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javax.portlet

public Interface PortletConfig

Known Direct Implementers
javax.portlet.filter.PortletConfigWrapper, javax.portlet.GenericPortlet
Imports
java.util.Map, javax.xml.namespace.QName

The PortletConfig interface provides the portlet with its configuration. The configuration holds information about the portlet that is valid for all users. The configuration is retrieved from the portlet definition in the deployment descriptor. The portlet can only read the configuration data.

The configuration information contains the portlet name, the portlet initialization parameters, the portlet resource bundle and the portlet application context.

See Also
Portlet

Method Summary

Modifier and TypeMethod and Description
public Map<String, String[]>

Returns:

an immutable Map containing portlet container runtime options names as keys and the container runtime values as map values, or an empty Map if no portlet container runtime options are set in the portlet.xml or supported by this portlet container. The keys in the map are of type String. The values in the map are of type String array (String[]).
getContainerRuntimeOptions
()

Returns the container runtime options and values for this portlet.

public String

Returns:

the default namespace defined in the portlet deployment descriptor, or XMLConstants.NULL_NS_URI is non is defined.
getDefaultNamespace
()

Returns the default namespace for events and public render parameters.

public String

Returns:

a String containing the value of the initialization parameter
getInitParameter
(String
a String specifying the name of the initialization parameter
name
)

Returns a String containing the value of the named initialization parameter, or null if the parameter does not exist.

public Enumeration<String>

Returns:

an Enumeration of String objects containing the names of the portlet initialization parameters, or an empty Enumeration if the portlet has no initialization parameters.
getInitParameterNames
()

Returns the names of the portlet initialization parameters as an Enumeration of String objects, or an empty Enumeration if the portlet has no initialization parameters.

public PortletContext

Returns:

a PortletContext object, used by the caller to interact with its portlet container
getPortletContext
()

Returns the PortletContext of the portlet application the portlet is in.

public Enumeration<PortletMode>

Returns:

an Enumeration of PortletMode objects containing the defined and supported portlet modes.
getPortletModes
(String
MIME type
mimeType
)

Returns an Enumeration of PortletMode objects that are defined for the portlet for the given MIME type.
public String

Returns:

the portlet name
getPortletName
()

Returns the name of the portlet.

public Enumeration<QName>

Returns:

an Enumeration of QName objects containing the names of the processing events, or an empty Enumeration if the portlet has not defined any support for processing events in the deployment descriptor.
getProcessingEventQNames
()

Returns the QNames of the processing events supported by the portlet as an Enumeration of QName objects, or an empty Enumeration if the portlet has not defined any processing events.

public Map<String, QName>

Returns:

an Map of String to QName
getPublicRenderParameterDefinitions
()

Returns a Map of public render parameter names to their qualified names.
public Enumeration<String>

Returns:

an Enumeration of String objects containing the names of the public render parameters, or an empty Enumeration if the portlet has not defined support for any public render parameters in the portlet deployment descriptor.
getPublicRenderParameterNames
()

Returns the names of the public render parameters supported by the portlet as an Enumeration of String objects, or an empty Enumeration if the portlet has not defined public render parameters.

public Enumeration<QName>

Returns:

an Enumeration of QName objects containing the names of the publishing events, or an empty Enumeration if the portlet has not defined any support for publishing events in the deployment descriptor.
getPublishingEventQNames
()

Returns the QNames of the publishing events supported by the portlet as an Enumeration of QName objects, or an empty Enumeration if the portlet has not defined any publishing events.

public ResourceBundle

Returns:

the resource bundle for the given locale
getResourceBundle
(Locale
the locale for which to retrieve the resource bundle
locale
)

Gets the resource bundle for the given locale based on the resource bundle defined in the deployment descriptor with resource-bundle tag or the inlined resources defined in the deployment descriptor.

public Enumeration<Locale>

Returns:

an Enumeration of Locale objects containing the supported locales, or an empty Enumeration if the portlet has not defined any supported locales in the deployment descriptor.
getSupportedLocales
()

Returns the locales supported by the portlet as an Enumeration of Locale objects, or an empty Enumeration if the portlet has not defined any supported locales.

public Enumeration<WindowState>

Returns:

an Enumeration of WindowState objects containing the defined and supported window states.
getWindowStates
(String
MIME type
mimeType
)

Returns an Enumeration of WindowState objects that are defined for the portlet for the given MIME type.

