2.3.2 Create a portal project
2.3.3 Add and modify a portal page
2.3.4 Create and modify two portlets
2.3.5 Add portlets to a portal page
2.3.6 Run the project in the test environment
Chapter 3. Portlet development platform sample installation
3.1 Prerequisites
3.1.1 Hardware requirements
3.1.2 Software requirements
3.2 Rational Application Developer and Portal Tools
3.3 WebSphere Portal V5.1 Test Environment
3.4 Configuration of the Test Environment
3.5 WebSphere Test Environment V5.1 (optional)
4.1 Portlet container
4.2 IBM portlet application
4.3 Servlets versus portlets
4.4 Portlet modes
4.5 Portlet states
4.6 Core objects
4.6.1 Hierarchy
4.6.2 Portlet
4.6.3 PortletAdapter
4.6.4 PortletRequest
4.6.5 PortletResponse
4.6.6 PortletSession object
4.6.7 Client
4.6.8 PortletConfig object
4.6.9 PortletContext object
4.6.10 PortletSettings object
4.6.11 PortletApplicationSettings object
4.6.12 PortletData object
4.6.13 PortletLog object
4.6.14 PortletException
4.6.15 UnavailableException
4.6.16 PortletWindow object
4.6.17 User object
4.6.18 PortletURI
4.7 Portlet life cycle
4.8 Listeners
4.8.1 PortletTitleListener
4.8.2 PortletPageListener
4.8.3 PortletSessionListener
4.8.4 WindowListener
4.8.5 PortletSettingsAttributeListener
4.8.6 PortletApplicationSettingsAttributesListener
4.9 Action event handling
4.9.1 ActionListener
4.9.2 ActionEvent
4.9.3 PortletURI
4.9.4 ModeModifier
4.10 Attribute storage summary
4.11 Portlet JSPs
4.11.1 Portlet tag library
4.11.2 Portlet events and messaging
4.12 Portlet deployment
4.12.1 web.xml
4.12.2 portlet.xml
4.12.3 Parameter summary
4.12.4 Descriptors relationship (web.xml and portlet.xml)
4.12.5 UID guidelines
4.13 Resources
Chapter 5. A first portlet application
5.1 Sample scenario
5.2 Create the portlet project
5.2.1 Using the Portlet Project wizard
5.3 Configure the test environment
5.4 Run the portlet project
5.5 Modify the portlet project and verifying changes
5.5.1 Change the JSP used for the View mode
5.5.2 Add a JavaBean
Chapter 6. IBM Portlet API portlet development
6.1 About action events
6.2 Development scenario
6.3 Create the portlet project
6.4 Configure your project in the test environment
6.5 Examining and modify the source code
6.6 Run your project in the test environment
Chapter 7. Portlet messaging
7.1 Portlet messaging
7.2 MessageListener
7.3 MessageEvent
7.4 DefaultPortletMessage
7.5 PortletMessage
7.6 Sample scenario
7.6.1 Description
7.6.2 Sending a message
7.6.3 Create the target portlet
7.6.4 Run the portlet application
7.7 Broadcasting messages
Chapter 8. JSR 168 API
8.1 JSR overview
8.1.1 Number of portlet instances
8.1.2 Portlet windows
8.1.3 Thread safety
8.2 JSR 168 comparison to servlets
8.3 JSR 168 portlet modes
8.4 JSR 168 Portlet window states
8.5 Core JSR 168 objects
8.5.1 interface javax.portlet.Portlet
8.5.2 class javax.portlet.GenericPortlet
8.5.3 interface javax.portlet.PortletURL
8.5.4 interface javax.portlet.PortletContext
8.5.5 interface javax.portlet.PortletRequest
8.5.6 interface javax.portlet.ActionRequest
8.5.7 interface javax.portlet.RenderRequest
8.5.8 interface javax.portlet.PortletResponse
8.5.9 interface javax.portlet.ActionResponse
8.5.10 interface javax.portlet.RenderResponse
8.5.11 interface javax.portlet.PortalContext
8.5.12 interface javax.portlet.PortletPreferences
8.5.13 interface javax.portlet.PreferencesValidator
8.5.14 interface javax.portlet.PortletConfig
8.5.15 interface javax.portlet.PortletSession
8.6 JSR 168 Portlet life cycle
8.6.1 Instantiation
8.6.2 Initialization
8.6.3 Request handling
8.6.4 End of service
8.7 Portlet caching
8.7.1 Remote cache
8.8 Listeners
8.8.1 HttpSessionBindingListener
8.8.2 ServletContextListener
8.8.3 ServletContextAttributeListener
8.8.4 HttpSessionListener
8.8.5 HttpSessionAttributeListener
8.9 Deployment descriptors
8.9.1 Portlet.xml declaration
