Using a template engine in a portlet, possible?

Hi there,
When developing servlets I've always used webmacro as a template engine,
separating the code (java) from the layout (html). With Portlets it seems
that people put their html within the java code.
Are there any template engine solutions available for portlets, besides
jsp ofcourse. I'm not really familiar with jsp, and also isn't jsp doing the
same thing, putting java code within the html?
I read it was possible to use webmacro without a servlet container, so
perhaps this is the way to go using it with portlets. But are there also
any integrated solutions.
Does anybody have any experience separating their code and layout using a
template engine? eg webmacro, velocity
How do other developers do this, do you use jsp, or put your html directly
into your code?
kind regards
ido

Hi Ido,
If you can do it in a servlet, then you should be able to do it in the portlet too. You need to specify the servlet for the showpage information in your provider.xml file.
As long as all the HTMl is getting generated upfront (at the Servlet side) then you should not have any issues.
Let me know if you have issues doing it this way.
thanks,
Harsha

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