Strange JavaScript API behavior

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simon

Alfresco,

I'm testing the new JavaScript API features in 1.3 and they look nice. The default simple Backup script works fine. I changed line 14 from copy.name = "backup of" + copy.name; to:

copy.name = copy.name; ‍

This still works, no problems here but it seems like a totally useless line, it assigns the the variable to itself. So I removed the line and tested this again… but ran into the following error:

An error occurred

Failed to update category due to system error: Transaction didn't commit: Failed to execute script 'workspace://SpacesStore/f900e25e-0a69-11db-b76c-410603f2342f': Wrapped java.lang.NullPointerException (AlfrescoScript#14)‍‍‍

It works again when I put the "copy.name" line back in place. Why is this?

I'm still on Alfresco 1.3 preview, if this is a bug it could be fixed in 1.3, is it?

Thanks!

kevinr

Yes this was a problem with the save() API call not initiasing properties of a node if you hadn't accessed them yet. This is fixed in 1.3 final.

Thanks,

Kevin