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Javascript behaviour - some functions not available

stevegreenbaum — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 21:06:24 GMT

I created a simple behavior that invokes a javascript function that specializes the type of the incoming document, but I receive an error when it is executed. I tried two different methods:1. Using Javascript API – document.specializeType(“mytype”); Log message received - Cannot fin

Re: Javascript behaviour - some functions not available

jpotts — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 22:05:15 GMT

Are you sure you have a document in your "document" variable? Maybe do a logger.log on that variable, or if you are in a web script, fire up the JavaScript debugger UI and inspect it. Maybe you have a handle to the association rather than the document the association points to.

Jeff

Re: Javascript behaviour - some functions not available

stevegreenbaum — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 01:55:47 GMT

Wow! You nailed it. I added document.getChild() and now the specialize function works.

I can't find this documented anywhere, should a jira be created? Shouldn't the behaviour return the reference to the node itself?
I retrieve the document using: var document = behaviour.args[0];

Re: Javascript behaviour - some functions not available

jpotts — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 17:21:37 GMT

I don't do much with JavaScript behaviors. I prefer Java for that. But I believe the objects that get handed to the JavaScript behavior differ depending on the policy you are implementing.

Glad that fixed your problem.

Jeff