Can't find the type wsrc_runtime_attr_varray for using the wwrc_api API

Question

hi,
I manage to build a custom search portlet in PL SQL that can search for items and filter on their attributes.
everything works lovely and I'm at the final stage : performing the search !
I plan to use the wwsrc_api.item_search procedure and specify attributes with the
wwsrc_api.specify_attributes.
(see the doc on > http://www.oracle.com/technology/products/ias/portal/html/plsqldoc/pldoc1014/wwsrc_api.html#procedure-specify_attributes )
The problem is when calling teh specify_attibutes procedure, I can't declare the last (but not the least) parameter. It's type is wsrc_runtime_attr_varray and I can't find it anywhere in any schemas of my DB.
here is the signature of the procedure :
procedure specify_attributes(
p_id in number,
p_siteid in number default wwsbr_site_db . shared_siteid,
p_value in varchar2,
p_operator in varchar2 default contains_all,
p_datatype in varchar2 default data_type_text,
p_in_out_attr_varray in out nocopy wwsrc_runtime_attr_varray
My question is : where is the type wsrc_runtime_attr_varray ?
any clues ?

Answer 1

hi sebastien,
I've some troubles when performing a search using the "specify_attributes" procedure
I get the SEARCH_FAILURE_EXCEPTION when i try to search items with an attribute.
The search works well without calling it.
Can you help me ?
CODE
create or replace
PACKAGE BODY PKG_SEARCH AS
PROCEDURE get_contents(p_siteid INTEGER, p_intitule VARCHAR2 DEFAULT NULL) IS
v_result portal.wwsrc_api.items_result_array_type;
v_outcount NUMBER;
v_outscores portal.wwsrc_api.number_list_type;
v_attributes portal.wwsrc_runtime_attr_varray;
v_intitule portal.wwsbr_item_attributes.VALUE %TYPE;
-- Attribut "INTITULE"
v_intitule_attrid NUMBER;
v_intitule_caid NUMBER;
v_intitule_type VARCHAR2(20);
BEGIN
* Construction de l'objet ATTRIBUT avec la vue WWSBR_ATTRIBUTES
* partie "INTITULE"
select id, caid, data_type into v_intitule_attrid, v_intitule_caid, v_intitule_type
from portal.wwsbr_attributes where name = 'INTITULE' and rownum = 1;
portal.wwsrc_api.specify_attributes(
p_id => v_intitule_attrid,
p_siteid => v_intitule_caid,
p_value => p_intitule,
p_operator => portal.wwsrc_api.MATCH_ANY,
p_datatype => v_intitule_type,
p_in_out_attr_varray => v_attributes
v_result := portal.wwsrc_api.item_search(
p_attributes => v_attributes,
p_attributesmatch => portal.wwsrc_api.match_any,
p_out_count => v_outcount,
p_out_scores => v_outscores);
-- nbre de résultats
htp.prn('Total : ' || v_outcount);
     -- pour chaque resultat
FOR i IN 0 .. v_result.COUNT LOOP
IF v_result.EXISTS(i) THEN
-- récupération de l'attribut personnalisé 'INTITULE'
SELECT VALUE INTO v_intitule FROM portal.wwsbr_item_attributes
WHERE item_caid = p_siteid AND item_masterid = v_result(i).id
AND attribute_id = v_intitule_attrid AND attribute_caid = v_intitule_caid;
-- PRINT
htp.prn('<document>');
htp.prn('<id>' || v_result(i).id || '</id>');
htp.prn('<type><![CDATA[' || v_type || ']]></type>');
htp.prn('</document>');
END IF;
END LOOP;
htp.prn('</documents>');
-- gestion des exceptions
EXCEPTION
WHEN portal.wwsrc_api.search_failure_exception THEN
htp.prn(' An internal exception was raised by
* Portal or Oracle Text');
WHEN others THEN
htp.prn('Erreur inconnue');
END;
END PKG_SEARCH;