Obtain a List with a constraint list allowed values

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falcon

Hi,
I have defined a custom type metadata, like this:

<constraints>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<constraint name="my:constraintList" type="LIST">
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<parameter name="allowedValues">
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<list>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<value>OPTION 1</value>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<value>OPTION 2</value> 
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<value>OPTION 3</value>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</list>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</parameter>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<parameter name="caseSensitive">
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<value>false</value> 
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</parameter>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</constraint>
</constraints>
<types>
<type name="my:typeTest">
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<title>TEST TYPE</title>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<parent>cm:content</parent>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<properties>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<property name="my:propertyTest">
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<title>TEST PROPERTY</title>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<type>d:text</type>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<mandatory>false</mandatory>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<constraints>
&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<constraint ref="my:constraintList" /> 
&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</constraints>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</property>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </properties>
</type>
</types>‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍

How can I have a List in Java or Javascritp of the allowed values of my constraint to send it by a webscript?

Thanks for help

jayjayecl

/**
     * Method returns a list of constraint values for the given property.
     * 
     * @param dictionaryService
     *            - might be null, in this case the default dictionaryService
     *            (send by this.getDictionaryService()) will be used
     * @param qname
     *            - property
     * @return
     */
    public static ListOfValuesConstraint getListOfValuesConstraint(
            DictionaryService dictionaryService, QName qname) {

        ListOfValuesConstraint lovConstraint = null;
        PropertyDefinition propertyDef = null;

        // get the property definition for the item
        if (dictionaryService == null) {
            propertyDef = getDictionaryService().getProperty(qname);
        } else {
            propertyDef = dictionaryService.getProperty(qname);
        }

        if (propertyDef != null) {
            // go through the constaints and see if it has the
            // list of values constraint
            List<ConstraintDefinition> constraints = propertyDef
                    .getConstraints();

            for (ConstraintDefinition constraintDef : constraints) {
                Constraint constraint = constraintDef.getConstraint();

                if (constraint instanceof ListOfValuesConstraint) {
                    lovConstraint = (ListOfValuesConstraint) constraint;
                    break;
                }
            }
        }

        return lovConstraint;
    }
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call it with :
getListOfValuesConstraint(dictionaryService, QName.createQName(
            "yourURI",
            "propertyTest");