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This section describes how to get and set object attributes using the Java semantic interfaces.

More information about getting or setting attributes using administration interfaces: Getting or Setting Attributes of Administration Objects

More information about getting or setting attributes using PCD interfaces: Contexts and Attributes

Procedure

In the following examples, obj is a semantic Java object.

More information about retrieving an object: Looking Up Objects

  • Getting Attributes and Meta-Attributes

    Syntax Syntax

    1. response.write(obj.getAttribute("attribute"));

response.write(obj.getMetaAttribute("attribute", "meta-attribute"));
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    Text attributes generally require an additional parameter that indicates the locale.

    The following attributes require the use of the locale:

    • com.sap.portal.pcm.Title

    • com.sap.portal.pcm.Description

    The following meta-attributes require the use of the locale:

    • plainDescription

    • longDescription

    • category

    • validValueTitle0, validValueTitle1, and so forth.

    Syntax Syntax

    1. response.write (obj.getAttribute ("attribute", request.getLocale() ) );
    End of the code.

  • Setting Attributes

    Syntax Syntax

    1. obj.putAttribute("attribute","value");
    2. obj.save();
    End of the code.
Attribute Constants

To specify an attribute, use the designated constant for that attribute. The constants for each semantic type are located in a corresponding interface in the com.sap.portal.pcm.attributes package.

For example, the constants for iView attributes are located in the IAttriView interface. The following code checks whether the current iView allows browser caching:

Syntax Syntax

  1. response.write(
     obj.getAttribute(IAttriView.ATTRIBUTE_ALLOW_BROWSER));
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