You may have noticed the <liferay-portlet:defineObjects> tag in your JSPs.
Similar to the theme:defineObjects
tag, when you include this tag in your JSP, you gain access to several variables
that, in this case, return useful information about your portlet. Note that the
JSR-286 specification defines four lifecycle methods for a portlet:
processAction, processEvent, render, and serveResource. Some of the variables
defined by the <portlet:defineObjects/> tag are only available to a JSP if the
JSP was included during the appropriate phase of the portlet lifecycle. These
objects are described in the table below:
| Object | Description |
|---|---|
ActionRequest actionRequest | Represents the request sent to the portlet to handle an action. actionRequest is only available to a JSP if the JSP was included during the action-processing phase. |
ActionResponse actionResponse | Represents the portlet response to an action request. actionResponse is only available to a JSP if the JSP was included in the action-processing phase. |
EventRequest eventRequest | Represents the request sent to the portlet to handle an event. eventRequest is only available to a JSP if the JSP was included during the event-processing phase. |
EventResponse eventResponse | Represents the portlet response to an event request. eventResponse is only available to a JSP if the JSP was included in the event-processing phase. |
HeaderRequest headerRequest | Represents the request sent to the portlet to handle its HTML header or HEAD section. headerRequest is only available to a JSP if the JSP was included during the header-processing phase. |
HeaderResponse headerResponse | Represents the portlet response to a header request. headerResponse is only available to a JSP if the JSP was included in the header-processing phase. |
LiferayPortletRequest liferayPortletRequest | Provides access to the HttpServletRequest, the Portlet, and the portlet name and lifecycle value. liferayPortletRequest is available in all portlet phases. |
LiferayPortletResponse liferayPortletResponse | Includes the properties returned to the portal and provides a means to add or change properties. liferayPortletResponse is available in all portlet phases. |
RenderRequest renderRequest | Represents the request sent to the portlet to render the portlet. renderRequest is only available to a JSP if the JSP was included during the render request phase. |
RenderResponse renderResponse | Represents an object that assists the portlet in sending a response to the portal. renderResponse is only available to a JSP if the JSP was included during the render request phase. |
ResourceRequest resourceRequest | Represents the request sent to the portlet for rendering resources. resourceRequest is only available to a JSP if the JSP was included during the resource-serving phase. |
ResourceResponse resourceResponse | Represents an object that assists the portlet in rendering a resource. resourceResponse is only available to a JSP if the JSP was included in the resource-serving phase. |
PortletConfig portletConfig | Represents the portlet’s configuration including, the portlet’s name, initialization parameters, resource bundle, and application context. portletConfig is always available to a portlet JSP, regardless of the request-processing phase in which it was included. |
PortletPreferences portletPreferences | Provides access to a portlet’s preferences. portletPreferences is always available to a portlet JSP, regardless of the request-processing phase in which it was included. |
Map<String, String[]> portletPreferencesValues | Provides a Map equivalent to the portletPreferences.getMap() call or an empty Map if no portlet preferences exist. |
PortletSession portletSession | Provides a way to identify a user across more than one request and to store transient information about a user. A portletSession is created for each user client. portletSession is always available to a portlet JSP, regardless of the request-processing phase in which it was included. portletSession is null if no session exists. |
Map<String, Object> portletSessionScope | Provides a Map equivalent to the PortletSession.getAtrributeMap() call or an empty Map if no session attributes exist. |
For more details, visit the Portlet 3.0 API Javadoc.