What caused this issue?

A developer writes the following code to programmatically copy an existing asset to another folder in the DAM:

After executing this code. The developer receives the following exception:javax.jcr.

PathNotFoundException

What caused this issue?
A . The asset in /content /dam/projectA/asset.jpg does not exist
B . The path /content/dam/project does not exist
C . The user lacks READ permission lo the asset in /content/dam/projectA

View Answer

Answer: A

Explanation:

The javax.jcr.PathNotFoundException in this case indicates that the path to the asset /content/dam/projectA/asset.jpg cannot be found. The most likely cause is that the asset does not exist at the specified location, and thus the AssetManager is unable to copy it. PathNotFoundException: This exception is thrown when the repository path (in this case, the asset path) is not found in the JCR repository, meaning that the asset does not exist or the path is incorrect. Other possibilities like permissions issues (Option C) would typically result in a PermissionDeniedException, and Option B is incorrect because the issue specifically pertains to the asset path, not the parent folder.

To resolve this, the developer should check if the asset exists at the specified path or if the path is misspelled. For more information, refer to the AEM documentation on handling assets and JCR path exceptions.