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Adding Portlet Preferences in Liferay 7

How do I add Portlet Preferences in Liferay 7, as we don't have portlet.xml anymore, what is the equivalent for the following in Liferay 7(OSGi Bundle).

<portlet-preferences>
   <preference>
      <name>isVeg</name>
      <value>VEG</value>
   </preference>
</portlet-preferences>
Solution

  • According to the Portlet Descriptor to OSGi service property Map: 

    @Component ( ...
   property="javax.portlet.preferences=<String>"
   ...
)

    What this map leaves open is the syntax for the key-value pair. I'd start experimenting to duplicate the syntax of init-param, can't tell the exact syntax from the top of my head.

    Edit: As stated in the comment, a quick look up in Liferay's source code reveals the following style, which is the only style used in Liferay itself:

    "javax.portlet.preferences=classpath:/META-INF/portlet-preferences/default-portlet-preferences.xml"

    Naturally, as this doesn't contain the values itself, you'll need to include them in your bundle as well (see the linked sample).