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Class ItemService

Namespace
Dynamicweb.Content
Assembly
Dynamicweb.dll

Provides methods for querying and persisting items.

public class ItemService
Inheritance
ItemService
Inherited Members

Examples

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using Dynamicweb.Content;
using Dynamicweb.Content.Items;

namespace Dynamicweb.Examples.Items
{
    public class ItemServiceSample
    {
        public static IList<ItemEntry> CreateItems()
        {
            var service = Dynamicweb.Content.Services.Items;

            var news = new ExampleNewsItem
            {
                Title = "Example of new related item",
                NewsDate = DateTime.Now
            };
            service.SaveItem(news);

            var newsCopy = (Item)news.Copy();
            newsCopy["Title"] = "Example of item copy";
            service.SaveItem(newsCopy);

            var genericCopy = news.Copy<ExampleNewsItem>();
            genericCopy.Title = "Example of generic copy";
            service.SaveItem(genericCopy);

            return new List<ItemEntry> { news, newsCopy, genericCopy };
        }

        ItemEntry CopyItem(string itemType, string itemId)
        {
            var service = Dynamicweb.Content.Services.Items;

            var item = service.GetItem(itemType, itemId);

            return service.SaveItem(item.Copy());
        }

        ItemEntry CopyPageItem(Page page)
        {
            var service = Dynamicweb.Content.Services.Items;

            var item = service.CopyPageItem(page);
            if(item != null)
            {
                item = service.SaveItem(item);
            }

            return item;
        }

        ItemEntry CopyParagraphItem(Paragraph paragraph)
        {
            var service = Dynamicweb.Content.Services.Items;

            var item = service.CopyParagraphItem(paragraph);
            if (item != null)
            {
                item = service.SaveItem(item);
            }

            return item;
        }
    }
}

Methods

CopyItem(string, string, int, ItemContext)

Creates a copy of the Item with the specified item id and item type

public ItemEntry CopyItem(string itemType, string itemId, int sort, ItemContext context)

Parameters

itemType string

Type of the item.

itemId string

The item identifier.

sort int

The sort index of the item.

context ItemContext

The item context.

Returns

ItemEntry

A copy of the item with the specified id

CopyPageItem(Page)

Creates a copy of the Item with the specified item id and item type

public ItemEntry CopyPageItem(Page page)

Parameters

page Page

The page from which to make a copy of it's associated Item

Returns

ItemEntry

A copy of the item associated with the specified page, of any

CopyParagraphItem(Paragraph)

Creates a copy of the Item with the specified item id and item type

public ItemEntry CopyParagraphItem(Paragraph paragraph)

Parameters

paragraph Paragraph

The paragraph from which to make a copy of it's associated Item

Returns

ItemEntry

A copy of the item associated with the specified paragraph, of any

CustomizeItemType(ItemType)

Customizes the item type. It creates the full copy of item type and its templates, and replaces the usages of item type by custom item type.

public ItemType CustomizeItemType(ItemType itemType)

Parameters

itemType ItemType

The item type to customize. The item type customization is only available for Websites, Pages, and Paragraphs.

Returns

ItemType

DeleteItemTypes(IEnumerable<string>, string) 

public void DeleteItemTypes(IEnumerable<string> itemSystemNames, string deleteMode)

Parameters

itemSystemNames IEnumerable<string>
deleteMode string

GetItem(string, string)

Gets the item.

public Item GetItem(string itemType, string itemId)

Parameters

itemType string

Type of the item.

itemId string

The item identifier.

Returns

Item

ItemEntry.

GetItem(string, string, bool)

Gets the item.

public Item GetItem(string itemType, string itemId, bool draft)

Parameters

itemType string

Type of the item.

itemId string

The item identifier.

draft bool

Look for draft

Returns

Item

ItemEntry.

GetItem(string, string, bool, DateTime)

Gets the item.

public Item GetItem(string itemType, string itemId, bool draft, DateTime previewDate)

Parameters

itemType string

Type of the item.

itemId string

The item identifier.

draft bool

Look for draft

previewDate DateTime

Date of preview

Returns

Item

ItemEntry.

GetItemById<T>(string) 

public T GetItemById<T>(string itemId) where T : ItemEntry, new()

Parameters

itemId string

Returns

T

Type Parameters

T

GetItemByPageId(int, bool)

Gets page item by the given page Id.

public Item GetItemByPageId(int pageId, bool draft)

Parameters

pageId int

Page Id.

draft bool

Is item in a draft mode

Returns

Item

Item with the given Id.

GetItemByPageId(int, bool, DateTime)

Gets page item by the given page Id.

public Item GetItemByPageId(int pageId, bool draft, DateTime previewDate)

Parameters

pageId int

Page Id.

draft bool

Is item in a draft mode

previewDate DateTime

Date to preview the content from

Returns

Item

Item with the given Id.

GetTitle(Item)

Returns page title.

public string GetTitle(Item item)

Parameters

item Item

The item.

Returns

string

Value to use as page title.

IsItemTypeCustomizable(ItemType)

Determines if the item type is customizable.

public bool IsItemTypeCustomizable(ItemType itemType)

Parameters

itemType ItemType

The item type.

Returns

bool

RestoreItem(ItemStoreContainer)

Restores the item entry and related objects.

public void RestoreItem(ItemStoreContainer store)

Parameters

store ItemStoreContainer

The container to store items and related objects

Exceptions

InvalidOperationException

Thrown when there is attempt to restore item having non-existing itemtype.

RestoreItem(ItemStoreContainer, bool)

Restores the item entry and related objects with new id.

public void RestoreItem(ItemStoreContainer store, bool generateNewId)

Parameters

store ItemStoreContainer

The container to store items and related objects

generateNewId bool

SaveItem(ItemEntry)

Saves the new item to persistence

public ItemEntry SaveItem(ItemEntry item)

Parameters

item ItemEntry

The item to save to persistence

Returns

ItemEntry

The newly save item

SaveItemType(ItemType)

Saves the item type

public void SaveItemType(ItemType itemType)

Parameters

itemType ItemType

The item type to save

SynchronizeListField(Item, Item, string)

Synchronize list field on language item by master

public void SynchronizeListField(Item masterItem, Item languageItem, string fieldName)

Parameters

masterItem Item

The master item

languageItem Item

The language item

fieldName string

The field name with list to synchronize

UpdateItemSortIndex(string, string, int)

Updates the item sort index

public void UpdateItemSortIndex(string itemType, string itemId, int sortIndex)

Parameters

itemType string

The itemtype of the item to update sort index

itemId string

The id of the item to update sort index

sortIndex int

The index used for sort index

UpdateItemTitle(ItemType, Item, string)

Updates item field used for page title.

public void UpdateItemTitle(ItemType itemMetaType, Item item, string title)

Parameters

itemMetaType ItemType

The itemtype of the item

item Item

The item.

title string

The page title

UpdateItemTitle(string, string, string)

Updates item field used for page title.

public void UpdateItemTitle(string itemType, string itemId, string title)

Parameters

itemType string

The itemtype of the item

itemId string

The id of the item

title string

The page title

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