PortletService

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To enable portlets to use pluggable services via dynamic discovery, the Portlet API provides the PortletService interface. A PortletService is accessed from the PortletContext.getService() method that looks up the appropriate factory for the service, creates the service and returns it to the portlet.

A portlet service can be invoked only from within a portlet.

Various services may be implemented by different vendors, for example, a SearchService, LocationService, or a MailService. The following are some of the services are available with WebSphere Portal:

• ContentAccessService

• CredentialVaultService

See also

• Create your own portlet service
• Accessing remote systems
• Portlet development basics