CustomizerVelocityPortlet xref

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16  
17  package org.apache.jetspeed.portal.portlets;
18  
19  /***
20   * This subclass of VelocityPortlet should be used as base portlet
21   * for all VelocityPortlets that implement their own customizer
22   * <p>
23   *  <strong>NOTE:</strong>This supports the pre-MVC style of template based portlet development.  
24   *  The perefered method for defining customization is to set a parameter
25   *  named "provides.customization" in the portlet config
26   *  to either "true" or "false" depending on
27   *  whether or not that portlet will provide it's own customizer.  The portlet 
28   *  should also being using @see org.apache.jetspeed.portal.portlets.GenericMVCPortlet
29   *  or a sub-class there of.
30   * </p>
31   * 
32   * @author <a href="mailto:raphael@apache.org">Raphaël Luta</a>
33   */
34  public class CustomizerVelocityPortlet extends VelocityPortlet
35  {
36      /***
37      * @return true if the portlet does its own customization
38      */
39      public boolean providesCustomization()
40      {
41          return true;
42      }
43  }