Velocity templates level superior than 2 not accessible

• Type: Regression Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Won't Fix
• Affects Version/s: 6.0.12 EE, 6.1.0 CE RC1, 6.1.0 CE GA1, 6.1.1 CE GA2, 6.1.20 EE GA2, 5.2.X EE
• Fix Version/s: --Sprint 11/12, 6.2.0 CE M2
• Component/s: WCM, WCM > Web Content Administration
• Labels:
  • template
  • velocity
• Environment: Tomcat 6.0 + MySQL 5. Firefox 4.0.1. 5.2.x Revision 83112. ; Tomcat 6.0 + MySQL 5. Firefox 4.0.1. 6.0.x Revision 83110. ; Tomcat 6.0 + MySQL 5. Firefox 4.0.1. 6.1.x Revision 83110.
• Branch Version/s:
  5.2.x, 6.0.x
• Fix Priority: 4
• Similar Issues: Show 5 results ; ;

  LPS-12565	Navigation / Velocity Template: 3rd level not accessible
  LPS-2199	Manage Organizations with more than 2 hierarchy levels
  LPS-27896	After editing a velocity template the elements that use it are rendered with the cached version of the template
  LPS-2109	Show organizations with more than 2 hierarchy levels
  LPS-33675	Include the HttpServletResponse in the velocity context of velocity templates

When creating a content which has 2 levels depth, it is not possible to access to the second level.

See attached a structure sample, and template sample. Result is here:

{name=Detail_SousCompetence, data=

Detail_SousCompetence1
, type=text_area, options=[], Nom_Contact={name=Nom_Contact, data=Nom_Contact 1, type=text, options=[], Fonction_Contact=

{name=Fonction_Contact, data=Fonction_Contact 1, type=text, options=[]}

, Prenom_Contact=

{name=Prenom_Contact, data=Prenom_Contact 1, type=text, options=[]}

, Email_Contact=

{name=Email_Contact, data=Email_Contact 1, type=text, options=[]}

, Telephone_Contact=

{name=Telephone_Contact, data=Telephone_Contact 1, type=text, options=[]}

}}

The Nom_Contact field is not an array, allthough it is a repeatable element in the structure.

After som researches, I found out that the problem is localized here in the code :
/portal-impl/src/com/liferay/portlet/journal/util/VelocityTemplateParser.java
Line 75, the call to extractDynamicContents() returns only the first node instead on all children

[Pani Gui]

Hi frinux,
Thank you for your report. I was able to reproduce this issue in Liferay Portal 6.0.11 and our current trunk head. I will update this ticket to reflect this issue.
1. Create a structure with structure.xml in attachment.
2. Create a template with template.xml.
3. Create a web content with the structure and template.
4. Click "Action" button, then preview it.

[Sergio Sanchez]

The problem is that as the child is a repeatable element the method getChildren() will return just the first element among all its siblings. So, i every children (if it is a repeatable element) getSiblings() should be called.
The template to iterate in the structure provided is attached (template-solution.xml)

[Niko Humalamäki]

I apparrently ran to this same problem, was asking on it at the forum: http://www.liferay.com/community/forums/-/message_boards/message/13120684

it's 6.1.0 CE GA1, tomcat 7, mysql and firefox 10

[Marcellus Tavares]

Hi all, I'm closing this ticket as won't fix. As Sergio correctly commented, the way to access the repeatable elements must be done through the getSiblings call.

Best