PORTLET CHARACTERISTICS

 

Portlets have additional characteristics they are.

·      Portlet Modes.

·      Portlet States.

·      Portlet Preferences.

 

PORTLET MODES:

·      Each portlet has a current mode, which indicates the function the portlet is performing.

·      All JSR 168 compliant portals should support the View, Edit and Help modes.

·      View Mode: For displaying the portlets, we go for the view mode.

·      Edit Mode: For any modification/ changes to the portlets, we go for the edit mode.

·      Help Mode: It talks about the specific portlet information.

 

PORTLET STATES/ WINDOW STATES:

·      Window states indicate the amount of portal page space that will be assigned to a portlet.

·      All spec compliant portals should support the minimized, maximized and normal window states.

·      Minimized: To minimize the window/ portlet.

·      Maximized: To maximize the window/ portlet.

·      Normal: To be in normal size.

 

PORTLETS PREFERENCES: Portlets can be configured to provide a custom view or behavior for different users

 

Eg: A weather portlet can show the temperature in Chicago for one user and the temperature in India for another user. These configurations are represented as a persistent set of name-value pairs and are referred to as portlet preferences.