8.9.2 portlet-app -
8.9.3 portlet
8.9.4 custom-portlet-mode
8.9.5 custom-window-state
8.9.6 user-attribute
8.9.7 security-constraint
8.10 JSR 168 limitations in WebSphere Portal
Chapter 9. JSR 168 portlet development
9.1 Overview
9.2 Create a JSR 168 portlet project
9.2.1 Create a basic JSR 168 portlet
9.2.2 Examining the generated portlet
9.3 Update the generated portlet
9.3.1 Modify the session bean
9.3.2 View mode
9.3.3 Edit mode
9.3.4 Configure mode
9.3.5 Update the portlet descriptor (portlet.xml)
9.3.6 Modify the MySimplePortletPortletPreferenceValidator class
9.4 Run the portlet
9.4.1 Executing the portlet
Chapter 10. Migrating to JSR 168
10.1 Modify the deployment descriptor
10.1.1 doctype
10.1.2 portlet-app
10.1.3 concrete-portlet-app
10.1.4 portlet
10.1.5 portlet-name
10.1.6 web.xml
10.1.7 cache
10.1.8 supports
10.1.9 allows
10.1.10 config-param
10.1.11 Locale settings
10.2 Modify the Java source
10.2.1 Package
10.2.2 Superclass
10.2.3 doXXX methods
10.2.4 actionPerformed
10.2.5 ActionEvent
10.2.6 Logging
10.2.7 JSP includes
10.2.8 PortletData and PortletSettings
10.2.9 namespace
10.2.10 portlet URLs
10.3 Modify the JSP source
10.3.1 taglib
10.3.2 portletAPI:init
10.3.3 namespace
10.3.4 Create URLs
10.3.5 portletAPI:text
10.3.6 encodeURL
10.3.7 CSS
10.4 Struts
10.5 JSF
10.6 Portlet services
10.7 Messaging
Chapter 11. Using JSPs and servlets
11.1 Overview
11.1.1 Generating output
11.2 RequestDispatcher
11.2.1 PortletContext.getRequestDispatcher
11.2.2 PortletContext.getNamedDispatcher
11.2.3 PortletRequestDispatcher.include
11.3 JSP tags
11.3.1 defineObjects
11.3.2 renderURL
11.3.3 actionURL
11.3.4 namespace
11.3.5 param
11.3.6 IBM tags
11.3.7 JSTL
11.4 Cascading style sheets (CSS)
11.4.1 WSRP Styles
11.4.2 IBM styles
Chapter 12. Internationalization
12.1 Resource bundles
12.1.1 Create resource bundles in Rational Application Developer
12.1.2 Translating resource bundles
12.1.3 Accessing resource bundles in portlets
12.1.4 Accessing resource bundles in JSPs
12.2 Translating whole resources
12.3 JSR 168 API considerations
12.4 Dynamically changing the language
12.5 NLS administration
12.5.1 Portlet NLS administration
12.5.2 Portal NLS administration
12.5.3 Setting NLS titles
12.5.4 Supporting a new language
12.6 Working with characters
12.7 NLS best practices
12.8 Sample scenario: NLS bundles
12.8.1 NLS bundles
12.8.2 Accessing NLS bundles from JSPs
12.8.3 Run the NLS scenario
12.8.4 Accessing NLS bundles in Java portlets
12.9 Sample scenario: translating whole resources
12.10 Dynamically changing the language
Chapter 13. Struts portlets
13.1 Overview
13.2 The Struts portlet framework
13.2.1 Struts applications
13.2.2 Changes to Struts JSPs
13.2.3 Configuration files
13.2.4 Create link tags in Struts
Chapter 14. Create Struts portlets with the IBM Portlet API
14.1 Overview
14.2 Create Struts applications with IBM portlet API
14.2.1 Create a Portlet project
14.2.2 Inspecting the Struts portlet project
14.2.3 Designing the application
14.2.4 Realizing the application components
14.2.5 Add logging support
14.2.6 Add support to Edit mode
14.2.7 Realizing the new application components
14.2.8 Add internationalization support
14.3 Messaging
14.4 Migration
Chapter 15. Struts portlet development using the JSR 168 API
15.1 Overview
15.2 Message flow
15.3 Create a Portlet project
15.3.1 Inspecting the Struts portlet project
15.4 Designing the application (View mode)
15.4.1 Realizing the application components
15.4.2 Realizing the index.jsp page
15.4.3 Realizing the notConfigured.jsp
15.4.4 Realizing the Form Bean
15.4.5 Realizing configured.jsp
15.4.6 Editing the resources file
15.4.7 Realizing the welcome action mapping
15.4.8 Run the Struts portlet
15.5 Designing the application (Edit mode)
15.6 Realizing the Edit mode application components
