hi paul, this issue has been discussed in an earlier thread: http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.comp.apache.jackrabbit.devel/2430
cheers stefan On 1/10/06, Paul Skinner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi all, > > In the JSR170 1.0 spec, 6.7.13 PropertyDefinition.getDefaultValues() > states: > > 'If null is returned, then the property has no fixed default value. This > does not exclude the possibility that the property still assumes some > value automatically, but that value may be parameterized (for example, > "the current date") and hence not expressible as a single fixed value. > In particular, this must be the case if isAutoCreated returns true and > this method returns null.' > > > I would like to define a protected and auto-created property of a date > type. This property needs to be set to the current date on creation, but > I do not know how to use parameterized default values. > > Any help would be appreciated. > > Thanks. > > > GOSS is a leading Enterprise Content Management provider. GOSS ECM Suite > delivers Web Content Management, EDRMS, Email Management, Digital Asset > Management, Capture and IDR and Hosted services. > > GOSS a leading UK supplier of Enterprise Content Management solutions has > won a place in the Deloitte Technology Fast 50 Awards 2005 for the second > consecutive year. > > This email contains proprietary information, some or all of which may be > legally privileged. It is for the intended recipient only. If an addressing > or transmission error has misdirected this email, please notify the author by > replying to this email. If you are not the intended recipient you may not > use, disclose, distribute, copy, print or rely on this email. > > > > Email transmission cannot be guaranteed to be secure or error free, as > information may be intercepted, corrupted, lost, destroyed, arrive late or > incomplete or contain viruses. This email and any files attached to it have > been checked with virus detection software before transmission. You should > nonetheless carry out your own virus check before opening any attachment. > GOSS Interactive Ltd accepts no liability for any loss or damage that may be > caused by software viruses. > > > >