sign (Database - Java™)

Signs elements in a database with the signature of the current user.

Note: This method is new with Release 6.5.

Defined in

Syntax

public void sign()
   throws NotesException
public void sign(int documenttype)
   throws NotesException
public void sign(int documenttype, boolean existingsigsonly)
   throws NotesException
public void sign(int documenttype, boolean existingsigsonly, String namestr)
   throws NotesException
public void sign(int documenttype, boolean existingsigsonly, String namestr, boolean namestrisnoteid)
   throws NotesException

Parameters

int documenttype

One of the following constants.

Database.DBSIGN_DOC_ACL (64) signs the ACL
Database.DBSIGN_DOC_AGENT (512) signs all agents
Database.DBSIGN_DOC_ALL (32767) signs all elements
Database.DBSIGN_DOC_DATA (1) signs all data documents' active content (hotspots)
Database.DBSIGN_DOC_FORM (4) signs all forms
Database.DBSIGN_DOC_HELP (256) signs the "About Database" and "Using Database" documents
Database.DBSIGN_DOC_ICON (16) signs the icon
Database.DBSIGN_DOC_REPLFORMULA (2048) signs the replication formula
Database.DBSIGN_DOC_SHAREDFIELD (1024) signs all shared fields
Database.DBSIGN_DOC_VIEW (8) signs all views

boolean existingsigsonly)

true to sign only elements with existing signatures
false (default) to sign all elements

String namestr

Programmatic name or note ID of a single design element.

boolean namestrisnoteid

true if parameter 3 represents a note ID.
false (default) if parameter 3 represents a programmatic name.

Usage

This method signs all design elements of the specified type if you specify parameter 1 and do not specify parameter 3.

If you specify parameter 3, this method signs one design element. You can also specify parameter 1 to positively define the design element. If more than one design element has the same name and parameter 1 is not specified, this method signs the first design element with the specified name.

This method executes only on a workstation.