Accessing Attributes in the XML Script

A handler can access the following information in the XML script:

Attributes: Attributes defined with <Attribute> tags that are nested within the <Context> or <Action> tag for the handler.
These are passed to IHandler methods in an IGCAttributes object.
Meta-Attributes: Attributes defined in the <Context> or <Action> tag for the handler.
These are passed to IHandler methods in a Map object.

The following attributes are passed in the Map object, which contains the element's meta-attributes:

ignore: The value of the ignore attribute for the current <Context> or <Action> element. If not defined, the ignore attribute for the <GenericCreator> element is returned.
handler.id: The name of the attribute that contains the handler ID, id for <Action> elements and objectClass for <Context> elements.
defaultLocale: The value of the defaultLocale attribute for the <GenericCreator> element.
If the defaultLocale attribute is not defined, than en is returned.

Each <Context> element can define the originalLocale attribute for overriding the default setting. This value is available in the Map with the originalLocale key.
createMode: The value of the createMode attribute for the current <Context> element. If not defined, the createMode attribute for the <GenericCreator> element is returned.

The following sample XML file defines a folder called General, which contains an iView called myIview. The XML for the iView is marked.

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The following information is provided to the iView handler, whose type is registered as com.sapportals.portal.iView:

Attributes: The attributes of the <Context> tag, including the template, objectClass and create_as attributes. These attributes are passed in a Map object.
Meta-Attributes: The url attribute, which is defined by the <Attribute> tag. This attribute is passed in an IGCAttributes object, which also provides access to meta-attributes of the url attribute - type and isOrdered.