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Joyce

Aug 08, 2015 @ 07:00 PM

Is it possible to get an xml feed block's metadata (e.g. display name/title) and the feedURL value with the XPathTool when applied to a system region?

1. 1 Posted by Wing Ming Chan on Aug 09, 2015 @ 03:23 PM

   

   Hi Joyce,

   When a feed block is attached to a region, only the XML is visible to the region. But if you are willing to use the LocatorTool instead, then you can get what you want. Here is some code to get you started:
   

   #set( $path      = '/_cascade/blocks/feed/cghats' )
   #set( $site_name = 'cascade-admin' )
   #set( $block     = $_.locateBlock( $path, $site_name ) )
   <pre>
   
   
   $block.feedURL
   $block.metadata.summary
   </pre>
   

   Wing
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2. 2 Posted by Joyce on Aug 10, 2015 @ 01:30 PM

   

   Ok thanks. Yes, I was using the Locator Tool to retrieve the node, just wondering if it was possible with XPath instead.

   Thanks for the confirmation!

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3. Joyce closed this discussion on Aug 10, 2015 @ 01:30 PM.

4. Joyce re-opened this discussion on Aug 11, 2015 @ 04:26 PM

5. 3 Posted by Joyce on Aug 11, 2015 @ 04:26 PM

   

   Is it possible to get the feed block's dynamic metadata with the Locator tool?

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6. 4 Posted by Wing Ming Chan on Aug 11, 2015 @ 04:35 PM

   

   Sure. Once you get the metadata object ($block.metadata), you can call the getDynamicField(String) method to get the field object. You may need to use $_PropertyTool.outputProperties() to expose the API of the field object.

   Wing

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7. 5 Posted by Joyce on Aug 11, 2015 @ 05:16 PM

   

   Awesome, thanks!

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8. Joyce closed this discussion on Aug 11, 2015 @ 05:27 PM.