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Jetspeed - Portlet Configuration How To

HTML


Class Name : org.apache.jetspeed.portal.portlets.FileServerPortlet


Description

Present HTML in a portlet.

Why use a HTML portlet instead of a WebPagePortlet?

  • HTML is a static
  • Not a complete HTML document, i.e. <HEAD> is not in file
  • HTML file does not have to be visible to the Web Server
  • Specific task can not be achieved with WebPagePortlet
  • Desired portlet is just an image, like JPEG or SVG

Supported Media Types

Description of Media Types.

  • html

Element: parameter

Parameter that control the how the web page is converted into a portlet.

This element is optional.

Parameters common to many portlets.

Element: url

Name of HTML file. This must include the path relative to <jetspeed_home>

This element is required.

Example of use

Portlet Entry 
<portlet-entry name="Logo" hidden="false" type="ref"
    parent="HTML" application="false">
    <meta-info>
        <title>Logo</title>
        <description>Example of HTML portlet</description>
    </meta-info>
    <url>/Logo.html</url>
</portlet-entry>


<jetspeed_home>/Logo.html 
<!-- 
     Portlet contains the Jetspeed logo. This could be a
     link to SVG graphic trending the corporate stock over the 
     last 30 days.
-->
<a href="http://portals.apache.org/jetspeed-1">
  <img src="images/jetspeed-logo.gif" alt="Jetspeed Logo">
</a>