com_opensource.techblog.portlet.PhaseAndLifecyclePortlet.java

package com.opensource.techblog.portlet;

import javax.portlet.PortletConfig;
import javax.portlet.PortletException;

import com.liferay.portal.kernel.log.Log;
import com.liferay.portal.kernel.log.LogFactoryUtil;
import com.liferay.util.bridges.mvc.MVCPortlet;

public class PhaseAndLifecyclePortlet extends MVCPortlet {

 //define log for this class
 private static final Log _log = LogFactoryUtil.getLog(PhaseAndLifecyclePortlet.class.getName());
 
 //This method is defined in MVCPortlet
 @Override
 public void init() throws PortletException {
  _log.info(" This is init method without parameter");
  super.init();
 }

 //This method is defined in GenericPortlet
 @Override
 public void init(PortletConfig config) throws PortletException {
  String viewTemplate = config.getInitParameter("view-template");
  _log.info("Init Parameter of viewTemplatei is ==>"+viewTemplate);
  _log.info(" This is init method with PortletConfig parameter");
  super.init(config);
 }
}