javax.portlet.annotations

Annotation Type HeaderMethod

@Retention(value=RUNTIME)
 @Target(value=METHOD)
public @interface HeaderMethod

Designates a method corresponding to the renderHeaders method of the HeaderPortlet interface. The annotated method must have one of the following signatures:

• public void <methodName>(HeaderRequest, HeaderResponse)

  This corresponds to the renderHeaders method.

• public String <methodName>()

  The String returned by the method will be made available to the portal for inclusion in the document head section.

• public void <methodName>()

where the method name can be freely selected.

The method declaration may contain a throws clause. Exceptions declared in the throws clause should be of type PortletException or IOException. Checked exceptions of any other type will be caught, wrapped with a PortletException, and rethrown.

The header method can be used to set properties such as cookies, header values, and XML elements for the HEAD section of the aggregated portal document.

Valid HEAD section markup written to the HeaderResponse output stream or writer will be added to the aggregated portal document HEAD section subject to portlet container-imposed restrictions.

Since:

3.0

See Also:

the add and set properties methods of PortletResponse, MimeResponse#MARKUP_HEAD_ELEMENT, HeaderPortlet

Required Element Summary

Required Elements

Modifier and Type	Required Element and Description
String[]	portletNames The portlet names for which the header method applies.

Optional Element Summary

Optional Elements

Modifier and Type	Optional Element and Description
String	contentType Sets the content type, or the MIME type, of content generated by the method.
String	include Specifies a resource, such as a JSP, an HTML file, or a servlet to be included.
int	ordinal The ordinal number for this annotated method.
String	portletMode The portlet mode rendered by the annotated method.

Element Detail

portletNames

public abstract String[] portletNames

The portlet names for which the header method applies.

The annotated method can apply to multiple portlets within the portlet application. The names of the portlets to which the resources apply must be specified in this field.

A wildcard character '*' can be specified in the first portletName array element to indicate that the resource declarations are to apply to all portlets in the portlet application. If specified, the wildcard character must appear alone in the first array element.

Returns:

The portlet names

portletMode

public abstract String portletMode

The portlet mode rendered by the annotated method.

If an portlet mode is specified, the bean enabler will dispatch Header requests with matching portlet mode values to this method.

If this field is empty, the method will be executed for all Header requests not dispatched by portlet mode to other HeaderMethods.

Returns:

The portlet mode

Default:

""

contentType

public abstract String contentType

Sets the content type, or the MIME type, of content generated by the method. The content type will be set before the annotated method body is executed.

If this field is empty or set to the wildcard, no content type will be set. The portlet can then set the content type using the portlet API HeaderResponse#setContentType method.

Returns:

The content type

See Also:

HeaderResponse#setContentType

Default:

"*/*"

include

public abstract String include

Specifies a resource, such as a JSP, an HTML file, or a servlet to be included.

The resource will be included using the PortletRequestDispatcher#include method after the method body has been executed.

If this field is empty, no resource will be included.

Returns:

The resource to be included

See Also:

PortletRequestDispatcher, PortletRequestDispatcher#include

Default:

""

ordinal

public abstract int ordinal

The ordinal number for this annotated method.

The ordinal number determines the order of execution if multiple methods are annotated. Annotated methods with a lower ordinal number are executed before methods with a higher ordinal number.

Returns:

The ordinal number

Default:

0