View state behavior for the Page Builder theme

The Page Builder theme of WebSphere Portal v7.0 has a slightly different view state behavior in the browser than the other portal themes and the themes from previous portal versions.


Prerequisite information


Terminology: This topic uses the terms view state and navigational state as synonyms. The following aspects also refer to the same:


Browser Back button function: The browser Back button does not have an undo function. It interacts with the view or navigational state only, but not with the application state.

With regards to the Page Builder theme, the view state can be distinguished into the following two groups:


Client side mode


Portlets: Portlets can alter the client side view state by one of following methods:

Portlets can alter the preserved view state by one of following methods:


Widgets: Widgets can alter the client side view state by one of following methods:

Widgets can alter the preserved view state by one of following methods:


View state behavior in client side rendering mode:

In client side mode the preserved view state is added to the browser history at the moment when the user changes to a different page. When the user navigates to a page, preserved state updates are not part of the history of that page until the user navigates to another page. This results in the following behavior:


Server side mode


Portlets: Portlets can alter the client side state by one of following methods:

Portlets can alter the preserved view state by one of following methods:


Widgets: Widgets can alter the client side state by one of following methods:

Widgets can alter the preserved view state by one of following methods:

In server side rendering mode the preserved state of the widgets is stored in a browser cookie.


View state behavior in server side rendering mode for portlet actions:

For portlet actions in server side mode the view state behaves as follows:


View state behavior in server side rendering mode for widget actions:

For widget actions in server side mode the view state behaves as follows:


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Browser behavior and scenarios

 


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