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	public javax.portlet.PortletPreferences getPreferences(
			long companyId, long ownerId, int ownerType, long plid,
			String portletId, String defaultPreferences)
		throws PortalException, SystemException {

		Map prefsPool = PortletPreferencesLocalUtil.getPreferencesPool(
			ownerId, ownerType);

		String key = encodeKey(plid, portletId);

		PortletPreferencesImpl prefs =
			(PortletPreferencesImpl)prefsPool.get(key);

		if (prefs == null) {
			PortletPreferences portletPreferences = null;

			Portlet portlet = portletLocalService.getPortletById(
				companyId, portletId);

			try {
				portletPreferences =
					portletPreferencesPersistence.findByO_O_P_P(
						ownerId, ownerType, plid, portletId);
			}
			catch (NoSuchPortletPreferencesException nsppe) {
				System.out.println("NoSuchPortletPreferencesException");
				nsppe.printStackTrace();
				System.out.println("-------------------- fine stack ----------------------------------------");
				[color=#FA1010]long portletPreferencesId = counterLocalService.increment();

				portletPreferences = portletPreferencesPersistence.create(
					portletPreferencesId);

				portletPreferences.setOwnerId(ownerId);
				portletPreferences.setOwnerType(ownerType);
				portletPreferences.setPlid(plid);
				portletPreferences.setPortletId(portletId);

				if (Validator.isNull(defaultPreferences)) {
					if (portlet == null) {
						defaultPreferences = PortletImpl.DEFAULT_PREFERENCES;
					}
					else {
						defaultPreferences = portlet.getDefaultPreferences();
					}
				}

				portletPreferences.setPreferences(defaultPreferences);

				portletPreferencesPersistence.update(portletPreferences);
			}

			prefs = PortletPreferencesSerializer.fromXML(
				companyId, ownerId, ownerType, plid, portletId,
				portletPreferences.getPreferences());

			prefsPool.put(key, prefs);[/color]
		}

		return (PortletPreferencesImpl)prefs.clone();
	}