content_type

Content Repository : content_type

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• Overview
• Related Objects
• API

 

Overview

This package is used to manipulate content types and attributes Content types represent the different kind of content displayed on a website. All content items should subclass a content type.

 

Related Objects

See also: {Content Item }

 

API

• Function: content_type.create_attribute

  Create a new attribute for the specified type. Automatically create the column for the attribute if the column does not already exist.

  Author:	Karl Goldstein
  Returns:	The id of the newly created attribute
  Parameters:
  content_type:    The name of the type to alter attribute_name:    The name of the attribute to create pretty_name:    Pretty name for the new attribute, singular pretty_plural:    Pretty name for the new attribute, plural default_value:    The default value for the attribute, defaults to null
  Declaration:
  function create_attribute ( content_type in acs_attributes.object_type%TYPE, attribute_name in acs_attributes.attribute_name%TYPE, datatype in acs_attributes.datatype%TYPE, pretty_name in acs_attributes.pretty_name%TYPE, pretty_plural in acs_attributes.pretty_plural%TYPE default null, default_value in acs_attributes.default_value%TYPE default null, column_spec in varchar2 default 'varchar2(4000)' ) return acs_attributes.attribute_id%TYPE;
  See Also:	acs_object_type.create_attribute, content_type.create_type

   

• Function: content_type.get_template

  Retrieve the appropriate template for rendering items of the specified type.

  Author:	Karl Goldstein
  Returns:	The ID of the template to use
  Parameters:
  content_type:    The type for which the template is to be retrieved use_context:    The context in which the template is appropriate, such as 'admin' or 'public'
  Declaration:
  function get_template ( content_type in cr_type_template_map.content_type%TYPE, use_context in cr_type_template_map.use_context%TYPE ) return cr_templates.template_id%TYPE;
  See Also:	content_item.register_template, content_item.unregister_template, content_item.get_template, content_type.unregister_template, content_type.register_template, content_type.set_default_template

   

• Function: content_type.is_content_type

  Parameters:
  Not yet documented
  Declaration:
  function is_content_type ( object_type in acs_object_types.object_type%TYPE ) return char;

   

• Procedure: content_type.create_type

  Create a new content type. Automatically create the attribute table for the type if the table does not already exist.

  Author:	Karl Goldstein
  Parameters:
  content_type:    The name of the new type supertype:    The supertype, defaults to content_revision pretty_name:    Pretty name for the type, singular pretty_plural:    Pretty name for the type, plural table_name:    The name for the attribute table, defaults to the name of the supertype id_column:    The primary key for the table, defaults to 'XXX' name_method:    As in acs_object_type.create_type
  Declaration:
  procedure create_type ( content_type in acs_object_types.object_type%TYPE, supertype in acs_object_types.object_type%TYPE default 'content_revision', pretty_name in acs_object_types.pretty_name%TYPE, pretty_plural in acs_object_types.pretty_plural%TYPE, table_name in acs_object_types.table_name%TYPE default null, id_column in acs_object_types.id_column%TYPE default 'XXX', name_method in acs_object_types.name_method%TYPE default null );
  See Also:	acs_object_type.create_type

   

• Procedure: content_type.drop_attribute

  Drop an existing attribute. If you are using CMS, make sure to call cm_form_widget.unregister_attribute_widget before calling this function.

  Author:	Karl Goldstein
  Parameters:
  content_type:    The name of the type to alter attribute_name:    The name of the attribute to drop drop_column:    If 't', will also alter the table and remove the column where the attribute is stored. The default is 'f' (leaves the table untouched).
  Declaration:
  procedure drop_attribute ( content_type in acs_attributes.object_type%TYPE, attribute_name in acs_attributes.attribute_name%TYPE, drop_column in varchar2 default 'f' );
  See Also:	acs_object.drop_attribute, content_type.create_attribute, cm_form_widget.unregister_attribute_widget

   

• Procedure: content_type.refresh_view

  Create a view for the type which joins all attributes of the type, including the inherited attributes. The view is named "

  X" Called by create_attribute and create_type.

  Author:	Karl Goldstein
  Parameters:
  content_type:    The type for which the view is to be created.
  Declaration:
  procedure refresh_view ( content_type in cr_type_template_map.content_type%TYPE );
  See Also:	content_type.create_type

   

• Procedure: content_type.register_child_type

  Register a parent-child relationship between a content type and another object type. This may then be used by the content_item.is_valid_relation function to validate the relationship between an item and a potential child.

