Interface ActionListener

Interface ActionListener.

public interface ActionListener

The ActionListener interface is an addition to the Portlet interface. If an object wishes to receive action events in the portlet, this interface has to be implemented additionally to the Portlet interface.


public interface ActionEvent
extends Event

An ActionEvent is sent by the portlet container when an HTTP request is received that is associated with an action.

static int ACTION_PERFORMED
Event identifier indicating that portlet request has been received that one or more actions associated with it.



PortletAction getAction()
Deprecated. Use getActionString() instead
java.lang.String getActionString()
Returns the action string that this action event carries.


ACTION_PERFORMED

public static final int ACTION_PERFORMED
Event identifier indicating that portlet request has been received that one or more actions associated with it. Each action will result in a separate event being fired.

An event with this id is fired when an action has to be performe


void actionPerformed(ActionEvent event)
Notifies this listener that the action which the listener is watching for has been performed


Method Detail

actionPerformed
public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent event)
throws PortletException
Notifies this listener that the action which the listener is watching for has been performed.
Parameters:
event - the action event
Throws:
PortletException - if the listener has trouble fulfilling the request