Why Does the "<cm:getProperty>" Tag Display Single Value Results with Brackets Around the Result? (Doc ID 972144.1)

Last updated on MARCH 07, 2025

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Goal

Why does the "<cm:getProperty>" tag display single value results with brackets [] around the result?

The following is a sample scenario to help understand the question:

Assume the following in the WebLogic Portal (WLP) Repository:

- A content item of type image named ape
- Content item is a jpg image named Ape.jpg
- The image has a string property named description with a value of "Big Hairy Ape"
- A content selector named ape.sel

The following code is in a jsp within a portlet:

The jsp produces the following output:

Ape description = [Big Hairy Ape]
Ape description = [Big Hairy Ape]
Ape description = [Big Hairy Ape]
Ape description = Big Hairy Ape

Observe the difference between the two tags:

1. <cm:getProperty id="node" name="description" resultId="description"/>
2. <cm:getProperty id="node" name="description"/>

The only difference is the resultId attribute.

- Using the resultId attribute displays the property value with brackets [] around it.  In this case the name of the property is description.
- Using just the id and name attributes displays the property value without the brackets.

NOTE: In the examples above related information represent a fictitious sample for clarity. Any similarity to actual environments, past or present, is purely coincidental and not intended in any manner.

Note : <cm> tags represent Content Management JSP tags

Solution

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