Confluence Docs 3.0 : How do I associate my own properties with a ContentEntityObject? This page last changed on Jan 24, 2006 by jnolen. ### Cannot resolve external resource into attachment. How do I associate my own properties with a ContentEntityObject? You will need the ContentEntityManager (see how to retrieve it). This manager allows you to store and retrieve arbitrary String values associated with a ContentEntityObject. Properties are stored as simple key/value pairs. We recommend that anyone writing a third-party plugin use the standard Java "reverse domain name" syntax to ensure their keys are unique. Keys may be no longer than 200 characters.
    // Set the property
    contentPropertyManager.setText(page, "com.example.myProperty", "This is the value")
    // Retrieve it
    String myProperty = contentPropertyManager.getText(page, "com.example.myProperty")
`getText` and `setText` can store strings of arbitrary length (up to the size-limit for CLOBs in your database). There is also a `getString` and `setString` which is slightly more efficient, but limited to 255 characters per value.

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