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Portlets run inside the portlet container of the Portal Server component, similar to
the way a servlet runs on an application server. The portlet container provides a
run-time environment in which portlets are instantiated, used, and finally
destroyed. Portlets rely on the WebSphere Portal infrastructure to access user
profile information, participate in window and action events, communicate with
other portlets, access remote content, look up credentials, and store persistent
data.
Portlet modes
Portlet modes allow a portlet to display a different user interface, depending on
the task required of the ...