4.12.3 Parameter summary

There are four types of parameters that can be specified in the deployment descriptors.


Parameter Name	Location	Visibility	Programmatic Access	Runtime Accessibility
Context- Param	web.xml - web app definition	Every portlet deployed in the .war	PortletContext.getInitParameter()	Read-only
Init-Param	web.xml - servlet definition	Each portlet based on the particular servlet	PortletConfig.getInitParameter() Portlet.getInitParameter()	Read-only
Context- Param	portlet.xml concrete app definition	All portlets defined in a single concrete app	PortletApplicationSettings. getAttribute()	Read/Write
Config- Param	portlet-xml concrete portlet definition	Individual Concrete portlets	PortletSettings.getAttribute()	Read/Write