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getSubItems() Method


Use this method to retrieve the collection of child sub-items for an object in the Presentation Catalog.

Signature

ItemInfo[] getSubItems(String path, String mask, boolean resolveLinks, GetSubItemsParams options, String sessionID);

Arguments
Description

String path

Specifies the path to the parent object in the Presentation Catalog.

String mask

Specifies a mask that indicates the child subitems to retrieve. The mask character is an asterisk (*). To retrieve all child subitems, use a single asterisk.

boolean resolveLinks

If set to TRUE and the path in the Presentation Catalog refers to a link, then information is retrieved for the child subitems of the object pointed to by the link.

GetSubItemsParams options

Optional. Specifies parameters to supply to the GetSubItemsParams structure. For information about the GetSubItemsParams structure, read GetSubItemsParams Structure.

String sessionID

Specifies the session ID, which is usually returned by the logon method. If the SOAP client engine can handle HTTP cookies, you can omit the session ID or set it to null.

Returns

Returns a collection of child subitems in an ItemInfo structure. For more information, read ItemInfo Structure.

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