content_template

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Overview

Templates are a special class of text objects that are used for specifying the layout of a content item. They may be mapped to content types, meaning that every item of that type will display using that template unless a specific item overrides the default by mapping to a template itself.

Related Objects

API

• Function: content_template.get_path

  Retrieves the full path to the template, as described in content_item.get_path

  Author:	Karl Goldstein
  Returns:	The path to the template, starting with the specified root folder
  Parameters:
  template_id:    The id of the template for which the path is to be retrieved root_folder_id:    Starts path resolution at this folder
  Declaration:
  function get_path ( template_id in cr_templates.template_id%TYPE, root_folder_id in cr_folders.folder_id%TYPE default c_root_folder_id ) return varchar2;
  See Also:	content_item.get_path

   

• Function: content_template.get_root_folder

  Parameters:
  Not yet documented
  Declaration:
  function get_root_folder return cr_folders.folder_id%TYPE;

   

• Function: content_template.is_template

  Determine if an item is a template.

  Author:	Karl Goldstein
  Returns:	't' if the item is a template, 'f' otherwise
  Parameters:
  item_id:    The item id
  Declaration:
  function is_template ( template_id in cr_templates.template_id%TYPE ) return varchar2;
  See Also:	content_template.new

   

• Function: content_template.new

  Creates a new content template which can be used to render content items.

  Author:	Karl Goldstein
  Returns:	The id of the newly created template
  Parameters:
  name:    The name for the template, must be a valid UNIX-like filename. If a template with this name already exists under the specified parent item, an error is thrown parent_id:    The parent of this item, defaults to null template_id:    The id of the new template. A new id will be allocated if this parameter is null creation_date:    As in acs_object.new creation_ip:    As in acs_object.new creation_user:    As in acs_object.new
  Declaration:
  function new ( name in cr_items.name%TYPE, parent_id in acs_objects.context_id%TYPE default null, template_id in cr_templates.template_id%TYPE default null, creation_date in acs_objects.creation_date%TYPE default sysdate, creation_user in acs_objects.creation_user%TYPE default null, creation_ip in acs_objects.creation_ip%TYPE default null ) return cr_templates.template_id%TYPE;
  See Also:	acs_object.new, content_item.new, content_item.register_template, content_type.register_template

   

• Procedure: content_template.delete

  Deletes the specified template, and unregisters the template from all content types and content items. Use with caution - this operation cannot be undone.

  Author:	Karl Goldstein
  Parameters:
  template_id:    The id of the template to delete
  Declaration:
  procedure delete ( template_id in cr_templates.template_id%TYPE );
  See Also:	acs_object.delete, content_item.unregister_template, content_type.unregister_template,