Method Detail

getContainerRuntimeOptionsback to summary
public Map<String, String[]> getContainerRuntimeOptions()

Returns the container runtime options and values for this portlet.

The portlet can set container runtime options in the portlet.xml via the container-runtime-option element with a name and a value on the application and portlet level.
If a container runtime option is set on the portlet application level and on the portlet level with the same name the setting on the portlet level takes precedence and overwrites the one set on the portal application level.

The map returned from this method will provide the subset the portlet container supports of the options the portlet has specified in the portlet.xml. Options that the portlet container does not support will not be returned in this map.

The map will contain name of the runtime option as key of type String and the runtime options as values of type String array (String[]) with the values specified in the portlet.xml deployment descriptor.

Returns:Map<String, String[]>

an immutable Map containing portlet container runtime options names as keys and the container runtime values as map values, or an empty Map if no portlet container runtime options are set in the portlet.xml or supported by this portlet container. The keys in the map are of type String. The values in the map are of type String array (String[]).

Since
2.0
getDefaultNamespaceback to summary
public String getDefaultNamespace()

Returns the default namespace for events and public render parameters. This namespace is defined in the portlet deployment descriptor with the default-namespace element.

If no default namespace is defined in the portlet deployment descriptor this methods returns the XML default namespace XMLConstants.NULL_NS_URI.

Returns:String

the default namespace defined in the portlet deployment descriptor, or XMLConstants.NULL_NS_URI is non is defined.

Since
2.0
getInitParameterback to summary
public String getInitParameter(String name)

Returns a String containing the value of the named initialization parameter, or null if the parameter does not exist.

Parameters
name:String

a String specifying the name of the initialization parameter

Returns:String

a String containing the value of the initialization parameter

Exceptions
IllegalArgumentException:
if name is null.
getInitParameterNamesback to summary
public Enumeration<String> getInitParameterNames()

Returns the names of the portlet initialization parameters as an Enumeration of String objects, or an empty Enumeration if the portlet has no initialization parameters.

Returns:Enumeration<String>

an Enumeration of String objects containing the names of the portlet initialization parameters, or an empty Enumeration if the portlet has no initialization parameters.

getPortletContextback to summary
public PortletContext getPortletContext()

Returns the PortletContext of the portlet application the portlet is in.

Returns:PortletContext

a PortletContext object, used by the caller to interact with its portlet container

See Also
PortletContext
getPortletModesback to summary
public Enumeration<PortletMode> getPortletModes(String mimeType)

Returns an Enumeration of PortletMode objects that are defined for the portlet for the given MIME type.

Note that a supported portlet mode may not be allowed in all situations due to security or other reasons. To determine whether a portlet mode is allowed during a request, use the PortletRequest#isPortletModeAllowed(PortletMode) method. To determine which portlet modes are supported by the portal, use PortalContext#getSupportedPortletModes()

Parameters
mimeType:String

MIME type

Returns:Enumeration<PortletMode>

an Enumeration of PortletMode objects containing the defined and supported portlet modes.

Since
3.0
See Also
PortletMode, PortletRequest#isPortletModeAllowed(PortletMode), PortalContext#getSupportedPortletModes()
getPortletNameback to summary
public String getPortletName()

Returns the name of the portlet.

The name may be provided via server administration, assigned in the portlet application deployment descriptor with the portlet-name tag.

Returns:String

the portlet name

getProcessingEventQNamesback to summary
public Enumeration<QName> getProcessingEventQNames()

Returns the QNames of the processing events supported by the portlet as an Enumeration of QName objects, or an empty Enumeration if the portlet has not defined any processing events.

