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Creating Tabs in Liferay Portlets

Introduction #

The Liferay "Journal" portlet, has "Articles,Structures,Templates,Recent" tabs inside the portlet. Liferay includes a custom tab tag which allows you to create the same effect in your own portlets. These tabs are essentially just other .jsp pages that are displayed based on the selection of the tab.

In this article, we will modify the Reports Portlet to have tabs. We will create "Sample Tab 1", "Sample Tab 2" and "Sample Tab 3" tabs. In the end, we will have a portlet that will look something like this:

Create Files #

To do this in your own portlet you will need to create the following files:

Create Tab Pages #

Remember to include some plain text in each file

ext/ext-web/docroot/html/portlet/ext/reports/sample_tab_1.jsp:

sample 1
ext/ext-web/docroot/html/portlet/ext/reports/sample_tab_2.jsp:
sample 2
ext/ext-web/docroot/html/portlet/ext/reports/sample_tab_3.jsp:
sample 3

init.jsp #

in init.jsp include the following code:

ext/ext-web/docroot/html/portlet/ext/reports/init.jsp:

<%@ include file="/html/common/init.jsp" %>

<portlet:defineObjects />

view.jsp #

in view.jsp

ext/ext-web/docroot/html/portlet/ext/reports/view.jsp:

<%@ include file="/html/portlet/ext/reports/init.jsp" %>


<%
String tabs1 = ParamUtil.getString(request, "tabs1", "Sample Tab 1");

PortletURL portletURL = renderResponse.createRenderURL();

portletURL.setWindowState(WindowState.NORMAL);

portletURL.setParameter("struts_action", "/ext/reports/view_reports");
portletURL.setParameter("tabs1", tabs1);

String tabNames = "Sample Tab 1,Sample Tab 2,Sample Tab 3";

%>

<liferay-ui:tabs
   names="<%= tabNames %>"
   url="<%= portletURL.toString() %>"
/>

It is recommeded using "<liferay-util:include page>" instead of "<%@ include file= "

<c:if test='<%= tabs1.equals("Sample Tab 1") %>'>
  <liferay-util:include page="/html/portlet/ext/reports/sample_tab_1.jsp" >
</c:if>
<c:if test='<%= tabs1.equals("Sample Tab 2") %>'>
  <liferay-util:include page="/html/portlet/ext/reports/sample_tab_2.jsp" >
</c:if>
<c:if test='<%= tabs1.equals("Sample Tab 3") %>'>
  <liferay-util:include page="/html/portlet/ext/reports/sample_tab_3.jsp" >
</c:if>

explained:

<%
String tabs1 = ParamUtil.getString(request, "tabs1", "Sample Tab 1");

PortletURL portletURL = renderResponse.createRenderURL();

portletURL.setWindowState(WindowState.NORMAL);

portletURL.setParameter("struts_action", "/ext/reports/view_reports");
portletURL.setParameter("tabs1", tabs1);

String tabNames = "Sample Tab 1,Sample Tab 2,Sample Tab 3";

%>

tabs1: holds the value of the tab to be displayed

tabNames: comma delimited list of tab names

(Note: A common mistake is to include spaces before or after the commas. Make sure there are no extra spaces in the variable "tabNames", otherwise the strings wont match with the value in "tabs1". see above)

<liferay-ui:tabs
   names="<%= tabNames %>"
   url="<%= portletURL.toString() %>"
/>

This is a custom Liferay tab tag. This auto-genereates the tabs based on the variables defined above. (defined: "portal\portal-web\docroot\html\taglib\ui\tabs")

<c:if test='<%= tabs1.equals("Sample Tab 1") %>'>
   <liferay-util:include page="/html/portlet/ext/reports/sample_tab_1.jsp" >
</c:if>
<c:if test='<%= tabs1.equals("Sample Tab 2") %>'>
   <liferay-util:include page="/html/portlet/ext/reports/sample_tab_2.jsp" >
</c:if>
<c:if test='<%= tabs1.equals("Sample Tab 3") %>'>
   <liferay-util:include page="/html/portlet/ext/reports/sample_tab_3.jsp" >
</c:if>

Based on the value of tabs1, this will include a different jsp page.

Deploy your code and now take a look at your Reports Portlet. Now your Reports Portlet should look like:

Make page refresh optional #

Use this snippet to do the same thing without requiring page refreshes.

<liferay-ui:tabs
	names="Sample Tab 1, Sample Tab 2, Sample Tab 3"
	refresh="<%= false %>"
>
	<liferay-ui:section>
		sample 1
	</liferay-ui:section>
	<liferay-ui:section>
		sample 2
	</liferay-ui:section>
	<liferay-ui:section>
		sample 3
	</liferay-ui:section>
</liferay-ui:tabs>
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<liferay-ui:tabs names="Sample Tab 1,Sample... Rohit Rai 23 gennaio 2009 23.49
hye, I did the same steps to have some tabs in... mipih faical 15 giugno 2009 7.02
How can I do this in navigation.vm???? Secret Developer 30 luglio 2009 13.21
Has anyone resolved the issue with spaces in... Jeff Goodwin 14 agosto 2009 18.39
Hi ppl, Try using language keys... JP O 23 agosto 2009 21.55
0 JP O 23 agosto 2009 22.04
liferay-ui:util does not work with jsp in... Muhammed Shakir 19 luglio 2010 8.47
I got an error in code <liferay-util:include... Linh Nguyen 8 maggio 2011 4.39
for more Liferay Tabs ... Rohit Salecha 24 maggio 2011 1.38
can we use liferay ui tab inside another... Hajri Mohamed 9 giugno 2011 5.51
how to hide/show the tabs using conditions?? ie... ankit yakkundi 14 luglio 2011 3.58
Displaying text on clicking on the tabs works... Ram Manusani 27 dicembre 2011 23.16
Hi by looking at the code that creates the tabs... Manuel Calvo 8 giugno 2012 6.53
Helpful post Mazhar Alam 17 luglio 2012 3.54
I got this error: liferay-ui:section tag... Imre Telek 1 giugno 2015 7.32
hi i am getting pages when i click on tabs with... Sohi Mankotia 5 settembre 2012 3.13
hi can some one tell me taglib for <c:if ? nitish tyagi 21 novembre 2012 23.25
<%@ taglib... Jorik Wartanow 26 maggio 2014 4.01
How to localize tab names? It doesn't... Imre Telek 1 giugno 2015 7.38

