Re: Getting portlets to interact? - Newbie....

Stefan, I've read that Portlet 2.0 will cover portlet events, do you have
any idea how is it going to work?
What are the disadvantages of using session to accomplish portlet
communication?

On 9/23/06, Stefan Zoerner <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> Hi Tim!
>
> Unfortunately, the Portlet 1.0 specification does not include events or
> messages between two portlets. Some vendors offer proprietary solutions
> here.
>
> If the portlets are within the same portlet application, you have the
> option to share information between them via the portlet session. The
> latter has two scopes, one of them (application scope) is per user and
> portlet application.
>
> It is possible to add/update something in the session with this scope
> during the processAction of the first portlet, and read/react with the
> second portlet within the render phase.
>
> This proceeding has several disadvantages, but in your case, it may
> work, and it is standard compliant (i.e. your portlets will run and
> interact on all specification conformant portal servers).
>
> I hope this helps,
>      Stefan
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