contentObject element in zimlet definition file

[jiggy]

hello,

I have gone through sample zimlets like that for date,url,emails...
In all of them the contentObject element specifies a attribute named type.

Can anybody please tell me what does that represent and what is its purpose??

Thanks.

[JLee]

It's there largely for historical reason. New zimlets don't need type attribute in contentObject element.

[jiggy]

Thanks a lot JLee for your reply.

I have one more query to ask about regarding contentObject.

The scenario is i have to select some content in the email with the mouse and in the contextmenu i have provided some menu items clicking on which a dialog gets opened up with a input field.What i need to do is the content which is previously selected by the user should get populated in the input field of the dialog box opened on click of a contextMenu Item.

I have no idea regarding how to do this and hence would appreciate every suggestion from anybody.

Thanks.