Developing portlets

The development of portlets involves the following tasks:

1. Deciding which portlet API to use. See Portlet APIs for more information.

2. Creating portlets and portlet projects or Importing portlets.

3. Creating and programming the portlets, which can involve any of these activities:

   • Creating portlet JSP files.

   • Inserting images in portlet JSP files.

   • Working with portlet deployment descriptors.

   • Creating Struts portlets and projects.

   • Creating Faces portlets and projects.

   • Accessing portlet API objects from JSP files

   • Adding people awareness to portlet JSP files.

   • Developing business process portlets.

   • Developing cooperative portlets.

   • Using Personalization wizards and resources.

   • Compiling portlets.

 

Related concepts

Portlet APIs

Markup languages

 

Related tasks

Portlet applications

Testing and debugging portlets

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