Package: content

Index: openacs-4/packages/acs-content-repository/www/doc/api/extlink.html =================================================================== RCS file: /usr/local/cvsroot/openacs-4/packages/acs-content-repository/www/doc/api/extlink.html,v diff -u -r1.1 -r1.2 --- openacs-4/packages/acs-content-repository/www/doc/api/extlink.html 13 Mar 2001 22:59:26 -0000 1.1 +++ openacs-4/packages/acs-content-repository/www/doc/api/extlink.html 7 Aug 2017 23:47:47 -0000 1.2 @@ -1,206 +1,203 @@ - - - Package: content_extlink - - - - -

content_extlink

-Content Repository : content_extlink -

- -

Overview
Related Objects
API

- - -

Overview

External links are references to content pages on other web sites. -They provide the basis for maintaining a hierarchy of "bookmarks" that may be managed in a manner analogous to other content items. -In particular, external links may be tagged with keywords and related to the site's own content items. -

- -

Related Objects

-See also: {content_item - -} -

- - -

API

Function: content_extlink.is_extlink - -

Determines if the item is a extlink -

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Author: Karl Goldstein

Returns: 't' if the item is a extlink, 'f' otherwise

Parameters:

- -

- - - - -
item_id: The item id -

Declaration:


-function is_extlink (
-  item_id	   in cr_items.item_id%TYPE
-) return char;
-
-

See Also: content_extlink.new, content_extlink.resolve

- -

Function: content_extlink.new - -

Create a new extlink, an item pointing to an off-site resource -

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Author: Karl Goldstein

Returns: The id of the newly created extlink

Parameters:

- -

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
name:    The name for the new extlink, defaults to the name of the -target item -
url:    The URL of the item -
label:    The text label or title of the item -
description:    A brief description of the item -
parent_id:    The parent folder for the extlink. This must actually be a folder -and not a generic content item. -
extlink_id:    The id of the new extlink. A new id will be allocated by default -
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 default null,
-  url   	in cr_extlinks.url%TYPE,
-  label   	in cr_extlinks.label%TYPE default null,
-  description   in cr_extlinks.description%TYPE default null,
-  parent_id     in acs_objects.context_id%TYPE,
-  extlink_id	in cr_extlinks.extlink_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_extlinks.extlink_id%TYPE;
-
-

See Also: acs_object.new, content_item.new, content_extlink.resolve

- -

Procedure: content_extlink.delete - -

Deletes the extlink -

- - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Author: Karl Goldstein

Parameters:

- -

- - - - -
extlink_id: The id of the extlink to delete -

Declaration:


-procedure delete (
-  extlink_id	in cr_extlinks.extlink_id%TYPE
-);
-
-

See Also: content_extlink.new, acs_object.delete

- -

- - -Last Modified: $Id$ - - - + + + Package: content_extlink + + + + +

content_extlink

+Content Repository : content_extlink +

+ +

Overview
Related Objects
API

+ + +

Overview

External links are references to content pages on other web sites. +They provide the basis for maintaining a hierarchy of "bookmarks" that may be managed in a manner analogous to other content items. +In particular, external links may be tagged with keywords and related to the site's own content items. +

+ +

Related Objects

+See also: {content_item} +

+ + +

API

Function: content_extlink.is_extlink + +

Determines if the item is a extlink

+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +

Author:

Karl Goldstein

Returns:

't' if the item is a extlink, 'f' otherwise

Parameters:

+ +

+ + + + +
item_id: The item id +

Declaration:


+function is_extlink (
+  item_id	   in cr_items.item_id%TYPE
+) return char;
+
+

See Also:

content_extlink.new, content_extlink.resolve

+ +

Function: content_extlink.new + +

Create a new extlink, an item pointing to an off-site resource +

+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +

Author:

Karl Goldstein

Returns:

The id of the newly created extlink

Parameters:

+ +

+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
name:    The name for the new extlink, defaults to the name of the +target item +
url:    The URL of the item +
label:    The text label or title of the item +
description:    A brief description of the item +
parent_id:    The parent folder for the extlink. This must actually be a folder +and not a generic content item. +
extlink_id:    The id of the new extlink. A new id will be allocated by default +
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 default null,
+  url   	in cr_extlinks.url%TYPE,
+  label   	in cr_extlinks.label%TYPE default null,
+  description   in cr_extlinks.description%TYPE default null,
+  parent_id     in acs_objects.context_id%TYPE,
+  extlink_id	in cr_extlinks.extlink_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_extlinks.extlink_id%TYPE;
+
+