I want to capture parameters entered in a form (which uses post method), in the portlet. I am not using beans. I had attached the form part of JSP file and the corresponding code in JAVA. form.jsp <% final String browser_name = (String) request.getAttribute("javax.servlet.forward.request_uri")+"formAction"; %>
Java Code public class FormPortlet extends ActionPortlet { private static final String DISPLAY_PAGE = "form.jsp"; public void init(PortletConfig config) throws PortletException { super.init(config); DEFAULT_VIEW_PAGE = "prepare"; } public void prepare(RenderFormEvent event) throws PortletException { setNextState(event.getRenderRequest(), DISPLAY_PAGE); } public void formAction(ActionFormEvent event) { log.info("J4V4 f0rm portlet formAction function"); } } The control never passes to formAction function, thought i have action set to http://localhost:8080/gridsphere/gridsphere/loggedin/52/r/formAcion in the form. Thanks a lot.