September 2011
Intermediate to advanced
640 pages
22h 55m
English
This chapter covers
In chapter 1 you saw the steps required to develop, build, and deploy a simple Hello World portlet. Understanding the portlet lifecycle is important for effectively using portlets in your portlet applications.
This chapter introduces the portlet lifecycle and some of the core concepts of Java portlet technology. We’ll first look at the requirements for an example User Registration portlet that you’ll develop using the concepts discussed in this chapter. The concept of portlet URLs is at the heart of portlet technology, so before discussing ...