[opencms-dev] CmsXmlTemplate class - getProperty()

[Rod Thorburn]

Thanks Benjamin. Nice reply. Of course - it works fine, and adds real value
to my development efforts.
Regards.
Rod

-----Original Message-----
From: Benjamin Klatt [mailto:benjamin at recordstores.de]
Sent: Tuesday, October 22, 2002 7:17 PM
To: opencms-dev at www.opencms.org
Subject: AW: [opencms-dev] CmsXmlTemplate class - getProperty()


Hi Rod,

the syntax for method-calls is:
<METHOD name="xy" /> or with paramter
<METHOD name="xy">param</METHOD>

If you would like to call the getPropert-method you have to take the second
one and to ask for a property that your ressourcetype supports.
For example in a page you can use: <METHOD
nama="getProperty">NavPos</METHOD>

If you need your own properties you have to change to the
administration-view, go to the "properties management" and add a new
property to the ressourcetype. After this you can go to the page or whatever
it is and choose to specifiy this new property.

br

Benjamin Klatt

>>-----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
>>Von: owner-opencms-dev at www.opencms.org
>>[mailto:owner-opencms-dev at www.opencms.org]Im Auftrag von Rod Thorburn
>>Gesendet: Dienstag, 22. Oktober 2002 01:20
>>An: 'opencms-dev at www.opencms.org'
>>Betreff: RE: [opencms-dev] CmsXmlTemplate class - getProperty()
>>
>>
>>Has anybody successfully called this method from a tempalate file? If so,
>>please advise the syntax used.
>>The OpenCms Documentation (version 4.6) page 61 lists the standard methods
>>of the CmsXmlTemplate class. The description for getProperty()
>>reads "Takes
>>a property name as a parameter and returns the value of this property .."
>>
>>Comments above the actual method in the class state "This method can be
>>called using <code><METHOD name="getProperty"></code> in
>>the template
>>file".
>>
>>However, if I insert ]]><method name="getProperty(Date)"/><![CDATA[ in a
>>template, the output in the page constructed shows the error:
>>contenttemplate] ??? [CmsException]: 23 Could not call user
>>method. Detailed
>>Error: User method getProperty(Date) was not found in class
>>com.opencms.template.CmsXmlTemplate..
>>
>>It would appear that passing the parameter value (Date) causes the error!
>>But how else do you pass the parameter?
>>
>>I am aware that I could access Properties by using a JSP or JSTL
>>tag - but I
>>don't see the need if Properties can be extracted directly into an XML
>>template.
>>
>>Thanks.
>>
>>Rod
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