM]], [[%IF{"'%INCLUDINGTOPIC%'='TWikiVariables'" then="#"}%VarGET][GET]], [[%IF{"'%INCLUDINGTOPIC%'='TWikiVariables'" then="#"}%VarLOGIN][LOGIN]], [[%IF{"'%INCLUDINGTOPIC%'='TWikiVariables'" then="#"}%VarLOGOUT][LOGOUT]], [[%IF{"'%INCLUDINGTOPIC%'='TWikiVariables'" then="#"}%VarSESSIONID][SESSIONID]], [[%IF{"'%INCLUDINGTOPIC%'='TWikiVariables'" then="#"}%VarSESSIONVAR][SESSIONVAR]], [[%IF{"'%INCLUDINGTOPIC%'='TWikiVariables'" then="#"}%VarSET][SET]]
