The ActionRequest represents the request sent to the portlet to handle an action.
The ActionResponse interface represents the portlet response to an action request.
The PortalContext interface gives the portlet the ability to retrieve information about the portal
calling this portlet.
The Portlet interface is used by the portlet container to invoke the portlets.
The PortletConfig interface provides the portlet with its configuration.
The PortletContext interface defines a portlet view of the portlet container.
The PortletException class defines a general exception that a portlet can throw when it is unable to
perform its operation successfully.
The PortletMode class represents the possible modes that a portlet can assume.
The PortletModeException is thrown when a portlet tries to use or set a portlet mode that is not
supported by the current runtime environment or the portlet.
The PortletPreferences interface allows the portlet to store configuration data.
The PortletRequest defines the base interface to provide client request information to a portlet.
The PortletRequestDispatcher interface defines an object that receives requests from the client and
sends them to the specified resources (such as a servlet, HTML file, or JSP file) on the server.
The PortletResponse defines the base interface to assist a portlet in creating and sending a response to
the client.
A portlet should throw a PortletSecurityException when a call fails because of security reasons.
Additionally it can be thrown by the portal/portlet-container.
The PortletSession interface provides a way to identify a user across more than one request and to store
transient information about that user.
The PortletURL interface represents a URL that reference the portlet itself.
The ReadOnlyException is thrown when a portlet tries to change the value for a read-only preference
attribute.
The RenderRequest represents the request sent to the portlet to handle a render.
The RenderResponse defines an object to assist a portlet in sending a response to the portal.
The ValidatorException is thrown by the validate method of a PreferencesValidator when the
validation of a preference failed.
The WindowState class represents the possible window states that a portlet window can assume.
The WindowStateException is thrown when a portlet tries to use a window state that is not supported by
the current runtime environment or the portlet.