com.bea.portal.manager
Class PortalFactory

java.lang.Object
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public abstract class PortalFactory

extends java.lang.Object

Abstract class PortalFactory contains a set of static methods that should be used to create concrete instances of classes in the portal framework.

Constructor Summary

PortalFactory()

Method Summary

static com.bea.portal.manager.internal.LayoutDefinitionImpl	createLayoutDefinition(LayoutIdentifier layoutId) Returns an instance of LayoutDefinitionImpl from an existing LayoutIdentifier.
static LayoutIdentifier	createLayoutIdentifier(PortalIdentifier portalId, java.lang.String name) Returns an instance of LayoutIdentifier from an existing PortalIdentifier and a unique name within this portal.
static PageIdentifier	createPageIdentifier(PortalIdentifier portalId, java.lang.String name) Returns an instance of PageIdentifier from an existing PortalIdentifier and a unique name within this portal.
static PlaceholderIdentifier	createPlaceholderIdentifier(PageIdentifier pageId, java.lang.String placeholderName) Returns an instance of PlaceholderIdentifier from an existing PageIdentifier and a unique name within this portal.
static PortalIdentifier	createPortalIdentifier(java.lang.String identifier) Returns an instance of PortalIdentifier from an existing constructed id.
static PortalIdentifier	createPortalIdentifier(java.lang.String appName, java.lang.String webApp) Returns an instance of PortalIdentifier from the enterprise application name and the web application name.
static PortletIdentifier	createPortletIdentifier(PortalIdentifier portalId, java.lang.String name) Returns an instance of PortletIdentifier from an existing PortalIdentifier and a unique name within this portal.
static com.bea.portal.manager.internal.SkinDefinitionImpl	createSkinDefinition(SkinIdentifier skinId) Returns an instance of SkinDefinitionImpl from an existing SkinIdentifier.
static SkinIdentifier	createSkinIdentifier(PortalIdentifier portalId, java.lang.String name) Returns an instance of SkinIdentifier from an existing PortalIdentifier and a unique name within this portal.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

PortalFactory

public PortalFactory()

Method Detail

createPortalIdentifier

public static PortalIdentifier createPortalIdentifier(java.lang.String appName,
                                                      java.lang.String webApp)

Returns an instance of PortalIdentifier from the enterprise application name and the web application name.

Parameters:

appName - the application name that the portal webapp is in.

webApp - the name of the web application itself.

Returns:

a new instance of PortalIdentifier.

createPortalIdentifier

public static PortalIdentifier createPortalIdentifier(java.lang.String identifier)

Returns an instance of PortalIdentifier from an existing constructed id. Only use this constructor with a String that was obtained by calling getId on an instance of PortalIdentifier.

Parameters:

identifier - an existing constructed id.

Returns:

a new instance of PortalIdentifier.

createPageIdentifier

public static PageIdentifier createPageIdentifier(PortalIdentifier portalId,
                                                  java.lang.String name)

Returns an instance of PageIdentifier from an existing PortalIdentifier and a unique name within this portal.

Parameters:

portalId - the portal that this page is scoped to.

name - the unique name of the page within this portal.

Returns:

a new instance of PageIdentifier.

createPortletIdentifier

public static PortletIdentifier createPortletIdentifier(PortalIdentifier portalId,
                                                        java.lang.String name)

Returns an instance of PortletIdentifier from an existing PortalIdentifier and a unique name within this portal.

Parameters:

portalId - the portal that this portlet is scoped to.

name - the unique name of the portlet within this portal.

Returns:

a new instance of PortletIdentifier.

createLayoutIdentifier

public static LayoutIdentifier createLayoutIdentifier(PortalIdentifier portalId,
                                                      java.lang.String name)

Returns an instance of LayoutIdentifier from an existing PortalIdentifier and a unique name within this portal.

Parameters:

portalId - the portal that this layout is scoped to.

name - the unique name of the layout within this portal.

Returns:

a new instance of LayoutIdentifier.

createSkinIdentifier

public static SkinIdentifier createSkinIdentifier(PortalIdentifier portalId,
                                                  java.lang.String name)

Returns an instance of SkinIdentifier from an existing PortalIdentifier and a unique name within this portal.

Parameters:

portalId - the portal that this skin is scoped to.

name - the unique name of the skin within this portal.

Returns:

a new instance of SkinIdentifier.

createPlaceholderIdentifier

public static PlaceholderIdentifier createPlaceholderIdentifier(PageIdentifier pageId,
                                                                java.lang.String placeholderName)

Returns an instance of PlaceholderIdentifier from an existing PageIdentifier and a unique name within this portal.

Parameters:

pageId - the page that this placeholder is scoped to.

name - the unique name of the placeholder within this portal.

Returns:

a new instance of PlaceholderIdentifier.

createSkinDefinition

public static com.bea.portal.manager.internal.SkinDefinitionImpl createSkinDefinition(SkinIdentifier skinId)

Returns an instance of SkinDefinitionImpl from an existing SkinIdentifier.

Parameters:

skinId - the skin to be personalized.

Returns:

a new instance of SkinDefinitionImpl.

createLayoutDefinition

public static com.bea.portal.manager.internal.LayoutDefinitionImpl createLayoutDefinition(LayoutIdentifier layoutId)

Returns an instance of LayoutDefinitionImpl from an existing LayoutIdentifier.

Parameters:

layoutId - the layout to be personalized.

Returns:

a new instance of LayoutDefinitionImpl.