jodd-servlet/src/main/java/jodd/servlet/ServletUtil.java
public static Object attribute(final HttpServletRequest request, final String name) {
		Object value = request.getAttribute(name);
		if (value != null) {
			return value;
		}
		value = request.getSession().getAttribute(name);
		if (value != null) {
			return value;
		}
		return request.getServletContext().getAttribute(name);
	}
public static Object attribute(final HttpServletRequest request, final String name) {
		Object value = request.getAttribute(name);
		if (value != null) {
			return value;
		}
		value = request.getSession().getAttribute(name);
		if (value != null) {
			return value;
		}
		return request.getServletContext().getAttribute(name);
	}
Returns non-<code>null</code> attribute value. Scopes are examined in the
following order: request, session, application.