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Class ContentTypeBase

Represents an abstract class for base ContentType properties and methods

Inheritance

System.Object

BeingDirtyBase

EntityBase

TreeEntityBase

Namespace: Umbraco.Core.Models

Assembly: Umbraco.Core.dll

Syntax

[Serializable]
[DataContract(IsReference = true)]
public abstract class ContentTypeBase : TreeEntityBase, IContentTypeBase, IUmbracoEntity, ITreeEntity, IEntity, IDeepCloneable, IRememberBeingDirty, ICanBeDirty

Constructors

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ContentTypeBase(Int32)

Declaration

protected ContentTypeBase(int parentId)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.Int32	parentId

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ContentTypeBase(IContentTypeBase)

Declaration

protected ContentTypeBase(IContentTypeBase parent)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
IContentTypeBase	parent

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ContentTypeBase(IContentTypeBase, String)

Declaration

protected ContentTypeBase(IContentTypeBase parent, string alias)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
IContentTypeBase	parent
System.String	alias

Properties

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Alias

The Alias of the ContentType

Declaration

[DataMember]
public virtual string Alias { get; set; }

Property Value

Type	Description
System.String

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AllowedAsRoot

Gets or Sets a boolean indicating whether this ContentType is allowed at the root

Declaration

[DataMember]
public bool AllowedAsRoot { get; set; }

Property Value

Type	Description
System.Boolean

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AllowedContentTypes

Gets or sets a list of integer Ids for allowed ContentTypes

Declaration

[DataMember]
public IEnumerable<ContentTypeSort> AllowedContentTypes { get; set; }

Property Value

Type	Description
System.Collections.Generic.IEnumerable<ContentTypeSort>

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Description

Description for the ContentType

Declaration

[DataMember]
public string Description { get; set; }

Property Value

Type	Description
System.String

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Icon

Name of the icon (sprite class) used to identify the ContentType

Declaration

[DataMember]
public string Icon { get; set; }

Property Value

Type	Description
System.String

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IsContainer

Gets or Sets a boolean indicating whether this ContentType is a Container

Declaration

[DataMember]
public bool IsContainer { get; set; }

Property Value

Type	Description
System.Boolean

Remarks

ContentType Containers doesn't show children in the tree, but rather in grid-type view.

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IsElement

Gets or sets a value indicating whether this content type is for an element.

Declaration

[DataMember]
public bool IsElement { get; set; }

Property Value

Type	Description
System.Boolean

Remarks

By default a content type is for a true media, member or document, but it can also be for an element, ie a subset that can for instance be used in nested content.

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NoGroupPropertyTypes

Gets or sets the local property types that do not belong to a group.

Declaration

public IEnumerable<PropertyType> NoGroupPropertyTypes { get; set; }

Property Value

Type	Description
System.Collections.Generic.IEnumerable<PropertyType>

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PropertyGroups

Gets or sets the local property groups.

Declaration

[DataMember]
public PropertyGroupCollection PropertyGroups { get; set; }

Property Value

Type	Description
PropertyGroupCollection

Remarks

A PropertyGroup corresponds to a Tab in the UI

Marked DoNotClone because we will manually deal with cloning and the event handlers

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PropertyTypes

Gets all local property types all local property groups or ungrouped.

Declaration

[IgnoreDataMember]
public IEnumerable<PropertyType> PropertyTypes { get; }

Property Value

Type	Description
System.Collections.Generic.IEnumerable<PropertyType>

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SupportsPublishing

Gets a value indicating whether the content type supports publishing.

Declaration

public abstract bool SupportsPublishing { get; }

Property Value

Type	Description
System.Boolean

Remarks

A publishing content type supports draft and published values for properties. It is possible to retrieve either the draft (default) or published value of a property. Setting the value always sets the draft value, which then needs to be published.

A non-publishing content type only supports one value for properties. Getting the draft or published value of a property returns the same thing, and publishing a value property has no effect.

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Thumbnail

Name of the thumbnail used to identify the ContentType

Declaration

[DataMember]
public string Thumbnail { get; set; }

Property Value

Type	Description
System.String

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Variations

Gets or sets the content variation of the content type.

Declaration

public virtual ContentVariation Variations { get; set; }

Property Value

Type	Description
ContentVariation

Methods

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AddPropertyGroup(String)

Adds a property group with the alias based on the specified groupName.

Declaration

[Obsolete("Use AddPropertyGroup(name, alias) instead to explicitly set the alias.")]
public abstract bool AddPropertyGroup(string groupName)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.String	groupName	Name of the group.

Returns

Type	Description
System.Boolean	Returns `true` if a property group with specified `groupName` was added; otherwise, `false`.

Remarks

This method will also check if a group already exists with the same alias.

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AddPropertyGroup(String, String)

Adds a property group with the specified name and alias.

Declaration

public abstract bool AddPropertyGroup(string alias, string name)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.String	alias	The alias.
System.String	name	Name of the group.

Returns

Type	Description
System.Boolean	Returns `true` if a property group with specified `alias` was added; otherwise, `false`.

Remarks

This method will also check if a group already exists with the same alias.

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AddPropertyType(PropertyType)

Adds a PropertyType, which does not belong to a PropertyGroup.

