7.7. Broadcasting messages

In this section, we show how to send a broadcast message to all portlets on a page that have implemented the MessageListener interface. For example follow these steps:

1.
Create a new portlet project:
a. Select File → New → Portlet Project.
b. Enter Message as the project name and select WebSphere Portal V5.1 as Target server.
c. In the event handling page, check only the option Add message listener.
d. Click Finish.
2.
Open the MessagePortlet.java file located in the /Java Resources/JavaSource/message/ folder and modify the messageReceived() method to receive the broadcast message. You only need to check for a message of type DefaultPortletMessage, which is the type of message sent by ActionEventPortlet. Once the ...

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