Oracle9iAS Portal Developer Kit

portlet_instance_record record structure and table

In the wwpro_api_provider API package, the portlet_instance_record contains the details for a portlet instance.

A portlet_instance_record structure is passed into these provider implementation methods:

The portlet_instance_record record structure is:

type portlet_instance_record is record

(

provider_id number,

portlet_id number,

reference_path varchar2(100),

page_type varchar2(200)

);

Version: Oracle Portal 3.0.6.6.5 or later

Field names and definitions

provider_id

A unique identifier used to locate the provider.

Datatype: number

portlet_id

A unique identifier used to locate the portlet in the provider domain.

Datatype: number

reference_
path

Identifies the portlet instance being called.

Note: The portlet reference path specifies a unique identifier for a portlet instance on a page. This parameter can be used to store and retrieve instance specific information for the portlet.

Datatype: varchar2

page_type

For internal use only.

Datatype: varchar2

 

Note

A portlet instance is the display of a portlet on a single page. The same portlet may be displayed multiple times on the same page. Each time a portlet is added to a page, Oracle Portal generates a unique portlet instance ID that is the instance's reference path.

Related topics

The PL/SQL API Reference is part of the Portal Developer Kit on Portal Studio