getDefinitionListAsXML

Returns metadata for all definitions in the installation. (V1.0.3)

Syntax

public String getDefinitionListAsXML ();

Description

The getDefinitionListAsXML operation returns metadata for all definitions in the installation. This metadata includes information such as the definition name and identifier.

When using other Web services operations that require a definition identifier, you can use this message, parse the XML for the name (discussion, blog, calendar, comment), and obtain the 32-character, hexadecimal identifier that maps to the desired object.

Return Value

return_value

A string of XML whose elements contain metadata for all definitions in the installation.

Example

call.setOperationName(new QName(“getDefinitionListAsXML”)); Object result = call.invoke();

This code obtains metadata for all definitions in the installation.

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