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Tools can be given parameters which are automatically appended to the generated tool buttons. Parameters are set using the property ''admintoolhandler-args'' and may have the following syntax.
 
Tools can be given parameters which are automatically appended to the generated tool buttons. Parameters are set using the property ''admintoolhandler-args'' and may have the following syntax.
  
  Syntax: "params:" ParamDef ("&" ParamDef)*
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  Syntax: "params:" ParamDef ("&" ParamDef)* "|" "path:" Path
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Path: VFS or other path
 
  ParamDef: Identifier "=" (MacroDef|Value)
 
  ParamDef: Identifier "=" (MacroDef|Value)
 
  Identifier: String value
 
  Identifier: String value

Revision as of 10:57, 20 February 2007

Admin Tool parameters

Tools can be given parameters which are automatically appended to the generated tool buttons. Parameters are set using the property admintoolhandler-args and may have the following syntax.

Syntax: "params:" ParamDef ("&" ParamDef)* "|" "path:" Path
Path: VFS or other path
ParamDef: Identifier "=" (MacroDef|Value)
Identifier: String value
Value: String value
MacroDef: "${" (FixedMacro | (MacroPrefix "." MacroName)) "}"
MacroPrefix: "key" | "param" | "pageContext" 
             | "property" | "elementProperty" 
MacroName: String value
FixedMacro: "currentuser.name" | "currentuser.firstname" | "currentuser.lastname" 
            | "currentuser.fullname" | "currentuser.email" | "currentuser.street"
            | "currentuser.zip" | "currentuser.city" | "currentuser.country"
            | "request.uri" | "request.folder" | "request.encoding" | "request.locale"
            | "currenttime"
            | "opencms.uri" | "opencms.filename" | "opencms.folder" | "opencms.default.encoding"

Explanation of the MacroPrefix values

key is a message bundle key.

param is a HTTP request parameter

pageContext is a JSP page context attribute

property is a VFS property of the requested tool's CMS resource

elementProperty a VFS property of the currently requested element which might be an included resource, not necessarily the resource requested by the user

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