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How to get property description using java api from PropertyRepresentation

mire323 — Mon, 30 Sep 2019 14:00:35 GMT

Hello,

is it possible to get Property description from PropertyRepresentation in java?

Thanks in adavance!

Re: How to get property description using java api from PropertyRepresentation

abhinavmishra14 — Mon, 30 Sep 2019 14:10:49 GMT

Can you provide more details? What you are trying to do and what are the steps you are following ?

Re: How to get property description using java api from PropertyRepresentation

mire323 — Mon, 30 Sep 2019 14:35:00 GMT

Hi thanks for a quick response,

I'm trying to get this description from a property from alfresco model manager. I want to get it in my application

as String but PropertyRepresentation has only these attributes and no description attribute.

So i'm wondering is it possible to get the description?

Re: How to get property description using java api from PropertyRepresentation

mitpatoliya — Mon, 30 Sep 2019 14:47:26 GMT

Property descriptions are just descriptive text for alfresco models. As far as I know you cannot read that into your application and according to me you should not be using that in your application.

Re: How to get property description using java api from PropertyRepresentation

abhinavmishra14 — Mon, 30 Sep 2019 14:54:55 GMT

If i understand correctly based on https://prnt.sc/pcxf13 this link, you want to get the property definition as configured in content model. To get the property definition use DictionaryService.

Dictionary Service: https://docs.alfresco.com/5.2/references/dev-services-dictionary.html

See the API here: http://dev.alfresco.com/resource/AlfrescoOne/5.1/PublicAPI/org/alfresco/service/cmr/dictionary/DictionaryService.html