15.6.1 Realizing the editBean
15.6.2 Realizing index.jsp
15.6.3 Realizing the saveConfiguration action
15.7 Add new keys to the resources file
15.8 Run the portlet
15.9 Add internationalization support
15.9.1 Portlet application View mode internationalization
15.9.2 Struts framework internationalization support
15.9.3 Editing the Portlet deployment descriptor
15.9.4 Test the new locale
15.10 Add logging support to the application
Chapter 16. JavaServer Faces portlets
16.1 Overview
16.1.1 Life cycle of a JSF page
16.2 A simple JSF application
16.2.1 Create the pages
16.2.2 Define navigation rules
16.2.3 Developing the beans
16.3 User interface component model
16.3.1 User interface component classes
16.3.2 Component rendering model
16.3.3 Conversion model
16.3.4 Event and listener model
16.3.5 Validation model
16.4 Navigation model
16.5 Backing bean management
16.6 JSF in portlets
16.6.1 JSF portlet runtime
16.6.2 Mapping between portlet phases and JSF phases
16.6.3 Welcome page and navigation in JSF portlets
16.6.4 Programming guidelines
16.6.5 Limitations in JSF portlets
16.7 Migration
Chapter 17. JavaServer Faces portlet development
17.1 The calculator application
17.2 Create the project
17.2.1 Inspecting the JSF portlet project
17.3 Create the page layout
17.4 Implementing component attributes and validation
17.4.1 Test the validation
17.5 Binding the front end to the calculator
17.5.1 Test the binding
17.6 Invoking the business logic of the calculator
17.6.1 Implementing an error page
17.7 Implementing page navigation
17.8 Implementing a validator
17.9 Implementing a value change event
17.10 Implementing internationalization
17.10.1 Internationalization of standard validator messages
Chapter 18. Additional Faces portlet sample scenarios
18.1 The call center application
18.1.1 Create the project
18.1.2 Create the page layout
18.1.3 Define a parameter for the list
18.1.4 Create a detail portlet
18.1.5 Linking the portlets
18.1.6 Test the application
18.2 The Web service client portlet
18.2.1 Create the project
18.2.2 Create a new Web service client
18.2.3 Create the page layout
18.2.4 Test the application
Chapter 19. Portlet services
19.1 Portlet services
19.1.1 ContentAccessService
19.1.2 Custom services
19.2 Accessing portlet services
19.2.1 Accessing a portlet service in an IBM portlet
19.2.2 Accessing a portlet service in a JSR 168 portlet
Chapter 20. Credential Vault Service
20.1 Overview
20.1.1 Credentials
20.2 Credential Vault organization
20.2.1 Vault segments
20.2.2 Credential slots
20.3 Working with the CredentialVaultService
20.3.1 Acquiring a reference to the CredentialVaultService
20.3.2 Using the CredentialVaultService
20.4 Credential objects
20.4.1 Passive credential objects
20.4.2 Active credential objects
20.4.3 Storing credential objects in the PortletSession
Chapter 21. The Credential Vault
21.1 Sample scenario
21.2 Import a secure servlet application
21.3 Using active credentials
21.3.1 Create the Credential Vault portlet application
21.3.2 Reviewing the generated code
21.3.3 Update the generated portlet
21.3.4 Run the portlet
21.4 Using passive credentials
Chapter 22. Accessing JDBC databases from portlet applications
22.1 Create a portlet project
22.1.1 Create HRPortlet
22.2 Create a sample database
22.2.1 Create the WSSAMPLE database
22.2.2 Create a connection
22.2.3 Create an SQL statement
22.2.4 Generating Java classes
22.3 Sample scenario
22.3.1 Overview
22.3.2 Import the WAR file
22.3.3 Reviewing the portlet code
22.3.4 Run the HRPortlet application
Chapter 23. Accessing JDBC databases using Data Source in standard portlets
23.1 Data Source overview
23.2 Create a JSR 168 portlet project
23.2.1 Create HRPortlet
23.3 Create a sample database
23.3.1 Create a connection
23.3.2 Create an SQL statement
23.3.3 Generating Java classes
23.4 Sample scenario