Declaration

public bool AddPropertyType(PropertyType propertyType)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
PropertyType	propertyType	PropertyType to add

Returns

Type	Description
System.Boolean	Returns `True` if PropertyType was added, otherwise `False`

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AddPropertyType(PropertyType, String)

Adds the property type to the specified property group (creates a new group if not found).

Declaration

[Obsolete("Use AddPropertyType(propertyType, groupAlias, groupName) instead to explicitly set the alias of the group (note the slighty different parameter order).")]
public abstract bool AddPropertyType(PropertyType propertyType, string propertyGroupName)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
PropertyType	propertyType	The property type to add.
System.String	propertyGroupName	The name of the property group to add the property type to.

Returns

Type	Description
System.Boolean	Returns `true` if the property type was added; otherwise, `false`.

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AddPropertyType(PropertyType, String, String)

Adds the property type to the specified property group (creates a new group if not found and a name is specified).

Declaration

public abstract bool AddPropertyType(PropertyType propertyType, string groupAlias, string groupName)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
PropertyType	propertyType	The property type to add.
System.String	groupAlias	The alias of the property group to add the property type to.
System.String	groupName	The name of the property group to create when not found.

Returns

Type	Description
System.Boolean	Returns `true` if the property type was added; otherwise, `false`.

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DeepCloneWithResetIdentities(String)

Declaration

public ContentTypeBase DeepCloneWithResetIdentities(string alias)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.String	alias

Returns

Type	Description
ContentTypeBase

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IsDirty()

Indicates whether the current entity is dirty.

Declaration

public override bool IsDirty()

Returns

Type	Description
System.Boolean	True if entity is dirty, otherwise False

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MovePropertyType(String, String)

Moves a PropertyType to a specified PropertyGroup

Declaration

public bool MovePropertyType(string propertyTypeAlias, string propertyGroupName)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.String	propertyTypeAlias	Alias of the PropertyType to move
System.String	propertyGroupName	Name of the PropertyGroup to move the PropertyType to

Returns

Type	Description
System.Boolean

Remarks

If propertyGroupName is null then the property is moved back to "generic properties" ie does not have a tab anymore.

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PerformDeepClone(Object)

Declaration

protected override void PerformDeepClone(object clone)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.Object	clone

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PropertyGroupsChanged(Object, NotifyCollectionChangedEventArgs)

Declaration

protected void PropertyGroupsChanged(object sender, NotifyCollectionChangedEventArgs e)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.Object	sender
System.Collections.Specialized.NotifyCollectionChangedEventArgs	e

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PropertyTypeExists(String)

Checks whether a PropertyType with a given alias already exists

Declaration

public abstract bool PropertyTypeExists(string propertyTypeAlias)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.String	propertyTypeAlias	Alias of the PropertyType

Returns

Type	Description
System.Boolean	Returns `True` if a PropertyType with the passed in alias exists, otherwise `False`

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PropertyTypesChanged(Object, NotifyCollectionChangedEventArgs)

Declaration

protected void PropertyTypesChanged(object sender, NotifyCollectionChangedEventArgs e)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.Object	sender
System.Collections.Specialized.NotifyCollectionChangedEventArgs	e

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RemovePropertyGroup(String)

Removes a PropertyGroup from the current ContentType

Declaration

public void RemovePropertyGroup(string propertyGroupName)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.String	propertyGroupName	Name of the PropertyGroup to remove

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RemovePropertyType(String)

Removes a PropertyType from the current ContentType

Declaration

public void RemovePropertyType(string propertyTypeAlias)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.String	propertyTypeAlias	Alias of the PropertyType to remove

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ResetDirtyProperties()

Resets dirty properties by clearing the dictionary used to track changes.

Declaration

public override void ResetDirtyProperties()

Remarks

Please note that resetting the dirty properties could potentially obstruct the saving of a new or updated entity.

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SupportsPropertyVariation(String, String, Boolean)

Validates that a combination of culture and segment is valid for the content type properties.

Declaration

public bool SupportsPropertyVariation(string culture, string segment, bool wildcards = false)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.String	culture	The culture.
System.String	segment	The segment.
System.Boolean	wildcards	A value indicating whether wildcard are supported.

Returns

Type	Description
System.Boolean	True if the combination is valid; otherwise false.

Remarks

The combination must be valid for properties of the content type. For instance, if the content type varies by culture, then an invariant culture is valid, because some properties may be invariant. On the other hand, if the content type is invariant, then a variant culture is invalid, because no property could possibly vary by culture.

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SupportsVariation(String, String, Boolean)

Validates that a combination of culture and segment is valid for the content type.

Declaration

public bool SupportsVariation(string culture, string segment, bool wildcards = false)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.String	culture	The culture.
System.String	segment	The segment.
System.Boolean	wildcards	A value indicating whether wildcard are supported.

Returns

Type	Description
System.Boolean	True if the combination is valid; otherwise false.

Remarks

The combination must match the content type variation exactly. For instance, if the content type varies by culture, then an invariant culture would be invalid.

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ToSimple()

Declaration

public abstract ISimpleContentType ToSimple()

Returns

Type	Description
ISimpleContentType