Processing events are defined in the portlet deployment descriptor with the supported-processing-event element.

If the event was defined using the name element instead of the qname element the defined default namespace is added as namespace for the returned QName.

Returns:Enumeration<QName>

an Enumeration of QName objects containing the names of the processing events, or an empty Enumeration if the portlet has not defined any support for processing events in the deployment descriptor.

Since
2.0
getPublicRenderParameterDefinitionsback to summary
public Map<String, QName> getPublicRenderParameterDefinitions()

Returns a Map of public render parameter names to their qualified names. The names are the values returned by the PortletConfig#getPublicRenderParameterNames() method. The values are the QName values associated with the public render parameter.

If the public render parameter is specified in the portlet descriptor using the <.name>. tag rather than the <.qname>. tag, the QName is built from the default namespace from the deployment descriptor together with the value from the <.name>. tag.

Returns:Map<String, QName>

an Map of String to QName

Since
3.0
See Also
PortletConfig#getPublicRenderParameterNames()
getPublicRenderParameterNamesback to summary
public Enumeration<String> getPublicRenderParameterNames()

Returns the names of the public render parameters supported by the portlet as an Enumeration of String objects, or an empty Enumeration if the portlet has not defined public render parameters.

Public render parameters are defined in the portlet deployment descriptor with the supported-public-render-parameter element.

Returns:Enumeration<String>

an Enumeration of String objects containing the names of the public render parameters, or an empty Enumeration if the portlet has not defined support for any public render parameters in the portlet deployment descriptor.

Since
2.0
getPublishingEventQNamesback to summary
public Enumeration<QName> getPublishingEventQNames()

Returns the QNames of the publishing events supported by the portlet as an Enumeration of QName objects, or an empty Enumeration if the portlet has not defined any publishing events.

Publishing events are defined in the portlet deployment descriptor with the supported-publishing-event element.

Note that this call does not return any events published that have not been declared in the deployment descriptor as supported.

If the event was defined using the name element instead of the qname element the defined default namespace is added as namespace for the returned QName.

Returns:Enumeration<QName>

an Enumeration of QName objects containing the names of the publishing events, or an empty Enumeration if the portlet has not defined any support for publishing events in the deployment descriptor.

Since
2.0
getResourceBundleback to summary
public ResourceBundle getResourceBundle(Locale locale)

Gets the resource bundle for the given locale based on the resource bundle defined in the deployment descriptor with resource-bundle tag or the inlined resources defined in the deployment descriptor.

Parameters
locale:Locale

the locale for which to retrieve the resource bundle

Returns:ResourceBundle

the resource bundle for the given locale

getSupportedLocalesback to summary
public Enumeration<Locale> getSupportedLocales()

Returns the locales supported by the portlet as an Enumeration of Locale objects, or an empty Enumeration if the portlet has not defined any supported locales.

Supported locales are defined in the portlet deployment descriptor with the supported-locale element.

Returns:Enumeration<Locale>

an Enumeration of Locale objects containing the supported locales, or an empty Enumeration if the portlet has not defined any supported locales in the deployment descriptor.

Since
2.0
getWindowStatesback to summary
public Enumeration<WindowState> getWindowStates(String mimeType)

Returns an Enumeration of WindowState objects that are defined for the portlet for the given MIME type.

Note that a supported window state may not be allowed in all situations due to security or other reasons. To determine whether a window state is allowed during a request, use the PortletRequest#isWindowStateAllowed(WindowState) method. To determine which window states are supported by the portal, use PortalContext#getSupportedWindowStates().

Parameters
mimeType:String

MIME type

Returns:Enumeration<WindowState>

an Enumeration of WindowState objects containing the defined and supported window states.

Since
3.0
See Also
WindowState, PortletRequest#isWindowStateAllowed(WindowState), PortalContext#getSupportedWindowStates()