We are going to create a portlet using the Eclipse Java perspective. Go to the express-demo project, click on the com.bluesunrise.portal.portlets.tutorial package, and create a new Java class:
You will see a new portlet in Eclipse named BonjourWorld. Go ahead Override and Implement the following methods:
Each one of these methods is associated with a portlet mode. Lets make these methods actually do something. Since we are in the render phase when doView/doEdit/doHelp are called, its probably best to render something. The RenderResponse renders content to the output stream of the portlet. Set the content type on the response, and then print a hello world message using a Java Writer:
protected void doView(RenderRequest request, RenderResponse response) throws PortletException, IOException
{
response.setContentType("text/html");
response.getWriter().println("<b>Bonjour: View Mode</b>");
}
Repeat the same process for Edit and Help modes. Now lets edit the portlet.xml, and create a portlet descriptor entry for our portlet. Notice that the <supports> element contains that same portlet modes that we support in our do methods.
<portlet>
<description>Bonjour Monde Portlet</description>
<portlet-name>BonjourMonde</portlet-name>
<display-name>Bonjour Monde</display-name>
<portlet-class>com.bluesunrise.portal.portlets.tutorial.BonjourWorld</portlet-class>
<supports>
<mime-type>text/html</mime-type>
<portlet-mode>VIEW</portlet-mode>
<portlet-mode>EDIT</portlet-mode>
<portlet-mode>HELP</portlet-mode>
</supports>
<supported-locale>en</supported-locale>
<portlet-info>
<title>Bonjour Monde</title>
<short-title>Bonjour</short-title>
<keywords>tutorial,bonjour,hello</keywords>
</portlet-info>
</portlet>