Thank you very much for that detailed reply Stefan Much appreciated!
Tim --- Stefan Zoerner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi Tim! > > Unfortunately, the Portlet 1.0 specification does > not include events or > messages between two portlets. Some vendors offer > proprietary solutions > here. > > If the portlets are within the same portlet > application, you have the > option to share information between them via the > portlet session. The > latter has two scopes, one of them (application > scope) is per user and > portlet application. > > It is possible to add/update something in the > session with this scope > during the processAction of the first portlet, and > read/react with the > second portlet within the render phase. > > This proceeding has several disadvantages, but in > your case, it may > work, and it is standard compliant (i.e. your > portlets will run and > interact on all specification conformant portal > servers). > > I hope this helps, > Stefan > > > Tim Robertson wrote: > > Hi, > > > > I am getting my first hello world portlets running > now > > (pluto 1.1.0 and spring2.0). > > > > I have portlets running in view and edit mode, but > am > > wondering the best way to fire events between > > portlets? > > > > Suppose I have 2 portlets - one providing a tree > view > > of the countries of the world, another that > provides > > the capital city of a country. > > > > I could get both working individually, but can > someone > > please point me in the best direction for > signalling > > to the "captial city portlet" when the tree in the > > other has changed. I know that I ned to only > signal > > this once or else the DB will be hit each time, > but > > not sure how... > > > > I am only at hour 6 of portlet work, so please > > understand that I know very little and any > direction > > would be greatly appreciaed - no matter how > trivial. > > > > Thanks, > > > > Tim > > (I know this is a pluto list but Im hoping the > users > > may be able to help) > > > > > > > > > ___________________________________________________________ > > > The all-new Yahoo! Mail goes wherever you go - > free your email address from your Internet provider. > http://uk.docs.yahoo.com/nowyoucan.html > > > > > > > ___________________________________________________________ Copy addresses and emails from any email account to Yahoo! Mail - quick, easy and free. http://uk.docs.yahoo.com/trueswitch2.html
