Creating sub-node within jcr:content - 3rd node from jcr:content is not created

[rohitspathak123]

Hi all,

We are using code to programitacally create node in CRX. Using AEM 6.1 . Found that if we want to create 3rd node from "jcr:content" then it does not create 3rd node (in this case 3rd node is "n3").

Refer to this adobe link

https://helpx.adobe.com/experience-manager/using/programmatically-accessing-cq-content-using.html

Repository repository = JcrUtils.getRepository("http://localhost:4502/crx/server");

   //Create a Session

   javax.jcr.Session session = repository.login( new SimpleCredentials("admin", "admin".toCharArray()));

  //Create a node that represents the root node

  Node root = session.getRootNode();

  // Create Node

Node n2 = root.getNode("content/mysite/mypage/jcr:content/n1/n2")

  Node n3 = root.addNode("n3");

NOTE : Node "n2" already exists. (content/mysite/mypage/jcr:content/n1/n2)

Any reason why the above code does not create node at 3rd level from "jcr:content" ? Is there any limitation of JCR ? 

Using same code if we use "addNode" for creating any node parallel to "n1" then we are able to create that node

   // Create Node

Node n1 = root.getNode("content/mysite/mypage/jcr:content/n1")

  Node n11 = root.addNode("n11");

[edubey · Accepted solution]

Hi,

If you see the documentation you may find that "addNode()" function accepts the relative path. Its is not aware of any level structure.

Now lets say you call  root.addNode("x1"); in this case root path is mypage/jcr:content so mypage/jcr:content/x1 gets created.

From here if you want to creates node under mypage/jcr:content/x1 you need to change the reference from which you calling.

Node n = session.getNode("mypage/jcr:content/x1").

Node x2 = n.addNode("x2");

Now this will create a node similar to  mypage/jcr:content/x1/x2.

Keep in mind that its relative path to the node from which you are calling it.