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Syntax:

#buildRSS(channelTitle channelLink channelDescription list)

Arguments:

• channelTitle
  This is the value for the title tag of the channel.
• channelLink
  This is the value for the link tag of the channel.
• channelDescription
  This is the value for the description tag of the channel.
• list
  This is the map list of contents to display in the RSS.

Optional Parameters:

• channelLanguage (velocity variable not a parameter)
  This is the value for the language tag of the channel.
• channelCopyright (velocity variable not a parameter)
  This is the value for the copyright tag of the channel.
• channelPubDate (velocity variable not a parameter)
  This is the value for the publication date tag of the channel.
• channelLastBuildDate (velocity variable not a parameter)
  This is the value for the last build date tag of the channel.
• channelDocs (velocity variable not a parameter)
  This is the value for the docs tag of the channel.
• channelGenerator (velocity variable not a parameter)
  This is the value for the generator tag of the channel.
• channelManagingEditor (velocity variable not a parameter)
  This is the value for the managing editor tag of the channel.
• channelWebMaster (velocity variable not a parameter)
  This is the value for the Web Master tag of the channel.
• channelWebMaster (velocity variable not a parameter)
  This is the value for the Web Master tag of the channel.
• permalinkDetailPage (velocity variable not a parameter)
  This is the identifier of the page that we need to display the contents in the item link. It uses the permalink macro.

Usage:

Example 1: A simple example using the required fields

#set($contentList = $!{contents.getEmptyList()})
 #pullContent($query '0' 'modDate desc')
 #foreach($content in $list)
  #set($item = $!{contents.getEmptyMap()})
  #set($_dummy = $item.put('guid', $!content.get('identifier')))
  #set($_dummy = $item.put('title', $content.get($titleField)))
  #set($_dummy = $item.put('description', $content.get($descriptionField)))
  #set($_dummy = $item.put('link', $!content.get('identifier')))
  #set($_dummy = $item.put('pubdate', $!content.get('contentLastModDate')))
  #set($_dummy = $!contentList.add($item))
 #end
#buildRSS('Channel Title','http://hostname/test/test.dot','Channel description', $contentList)

Example 2: An example showing how to include one or more of the optional parameters

#set($permalinkDetailPage='123')
#set($contentList = $!{contents.getEmptyList()})
 #pullContent($query '0' 'modDate desc')
 #foreach($content in $list)
  #set($item = $!{contents.getEmptyMap()})
  #set($_dummy = $item.put('guid', $!content.get('identifier')))
  #set($_dummy = $item.put('title', $content.get($titleField)))
  #set($_dummy = $item.put('description', $content.get($descriptionField)))
  #set($_dummy = $item.put('link', $!content.get('identifier')))
  #set($_dummy = $item.put('pubdate', $!content.get('contentLastModDate')))
  #set($_dummy = $!contentList.add($item))
 #end
#buildRSS('Channel Title','http://hostname/test/test.dot','Channel description', $contentList)