ContentNode | HCL Digital Experience

Provides access to a content node. This interface offers a way to obtain the type of the content node.

Attributes:

contentNodeType

Returns the type of this content node as com.ibm.portal.content.ContentNodeType.

Example:

${wp.navigationModel.selected.contentNode.contentNodeType}

${wp.selectionModel.selected.contentNode.contentNodeType}

The following example displays how to check whether the currently selected node is a label:

<c:if test="${wp.navigationModel.selected.contentNode.contentNodeType == 'LABEL'}">

<c:if test="${wp.selectionModel.selected.contentNode.contentNodeType == 'LABEL'}">

Parameters: none

Returns: com.ibm.portal.content.ContentNodeType COMPOSITION, EXTERNALURL, LABEL, PAGE, STATICPAGE

description

The description of the content node.

Example:

${wp.navigationModel.selected.contentNode.description}

${wp.selectionModel.selected.contentNode.description}

Parameters: none

Returns: ContentNode object for the navigation node; it is never null. You can use the value of the title object to retrieve the description in current locale.

metadata

The metadata map of this content node.

Example:

${wp.navigationModel.selected.contentNode.metadata['com.ibm.portal.Hidden']}

${wp.selectionModel.selected.contentNode.metadata['com.ibm.portal.Hidden']}

Parameters: none

Returns: Metadata, never null.

moduleList

Returns the module list for the currently selected page and theme.

Example:

<c:forEach var="node" items="${wp.navigationModel.selected.contentNode.moduleList}">   
	${node.name}/${node.version},
</c:forEach>

<c:forEach var="node" items="${wp.selectionModel.selected.contentNode.moduleList}">   
	${node.name}/${node.version},
</c:forEach>

Parameters: none

Returns: CurrentModuleList, never null.

objectID

Returns the ObjectID associated with this content node.

Example:

${wp.navigationModel.selected.contentNode.objectID}

${wp.selectionModel.selected.contentNode.objectID}

Parameters: none

Returns: ObjectID. Never null.

profileRef

Returns the profile reference for the page. If it is empty or null, the default theme profile reference is used.

Example:

${wp.navigationModel.selected.contentNode.profileRef}

${wp.selectionModel.selected.contentNode.profileRef}

Parameters: none

Returns: String, which represents the reference to a profile that exists within the theme. It can be null if you are using a non-modularized theme.

themeID

Returns the set theme ID for the page. If it is not set for the page, this function returns the inherited theme or default system theme.

Example:

${wp.navigationModel.selected.contentNode.themeID}

${wp.selectionModel.selected.contentNode.themeID}

Parameters: none

Returns: ObjectID of the referenced theme. Never null.

title

The title of this content node.

Example:

${wp.navigationModel.selected.contentNode.title}

${wp.selectionModel.selected.contentNode.title}

Parameters: none

Returns: Title associated with the current object.

url

Short hand for urlGeneration that returns a string and cannot be manipulated any further.

Example:

${wp.navigationModel.selected.url}

${wp.selectionModel.selected.url}

Parameters: none

Returns: String; the URL pointing to this page.

urlGeneration

Creates a portal URL you can control with attributes. The URL attributes can be set by using further methods on the UrlGeneration object as shown in the examples section.

Example:

${wp.navigationModel.selected.urlGeneration}

${wp.selectionModel.selected.urlGeneration}

More examples:

<c:set var="node" value="${wp.navigationModel.selected}"/>
<a href="${node.url}">Simple URL, no modifications possible</a>
<a href="${node.urlGeneration}">Simple URL</a>
<a href="${node.urlGeneration.keepNavigationalState}">With NavState</a>
<a href="${node.urlGeneration.noNavigationalState}">Without NavState</a>
<a href="${node.urlGeneration.setThemeTemplate('Plain')}">With ThemeTemplate</a>
<a href="${node.urlGeneration.forcePublic}">Public Link</a>
<a href="${node.urlGeneration.secure}">Secure Link</a>
<a href="${node.urlGeneration.setLocale('de')}">In Deutsch</a>
<a href="${node.urlGeneration.setParam('a','b')}">With Params</a>
<a href="${node.urlGeneration.setParam('a','b').setParam('c','d').forcePublic.setLocale('de').setThemeTemplate('Plain')}">
Complex URL</a>
<a href="${node.urlGeneration.logout}">Logout</a>
<a href="${node.urlGeneration.login}">Login</a>
<a href="${node.urlGeneration.normalize}">Normalized URL</a>
<a href="${node.urlGeneration.allowRelativeURL}">Relative URL</a>
<a href="${node.urlGeneration.disallowRelativeURL}">Disallow Relative URL</a>
<a href="${node.urlGeneration.forceAbsolute}">Absolute URL</a>
<a href="${node.urlGeneration.autoNavigationalState}">NavState depends on configuration</a>

<c:set var="node" value="${wp.selectionModel.selected}"/>
<a href="${node.url}">Simple URL, no modifications possible</a>
<a href="${node.urlGeneration}">Simple URL</a>
<a href="${node.urlGeneration.keepNavigationalState}">With NavState</a>
<a href="${node.urlGeneration.noNavigationalState}">Without NavState</a>
<a href="${node.urlGeneration.setThemeTemplate('Plain')}">With ThemeTemplate</a>
<a href="${node.urlGeneration.forcePublic}">Public Link</a>
<a href="${node.urlGeneration.secure}">Secure Link</a>
<a href="${node.urlGeneration.setLocale('de')}">In Deutsch</a>
<a href="${node.urlGeneration.setParam('a','b')}">With Params</a>
<a href="${node.urlGeneration.setParam('a','b').setParam('c','d').forcePublic.setLocale('de').setThemeTemplate('Plain')}">
Complex URL</a>
<a href="${node.urlGeneration.logout}">Logout</a>
<a href="${node.urlGeneration.login}">Login</a>
<a href="${node.urlGeneration.normalize}">Normalized URL</a>
<a href="${node.urlGeneration.allowRelativeURL}">Relative URL</a>
<a href="${node.urlGeneration.disallowRelativeURL}">Disallow Relative URL</a>
<a href="${node.urlGeneration.forceAbsolute}">Absolute URL</a>
<a href="${node.urlGeneration.autoNavigationalState}">NavState depends on configuration</a>

Parameters: none

Returns: UrlGenerationPage; the URL object pointing to this page