1    @ProcessAction(name="testAction")
2    public void testActionURL(ActionRequest request, ActionResponse response)
3            throws PortletException, IOException {
4        ExpandedUser usr = new ExpandedUser();
5        usr.setFirstNamePreferred("John");
6        usr.setLastNamePreferred("Smith");
7        request.setAttribute("employee", usr);
8    }

 1<form id="<portlet:namespace/>test" action='<portlet:actionURL name="testAction"/>' method="post">
 2  <input type="hidden" name="var" value="whatever" />
 3  <input type="submit" value="Submit" />
 4</form>
 5
 6<logic:present name="emp">
 7  <bean:define id="emp" name="employee"/>
 8  <logic:notEmpty name="emp" property="firstNamePreferred">
 9    <logic:notEmpty name="emp" property="lastNamePreferred">
10      <bean:write name="emp" property="firstNamePreferred"/> <bean:write name="emp" property="lastNamePreferred"/>
11    </logic:notEmpty>
12  </logic:notEmpty>
13</logic:present>

1PortletSession portletSession = request.getPortletSession();
2portletSession.setAttribute("employee", usr);

1ExpandedUser employee = (ExpandedUser)portletSession.getAttribute("employee");

1<logic:present name="employee">