Class MetadataManager

Namespace

Dynamicweb.Content.Items.Metadata

Assembly

Dynamicweb.dll

Represents a metadata manager. This class cannot be inherited.

public sealed class MetadataManager

Inheritance

object

MetadataManager

Inherited Members

object.Equals(object)

object.Equals(object, object)

object.GetHashCode()

object.GetType()

object.ReferenceEquals(object, object)

object.ToString()

Fields

ItemsDirectory

public const string ItemsDirectory = "/Files/System/Items/"

Field Value

string

Properties

Current

Gets the current instance of the metadata manager.

public static MetadataManager Current { get; }

Property Value

MetadataManager

SourceLocation

Gets or sets the value which indicates the location of metadata storage.

public MetadataManager.SourceLocations SourceLocation { get; set; }

Property Value

MetadataManager.SourceLocations

The value which indicates the location of metadata storage.

Methods

CheckItemIntegrity(ItemType)

Returns the result of the item integrity check

public bool CheckItemIntegrity(ItemType meta)

Parameters

meta ItemType

The item type.

Returns

bool

The result of the item integrity check

ClearOptionMetadataCache(FieldOptionSourceType)

Clear metadata cache for selected item source type

public void ClearOptionMetadataCache(FieldOptionSourceType itemSourceType)

Parameters

itemSourceType FieldOptionSourceType

FieldOptionSourceType.

DeleteMetadata(MetadataContainer)

Deletes the metadata.

public void DeleteMetadata(MetadataContainer data)

Parameters

data MetadataContainer

Metadata to delete.

GetBaseItems(ItemType)

Returns the list of item types the specified item is derived from.

public MetadataContainer GetBaseItems(ItemType meta)

Parameters

meta ItemType

The item type.

Returns

MetadataContainer

The list of item types the specified item is derived from.

GetBaseItems(string)

Returns the list of item types the specified item is derived from.

public MetadataContainer GetBaseItems(string systemName)

Parameters

systemName string

The item type system name.

Returns

MetadataContainer

The list of item types the specified item is derived from.

GetDerivedItems(ItemType)

Returns the list of derived items metadata.

public MetadataContainer GetDerivedItems(ItemType meta)

Parameters

meta ItemType

The target base metadata.

Returns

MetadataContainer

GetInheritanceChain(ItemType)

Returns the list of item types which represents the inheritence chain of specified item type.

public MetadataContainer GetInheritanceChain(ItemType meta)

Parameters

meta ItemType

The item type.

Returns

MetadataContainer

The list of item types which represents the inheritence chain of specified item type.

Remarks

Collection also contains the target metadata.

GetInheritanceChain(string)

Returns the list of item types which represents the inheritence chain of specified item type.

public MetadataContainer GetInheritanceChain(string systemName)

Parameters

systemName string

The system name of item type.

Returns

MetadataContainer

The list of item types which represents the inheritence chain of specified item type

Remarks

Collection also contains the target metadata.

GetInheritanceRoot(ItemType)

Returns the root metadata in inheritance chain.

public ItemType GetInheritanceRoot(ItemType meta)

Parameters

meta ItemType

The target metadata.

Returns

ItemType

The root metadata in inheritance chain.

GetItemFields(ItemEntry)

Returns the item fields metadata by using the item instance.

public FieldMetadataCollection GetItemFields(ItemEntry item)

Parameters

item ItemEntry

Item.

Returns

FieldMetadataCollection

Item fields.

GetItemFields(ItemType)

Returns the item fields metadata by using the metadata.

public FieldMetadataCollection GetItemFields(ItemType meta)

Parameters

meta ItemType

The metadata.

Returns

FieldMetadataCollection

GetItemFields(string)

Returns the item fields metadata by using the item system name.

public FieldMetadataCollection GetItemFields(string systemName)

Parameters

systemName string

System name of an item type.

Returns

FieldMetadataCollection

Item fields.

GetItemFieldsSortedByLayout(ItemType)

public FieldMetadataCollection GetItemFieldsSortedByLayout(ItemType meta)

Parameters

meta ItemType

Returns

FieldMetadataCollection

GetItemLayout(ItemType)

Returns the metadata layout.

public LayoutMetadata GetItemLayout(ItemType meta)

Parameters

meta ItemType

The target metadata.

Returns

LayoutMetadata

The metadata layout.

GetItemType(ItemEntry)

Returns the item metadata by its instance.

public ItemType GetItemType(ItemEntry item)

Parameters

item ItemEntry

Item.

Returns

ItemType

Item metadata.

GetItemType(string)

Returrn the item metadata by its system name.

public ItemType GetItemType(string systemName)

Parameters

systemName string

System name of an item type.

Returns

ItemType

itemType

GetMetadata()

Returns the item metadata.

public MetadataContainer GetMetadata()

Returns

MetadataContainer

Item metadata.

UpdateMetadata(MetadataContainer)

Updates the metadata.

public void UpdateMetadata(MetadataContainer data)

Parameters

data MetadataContainer

Metadata to update.