JSR 168 API

JSR 168 is new portlet specification created to be a standard for portlet development. IBM WebSphere Portal provides support for portlets developed using this API. In this chapter, the following topics are discussed:

JSR 168 overview

JSR 168 comparison to servlets

JSR 168 portlet modes

JSR 168 portlet window states

Core JSR 168 objects

JSR 168 portlet life cycle

JSR 168 portlet caching

Listeners

Deployment descriptors

JSR 168 limitations in WebSphere Portal

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