  Author:	Karl Goldstein
  Parameters:
  content_type:    The type of the item from which the relationship originated. child_type:    The type of the child item. relation_tag:    A simple token used to identify a set of relations. min_n:    The minimum number of parent-child relationships of this type which an item must have to go live. max_n:    The minimum number of relationships of this type which an item must have to go live.
  Declaration:
  procedure register_child_type ( parent_type in cr_type_children.parent_type%TYPE, child_type in cr_type_children.child_type%TYPE, relation_tag in cr_type_children.relation_tag%TYPE default 'generic', min_n in integer default 0, max_n in integer default null );
  See Also:	content_type.register_relation_type, content_type.register_child_type

   

• Procedure: content_type.register_mime_type

  Parameters:
  Not yet documented
  Declaration:
  procedure register_mime_type ( content_type in cr_content_mime_type_map.content_type%TYPE, mime_type in cr_content_mime_type_map.mime_type%TYPE );

   

• Procedure: content_type.register_relation_type

  Register a relationship between a content type and another object type. This may then be used by the content_item.is_valid_relation function to validate any relationship between an item and another object.

  Author:	Karl Goldstein
  Parameters:
  content_type:    The type of the item from which the relationship originated. target_type:    The type of the item to which the relationship is targeted. relation_tag:    A simple token used to identify a set of relations. min_n:    The minimum number of relationships of this type which an item must have to go live. max_n:    The minimum number of relationships of this type which an item must have to go live.
  Declaration:
  procedure register_relation_type ( content_type in cr_type_relations.content_type%TYPE, target_type in cr_type_relations.target_type%TYPE, relation_tag in cr_type_relations.relation_tag%TYPE default 'generic', min_n in integer default 0, max_n in integer default null );
  See Also:	content_type.unregister_relation_type

   

• Procedure: content_type.register_template

  Register a template for the content type. This template may be used to render all items of that type.

  Author:	Karl Goldstein
  Parameters:
  content_type:    The type for which the template is to be registered template_id:    The ID of the template to register use_context:    The context in which the template is appropriate, such as 'admin' or 'public' is_default:    If 't', this template becomes the default template for the type, default is 'f'.
  Declaration:
  procedure register_template ( content_type in cr_type_template_map.content_type%TYPE, template_id in cr_templates.template_id%TYPE, use_context in cr_type_template_map.use_context%TYPE, is_default in cr_type_template_map.is_default%TYPE default 'f' );
  See Also:	content_item.register_template, content_item.unregister_template, content_item.get_template, content_type.unregister_template, content_type.set_default_template, content_type.get_template

   

• Procedure: content_type.set_default_template

  Make the registered template a default template. The default template will be used to render all items of the type for which no individual template is registered.

  Author:	Karl Goldstein
  Parameters:
  content_type:    The type for which the template is to be made default template_id:    The ID of the template to make default use_context:    The context in which the template is appropriate, such as 'admin' or 'public'
  Declaration:
  procedure set_default_template ( content_type in cr_type_template_map.content_type%TYPE, template_id in cr_templates.template_id%TYPE, use_context in cr_type_template_map.use_context%TYPE );
  See Also:	content_item.register_template, content_item.unregister_template, content_item.get_template, content_type.unregister_template, content_type.register_template, content_type.get_template

   

• Procedure: content_type.unregister_child_type

  Register a parent-child relationship between a content type and another object type. This may then be used by the content_item.is_valid_relation function to validate the relationship between an item and a potential child.

  Author:	Karl Goldstein
  Parameters:
  parent_type:    The type of the parent item. child_type:    The type of the child item. relation_tag:    A simple token used to identify a set of relations.
  Declaration:
  procedure unregister_child_type ( parent_type in cr_type_children.parent_type%TYPE, child_type in cr_type_children.child_type%TYPE, relation_tag in cr_type_children.relation_tag%TYPE default null );
  See Also:	content_type.register_relation_type, content_type.register_child_type

   

• Procedure: content_type.unregister_mime_type

  Parameters:
  Not yet documented
  Declaration:
  procedure unregister_mime_type ( content_type in cr_content_mime_type_map.content_type%TYPE, mime_type in cr_content_mime_type_map.mime_type%TYPE );

   

• Procedure: content_type.unregister_relation_type

  Unregister a relationship between a content type and another object type.

  Author:	Karl Goldstein
  Parameters:
  content_type:    The type of the item from which the relationship originated. target_type:    The type of the item to which the relationship is targeted. relation_tag:    A simple token used to identify a set of relations.
  Declaration:
  procedure unregister_relation_type ( content_type in cr_type_relations.content_type%TYPE, target_type in cr_type_relations.target_type%TYPE, relation_tag in cr_type_relations.relation_tag%TYPE default null );
  See Also:	content_type.register_relation_type

   

• Procedure: content_type.unregister_template

  Unregister a template. If the unregistered template was the default template, the content_type can no longer be rendered in the use_context,

  Author:	Karl Goldstein
  Parameters:
  content_type:    The type for which the template is to be unregistered template_id:    The ID of the template to unregister use_context:    The context in which the template is to be unregistered
  Declaration:
  procedure unregister_template ( content_type in cr_type_template_map.content_type%TYPE default null, template_id in cr_templates.template_id%TYPE, use_context in cr_type_template_map.use_context%TYPE default null );
  See Also:	content_item.register_template, content_item.unregister_template, content_item.get_template, content_type.set_default_template, content_type.register_template, content_type.get_template

   

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