code: public Object getAttributeWithoutCache(String name) {
          if (activity.getRequestAdapter() != null) {
              return activity.getRequestAdapter().getAttribute(name);
          } else {
              return null;
          }
      }
docs: Returns the value of the named attribute from the request adapter
  without storing it in the cache.
  If no attribute of the given name exists, returns null.
  
  @param name a {@code String} specifying the name of the attribute
  @return an {@code Object} containing the value of the attribute,
  or {@code null} if the attribute does not exist
  @see RequestAdapter#getAttribute