23.4.1 Overview
23.4.2 Import the WAR file
23.4.3 Reviewing the portlet code
23.4.4 Create the Data Source
23.4.5 Run the HRPortlet168 application
Chapter 24. IBM API declarative cooperative portlets
24.1 Overview
24.1.1 The WebSphere Portal property broker
24.1.2 Property broker runtime components
24.2 IBM Portlets for cooperation
24.2.1 Registering and publishing properties
24.2.2 Struts integration
24.2.3 Internationalization
24.3 Sample scenario (IBM portlets)
24.3.1 Description
24.3.2 Source cooperative portlet
24.3.3 Target cooperative portlet
24.3.4 Run the cooperative portlets
Chapter 25. IBM API programmatic cooperative portlets
25.1 Publishing properties programmatically
25.2 Portlet event handling
25.2.1 PropertyListener interface
25.2.2 EventPhaseListener interface
25.3 Broadcasting source data
25.4 Wiring tool
25.5 Sample scenario
25.5.1 Declarative source cooperative portlet
25.5.2 Enabling the portlet for target C2A programmatic
25.5.3 Run the cooperative portlets
25.5.4 Wire portlets
25.5.5 Enabling HRPortlet for programmatic source C2A
25.5.6 Run the programmatic source portlet
Chapter 26. JSR 168 cooperative portlets
26.1 Overview
26.2 Source cooperative portlet
26.2.1 Import the HRPortlet168 portlet
26.2.2 Internationalization
26.2.3 Declaring exchange capabilities using WSDL
26.2.4 Update the portlet deployment descriptor
26.2.5 Update the HRPortlet168 portlet code
26.2.6 Update the JSP to generate a link
26.3 Target cooperative portlet
26.3.1 Internationalization
26.3.2 Declaring exchange capabilities using WSDL
26.3.3 Update the portlet deployment descriptor
26.4 Run the cooperative portlets
26.4.1 Populating the sample database
26.4.2 Create a data source
26.4.3 Run and wiring the cooperative portlets
Chapter 27. Struts cooperative portlets
27.1 Overview
27.2 Source cooperative portlet
27.2.1 Import the Echo portlet
27.2.2 Declaring exchange capabilities using WSDL
27.2.3 Update the portlet deployment descriptor
27.2.4 Update the EchoSource portlet code
27.2.5 Internationalization
27.3 Target cooperative portlet
27.3.1 Import the Echo portlet
27.3.2 Declaring exchange capabilities using WSDL
27.3.3 Update the EchoTarget portlet code
27.3.4 Internationalization
27.4 Run the cooperative portlets
Chapter 28. Accessing Web Services from portlet applications
28.1 Overview
28.2 Sample scenario
28.2.1 Create a Web Service
28.2.2 Create a Web Services client portlet
Chapter 29. Web Services for Remote Portlets (WSRP)
29.1 Overview
29.2 Implementing WSRP in WebSphere Portal
29.2.1 Tasks for Producer portals
29.2.2 Tasks for Consumer portals
29.2.3 Test the scenario
29.3 Security
Chapter 30. Portlet debugging
30.1 Overview
30.2 Sample scenario
30.2.1 Fixing compile errors
30.2.2 Debugging a portlet application
Chapter 31. Remote Server Attach
31.1 Overview
31.2 Sample scenario
31.2.1 Preparing Remote Portal server to debug
31.2.2 Create Remote Portal server users
31.2.3 Create a WebSphere Portal Server Attach
31.2.4 Debugging a portlet on WebSphere Portal Server Attach
31.3 Define Web browsers and emulator devices
Chapter 32. Update a portal layout
32.1 Overview
32.2 Create a Portal server connection
32.3 Import the WebSphere Portal server configuration
32.4 Modify the Portal Navigation and Layout
32.5 Add portlets
32.6 Additional ways to add portlets
32.7 Test the updated portal configuration
32.8 Applying themes
Chapter 33. Create new portal themes
33.1 Overview
33.2 Create a new theme
33.3 Editing a theme
33.4 Editing Styles
33.5 Applying MyCorp theme
33.6 Applying a Skin
33.7 Test the new Portal Project
33.8 Publishing the Portal Project
33.9 Deploying the Portal Project
Locating the Web material
Using the Web material
System requirements for downloading the Web material
How to use the Web material
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