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Best practice: i need a suggestion

alexey — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 16:29:40 GMT

Hello.I need a suggestion about getting properties from files in a defined space through Web Services.Example: i have a files (file1, file2, file3) in the space "Some Space". How can i choose this space and get the files properties (e.g. name,description) recursively?I tried to use Lucene Search, b

Re: Best practice: i need a suggestion

lukateake — Thu, 28 May 2009 03:29:40 GMT

Without doing all the work, try fleshing out the following psuedocode:


Reference ref = new Reference(STORE, null, PATH_TO_SOME_SPACE);

QueryResult result = WebServiceFactory.getRepositoryService().queryChildren(ref);

if (result != null) {
   ResultSet rs = result.getResultSet();
   if (rs != null) {
      ResultSetRow[] rows = rs.getRows();
      if (rows != null) {
         for (ResultSetRow row : rows) {
            NamedValue[] namedValues = row.getColumns();
            for (NamedValue namedValue : namedValues) {
               System.out.println(namedValue.getName() + " (name) | " + namedValue.getValue()  + " (value)");
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Re: Best practice: i need a suggestion

sisao — Thu, 28 May 2009 08:30:57 GMT

You can use XPath strings directly, just remember those use ISO9075 encoding for names.

Re: Best practice: i need a suggestion

alexey — Thu, 28 May 2009 08:51:05 GMT

Thank you vey much, lukateake!
sisao, could you give me a short example how to use XPath in this case? Thanks.