The getAssetType() method is implemented by the Asset Picker container page and is called by the plugin page, which is included in the container through the dspel:include tag.
getAssetType() returns a JavaScript associative array with the following keys:
Key | Description |
|---|---|
| The asset item descriptor type. |
| The Nucleus path to the repository component for the asset. |
| The |
| The display property of the asset item type as specified in the repository definition file. |
| Specifies the type of asset being searched for. Can be either “file” or “repository”. |
The plugin uses these values to perform the search or browse on the item returned by the getAssetType() method.
The following example is from assetPickerContainer.jsp in <ATG10dir>\AssetUI\j2ee-apps\assetui.ear\assetui.war.
<script language="JavaScript">
//
// Returns the selected asset type to the plugin
//
function getAssetType() {
var assetType = new Object();
assetType.itemType = "<c:out value='${itemType}'/>";
assetType.componentPath = "<c:out value='${componentPath}'/>";
assetType.encodedType = assetType.componentPath
+ ":"
+ assetType.itemType;
assetType.itemDisplayProperty
= getItemDisplayProperty( assetType.componentPath, assetType.itemType );
for (var i=0; i<assetTypes.length; i++) {
if ( assetTypes[i].componentPath == assetType.componentPath
&& assetTypes[i].typeName == assetType.itemType ) {
assetType.typeCode = assetTypes[i].typeCode;
}
}
return assetType;
}The next example, from repositorySearchResults.jsp, shows how this method is called by a plugin page:
function performSearch() {
var assetType = getAssetType();
var itemType = assetType.itemType;
var componentPath = assetType.componentPath;
var itemDisplayProperty = assetType.itemDisplayProperty;
var encodedType = assetType.encodedType;
document.repositorySearchForm.componentPath.value =
componentPath;
document.repositorySearchForm.itemType.value =
itemType;
document.repositorySearchForm.encodedType.value =
encodedType;
if ( itemDisplayProperty != null ) {
document.repositorySearchForm.sortProperty.value =
itemDisplayProperty;
}
else {
document.repositorySearchForm.sortProperty.value =
"displayName";
}
document.repositorySearchForm.submit();
}
</script>
