Class ExtensibleObject

dw.object

dw.object.PersistentObject

dw.object.ExtensibleObject

Base class for all persistent business objects in Commerce Cloud Digital that are customizable through the metadata system. All objects in Digital that have custom attributes derive from ExtensibleObject including both system-defined and custom objects. The describe() method provides access to the related object-type metadata. The method getCustom() is the central point to retrieve and store the objects attribute values themselves.

All Known Subclasses

ActiveData, Basket, BonusDiscountLineItem, Campaign, Catalog, Category, CategoryAssignment, Content, ContentSearchRefinementDefinition, CouponLineItem, CustomerActiveData, CustomerAddress, CustomerGroup, CustomerPaymentInstrument, CustomObject, EncryptedObject, Folder, GiftCertificate, GiftCertificateLineItem, Library, LineItem, LineItemCtnr, Order, OrderAddress, OrderPaymentInstrument, OrganizationPreferences, PaymentCard, PaymentInstrument, PaymentMethod, PaymentProcessor, PaymentTransaction, PriceAdjustment, PriceBook, Product, ProductActiveData, ProductInventoryList, ProductInventoryRecord, ProductLineItem, ProductList, ProductListItem, ProductListItemPurchase, ProductListRegistrant, ProductOption, ProductOptionValue, ProductSearchRefinementDefinition, ProductShippingLineItem, Profile, Promotion, Recommendation, SearchRefinementDefinition, ServiceConfig, ServiceCredential, ServiceProfile, Shipment, ShippingLineItem, ShippingMethod, SitePreferences, SourceCodeGroup, Store, StoreGroup, Variant, VariationGroup

custom : CustomAttributes (Read Only)

The custom attributes for this object. The returned object is used for retrieving and storing attribute values. See CustomAttributes for a detailed example of the syntax for working with custom attributes.

This class does not have a constructor, so you cannot create it directly. To get an instance of this class, use one of the subclass constructors.

describe() : ObjectTypeDefinition

Returns the meta data of this object.

getCustom() : CustomAttributes

Returns the custom attributes for this object.

Methods inherited from class PersistentObject

getCreationDate, getLastModified, getUUID

Methods inherited from class Object

assign, create, create, defineProperties, defineProperty, entries, freeze, fromEntries, getOwnPropertyDescriptor, getOwnPropertyNames, getOwnPropertySymbols, getPrototypeOf, hasOwnProperty, is, isExtensible, isFrozen, isPrototypeOf, isSealed, keys, preventExtensions, propertyIsEnumerable, seal, setPrototypeOf, toLocaleString, toString, valueOf, values

describe

describe() : ObjectTypeDefinition

Returns the meta data of this object. If no meta data is available the method returns null. The returned ObjectTypeDefinition can be used to retrieve the metadata for any of the custom attributes.

Returns:

the meta data of this object. If no meta data is available the method returns null.

getCustom

getCustom() : CustomAttributes

Returns the custom attributes for this object. The returned object is used for retrieving and storing attribute values. See CustomAttributes for a detailed example of the syntax for working with custom attributes.

Returns:

the custom attributes for this object.