<liferay-ui:tabs
names="Sample Tab 1,Sample Tab 2,Sample Tab 3"
refresh="<%= false %>"
>
<liferay-ui:section>
sample 1
</liferay-ui:section>
<liferay-ui:section>
sample 2
</liferay-ui:section>
<liferay-ui:section>
sample 3
</liferay-ui:section>
</liferay-ui:tabs>

This code doesn't work for me. The UI is created, but clicking on the tabs deosn't work.
It works if I remove the spaces IN the tab names. Can't we have tabs with two word names?
Inviato il 23/01/09 23.49.
hye,
I did the same steps to have some tabs in my portlet but it don't work.
I have the same think in all my tabs.
Can you help me please
Inviato il 15/06/09 7.02 in risposta a Rohit Rai.
How can I do this in navigation.vm????
Inviato il 30/07/09 13.21.
Has anyone resolved the issue with spaces in tab names?
Inviato il 14/08/09 18.39.
Hi ppl,

Try using language keys as the tab names and then add to language-ext.properties.
now if you try to add "sign-in" as a tab, you'll see it actually displayed as "Sign In".
Enjoy!
Inviato il 23/08/09 21.55.
Inviato il 23/08/09 22.04.
liferay-ui:util does not work with jsp in custom portlet with expected behavior.
Inviato il 19/07/10 8.47.
I got an error in code
<liferay-util:include page="/sample_tab_1.jsp" >
It should be like this
<liferay-util:include page="/sample_tab_1.jsp" servletContext="<%=this.getServletContext() %>"/>

Im using Lifery 6.0.5 and tomcat 6.0.26

Furthermore, you probably need to add taglib in sourcecode to make it work.
like
<%@ taglib uri="/WEB-INF/tld/liferay-ui.tld" prefix="liferay-ui" %>
<%@ taglib uri="/WEB-INF/tld/liferay-util.tld" prefix="liferay-util" %>

which works in my case.
Inviato il 08/05/11 4.39 in risposta a Muhammed Shakir AK Misarwala.
for more Liferay Tabs

http://liferaydemystified.blogspot.com/2011/05/liferay-ui-tabs.html
Inviato il 24/05/11 1.38 in risposta a Linh Nguyen.
can we use liferay ui tab inside another liferay ui tab (nested liferay tabs), i m trying but i m having a null pointer exeption
Inviato il 09/06/11 5.51 in risposta a Rohit Salecha.
how to hide/show the tabs using conditions??
ie if some condition gets satisfies then i want to hide some tabs and show some tabs.
how to implement that??
Inviato il 14/07/11 3.58.
Displaying text on clicking on the tabs works fine with me... Is there a way to show portlets on clicking the tabs??

Any solution will be greatly appreciated
Inviato il 27/12/11 23.16 in risposta a ankit yakkundi.
Hi by looking at the code that creates the tabs HTML elements here:
http://www.jarvana.com/jarvana/view/com/liferay/portal/portal-web/6.0.4/por­tal-web-6.0.4.war!/html/taglib/ui/tabs/start.jsp?format=ok

and the JS that displays the tabs here:
http://www.jarvana.com/jarvana/view/com/liferay/portal/portal-web/6.0.4/por­tal-web-6.0.4.war!/html/js/liferay/portal.js

if you want to use refresh="false" you need to add a name attribute to the liferay-ui:section, so the correct code should be:

<liferay-ui:tabs
names="view,search"
values="view,search"
refresh="false"
param=­"tab"
>

<liferay-ui:section
param="tab"
name="view"
>
sample 1
</liferay-ui:section>
<liferay-ui:section
param="tab"
name="search"
>
sa­mple 2
</liferay-ui:section>
</liferay-ui:tabs>
Inviato il 08/06/12 6.53 in risposta a Ram Manusani.
Inviato il 17/07/12 3.54 in risposta a Manuel Calvo.
hi i am getting pages when i click on tabs with <liferay-util:include page="/html/portlet/ext/reports/sample_tab_3.jsp" >

and what is

portletURL.setParameter("struts_action", "/ext/reports/view_reports");
Inviato il 05/09/12 3.13.
hi can some one tell me taglib for <c:if ?
Inviato il 21/11/12 23.25.
<%@ taglib uri="http://java.sun.com/jsp/jstl/core" prefix="c" %>
Inviato il 26/05/14 4.01 in risposta a nitish tyagi.
I got this error: liferay-ui:section tag doesn't have param and name attributes.
Inviato il 01/06/15 7.32 in risposta a Manuel Calvo.
How to localize tab names? It doesn't translates it If I use comma seperated resource keys in names attribute. It also doesn't work if I use one resource key and try to put each tab name into that string because it creates only one tab with a comma in it's name.
Inviato il 01/06/15 7.38.