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Published Jun. 30, 2025

BasePanel class does not have setPortlet method

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Apsara Raheja

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Issue

  • Post Upgrading Liferay DXP 7.2 to DXP 7.4, the user tries to upgrade their custom code which uses the BasePanel class.
  • Below error is encountered while trying to deploy the code
    The method setPortlet(Portlet) of type FormsAdminPanelPanelApp must override or implement a supertype method

Environment

  • Liferay DXP 7.4 u76

Resolution

  • The setPortlet method in BasePanel has been replaced with the getPortlet method.
  • This has been addressed in LPS-19545

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