Re: interaction between velocity portlet. (ERRATA)

[Saddest OfAllKeys <ke...@yahoo.com>]

Previous message should read: 

2) The RunData object contains a user, which has a
hashmap.  I use the hash map to store data for each
template, hashed by the name of the **PORTLET**.


--- Saddest OfAllKeys <ke...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> 
> I'm new at this so caveat emptor.
> 
> But I have made progress for what I want to do.
> 
> I looked at StockQuoteAction and wanted my own
> action
> (because it seems as though "actions" respond to the
> minimize, maximize, customize buttons).
> 
> I am now at a place where I have two different
> portlet-entries which have different customization
> templates and different default values for
> parameters.
> 
> My action, "MyAction", derives from
> VelocityPortletAction and exploits the following
> nuggets that I discovered:
> 
> 1) It seems that a new MyAction object is created
> each
> time. So member variables won't work.
> 
> 2) The RunData object contains a user, which has a
> hashmap.  I use the hash map to store data for each
> template, hashed by the name of the template.
> 
> So, the first time buildNormalContext() is called, I
> do this: 
> 
> String pName = 
> portlet.getPortletConfig().getName();
> 
> and this:
> 
> String myParam =
>
portlet.getPortletConfig().getInitParameter(MYPARAM);
> 
> Then, I create an object that stores all my
> parameters, and I do a:
> 
> myHashMap.put(pName, myParamObject);
> rundata.getUser().setTemp("hashmap", myHashMap);
> 
> Later, I can fish out the hash map and look for the
> portlet name.
> 
> The basic idea is that you can save state in the
> RunData and Context objects, and fish them out when
> you need them.
> 
> The real trick is to call them from a Velocity page:
> to do this, I use a callback mechanism.  So, I put
> the
> hashMap and the portletName into the Context and the
> 
> Velocity page is something like:
> 
> $myObject.myPublicMethod( $hashMap, $portletName);
> 
> In this way, myPublicMethod() can figure out what
> state it should be using.
> 
> Again, it seems to work for me, but I have no idea
> if
> there is a better way. I would love comments.
> 
> Mike
> keyofdminor@yahoo.com
> 
> 
> --- Pierre BESNARD <pb...@odaxys.fr> wrote:
> > Hi,
> > 
> > I have 2 velocity portlet A & B on the same
> screen.
> > The first one, A, uses 2 different templates T1 &
> > T2.
> > The default template (defined in the registry
> file)
> > is T1.
> > The current diplayed template is T2.
> > When I play with the portlet B, the Template T1 of
> > the portlet A comes back !
> > So the question is: how can i modify my portlet A,
> > so that it keeps its current template displayed
> when
> > i use another portlet?
> > I know that the buildNormalContext(p,c,r) method
> of
> > AAction is called but i don't know how to use it!
> > 
> > thanks in advance
> > --
> > Pierre
> > 
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