JSTL to get component xml name instead of display name

Hi,

Does anyone know how to get the component xml name instead of display name of a content type using JSTL? I am using WEM 8.01
I tried to use "<c:if test="${item.system.objectType.system.name == 'xxxxxx">", but turn out "system.objectType.system.name" is a display name of the object.

Regards,

Virtry

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Mark_Scheevel

That appears to be a “feature” of the ObjectType.getName()method. Inside that method, it checks whether the object is a read-only (i.e.,only partially-loaded) object; if so, it calls super.getName() (which wouldpresumably do the right thing), and if not, it returns getDisplayName(). I’mnot sure why it’s built that way, and I can imagine inconsistent behaviorresulting from it.

Mark

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Hi,

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Virtry

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Virtry Heh

Thanks Mark for the reply. In this case i assume the method ObjectType will not return component XML name. is there any method can be used to pull the XML name of the component? the reason i wanted to use XML name is display name someone can update as xml name cannot be changed.

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Virtry

Quoted mscheeve@opentext.com on 2012-02-01 18:52:

That appears to be a “feature” of the ObjectType.getName() method. Inside that method, it checks whether the object is a read-only (i.e., only partially-loaded) object; if so, it calls super.getName() (which would presumably do the right thing), and if not, it returns getDisplayName(). I’m not sure why it’s built that way, and I can imagine inconsistent behavior resulting from it.

Mark

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Hi,

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Virtry

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Mark_Scheevel

I haven’t looked at this very hard, but it looks likect.getData().getName() might reliably get you the XML name (assuming “ct” is aContentType instance). But that’s all in the ManagedObject domain, which doesn’thelp you out a lot in the JSTL domain.

Depending upon how you’re acquiring these names in the firstplace, and what purpose you’re putting them to, you might be better off gettingthe VCM ids of the various CTs instead and comparing against those; they’ll beequally immutable, and there shouldn’t be any funny business going on there.And you can get at them through JSTL: ${item.system.objectType.system.id}.

Mark

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Posted by virtry.heh@stonebridgesystems.com.au (Heh, Virtry) On 02-01-2012 18:52

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Virtry

Quoted mscheeve@opentext.com on 2012-02-01 18:52:

That appears to be a “feature” of the ObjectType.getName() method. Inside that method, it checks whether the object is a read-only (i.e., only partially-loaded) object; if so, it calls super.getName() (which would presumably do the right thing), and if not, it returns getDisplayName(). I’m not sure why it’s built that way, and I can imagine inco! nsistent behavior resulting from it.

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Regards,

Virtry

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Virtry Heh

Thanks Mark! It works. I changed it to validate against VCM id of the ct. i thought the VCM id will be new unique id for each of the instance which is not, it is the same id for all the same ct instances. This is what I am looking for.

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Virtry

Quoted mscheeve@opentext.com on 2012-02-01 22:41:

I haven’t looked at this very hard, but it looks like ct.getData().getName() might reliably get you the XML name (assuming “ct” is a ContentType instance). But that’s all in the ManagedObject domain, which doesn’t help you out a lot in the JSTL domain.

Depending upon how you’re acquiring these names in the first place, and what purpose you’re putting them to, you might be better off getting the VCM ids of the various CTs instead and comparing against those; they’ll be equally immutable, and there shouldn’t be any funny business going on there. And you can get at them through JSTL: ${item.system.objectType.system.id}.

Mark

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Posted by virtry.heh@stonebridgesystems.com.au (Heh, Virtry) On 02-01-2012 18:52

Regards,

Virtry

Quoted mscheeve@opentext.com on 2012-02-01 18:52:

That appears to be a “feature” of the ObjectType.getName() method. Inside that method, it checks whether the object is a read-only (i.e., only partially-loaded) object; if so, it calls super.getName() (which would presumably do the right thing), and if not, it returns getDisplayName(). I’m not sure why it’s built that way, and I can imagine inco! nsistent behavior resulting from it.

Mark

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Regards,

Virtry

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