javax.portlet

Class PortletSessionUtil

public class PortletSessionUtil extends Object

The PortletSessionUtil class helps identify and decode attributes in the PORTLET_SCOPE scope of the PortletSession when accessed through the HttpSession an from within calls to methods of the HttpSessionBindingListener interface.

Field Summary
static String	PORTLET_SCOPE_NAMESPACE

Method Summary
static String	decodeAttributeName(String name) Returns the attribute name of an attribute in the `PORTLET_SCOPE`.
static int	decodeScope(String name) Returns the portlet attribute scope from an encoded portlet attribute.

Field Detail

PORTLET_SCOPE_NAMESPACE

private static final String PORTLET_SCOPE_NAMESPACE

Method Detail

decodeAttributeName

public static String decodeAttributeName(String name)

Returns the attribute name of an attribute in the PORTLET_SCOPE. If the attribute is in the APPLICATION_SCOPE it returns the attribute name unchanged.

Parameters: name a string specifying the name of the encoded portlet attribute

Returns: the decoded attribute name

decodeScope

public static int decodeScope(String name)

Returns the portlet attribute scope from an encoded portlet attribute.
Possible return values are:

PortletSession.APPLICATION_SCOPE
PortletSession.PORTLET_SCOPE

Parameters: name a string specifying the name of the encoded portlet attribute

Returns: the decoded attribute scope