How to get LockOwner's full name?

[ddong]

Hi, I just wondering is there any way to get the full name of a lockowner?
As a the username of a lockowner can be obtained by using the following code in the Node class:

Object obj = getProperties().get(ContentModel.PROP_LOCK_OWNER);

So is there any method using username to get the fullname of that user? I saw a method named "getPerson(String userName)" in the PersonServiceImp class, so is it possible to use this? I really feel confusing about the search mechnism used in Alfresco.

[kevinr]

Yes you can use the PersonService to get the Person node that represents that username. Then you can get the properties from that node such as "cm:firstName" and "cm:lastName" to build up the full name string.

Thanks,

Kevin

[ddong]

Thanks, Kevin.

I am just wondering how can I reference the PersonService in the Node class? or need I to construct a new PersonService instance?

[kevinr]

In the web-client, 99% of the public services can be obtained through the ServiceRegistry, which is obtained via the client Repository static helper class. You will see the pattern used quite a bit in client code, but not in the JSF beans (which use Spring injection of the specific services). So in the Node class there is already a helper to get the ServiceRegistry, just call:
getServiceRegistry().getPersonService()

Thanks.

Kevin