September 2008
Intermediate to advanced
552 pages
15h 6m
English
Although WebSphere Portlet Factory (WPF) automates much of the Java development required to build portlet applications, you can certainly fine-tune and extend your WPF applications with a little well-placed Java code. This chapter explains how you can work Java into your portlet applications and walks through the creation of a simple portlet demonstrating some common uses for Java. By the end of this chapter, you will have a good understanding of the different approaches available for extending your applications with Java, as well as knowledge of the benefits and drawbacks of each approach.
The example application discussed in this chapter utilizes one model and several Java source files, which are available ...