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Interface IConfigurationEditor

Represents an editor for editing the configuration of editors.

Namespace: Umbraco.Core.PropertyEditors

Assembly: Umbraco.Core.dll

Syntax

public interface IConfigurationEditor

Properties

DefaultConfiguration

Gets the default configuration.

Declaration

IDictionary<string, object> DefaultConfiguration { get; }

Property Value

Type	Description
System.Collections.Generic.IDictionary<System.String, System.Object>

Remarks

For basic configuration editors, this will be a dictionary of key/values. For advanced editors which inherit from ConfigurationEditor<TConfiguration>, this will be the dictionary equivalent of an actual configuration object (ie an instance of TConfiguration, obtained via ToConfigurationEditor(Object).

DefaultConfigurationObject

Gets the default configuration object.

Declaration

object DefaultConfigurationObject { get; }

Property Value

Type	Description
System.Object

Remarks

For basic configuration editors, this will be DefaultConfiguration, ie a dictionary of key/values. For advanced editors which inherit from ConfigurationEditor<TConfiguration>, this will be an actual configuration object (ie an instance of TConfiguration.

Fields

Gets the fields.

Declaration

List<ConfigurationField> Fields { get; }

Property Value

Type	Description
System.Collections.Generic.List<ConfigurationField>

Methods

FromConfigurationEditor(IDictionary<String, Object>, Object)

Converts the values posted by the configuration editor into the actual configuration object.

Declaration

object FromConfigurationEditor(IDictionary<string, object> editorValues, object configuration)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.Collections.Generic.IDictionary<System.String, System.Object>	editorValues	The values posted by the configuration editor.
System.Object	configuration	The current configuration object.

Returns

Type	Description
System.Object

FromDatabase(String)

Converts the serialized database value into the actual configuration object.

Declaration

object FromDatabase(string configurationJson)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.String	configurationJson

Returns

Type	Description
System.Object

Remarks

Converting the configuration object to the serialized database value is achieved by simply serializing the configuration. See ToDatabase(Object).

IsConfiguration(Object)

Determines whether a configuration object is of the type expected by the configuration editor.

Declaration

bool IsConfiguration(object obj)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.Object	obj

Returns

Type	Description
System.Boolean

ToConfigurationEditor(Object)

Converts the configuration object to values for the configuration editor.

Declaration

IDictionary<string, object> ToConfigurationEditor(object configuration)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.Object	configuration	The configuration.

Returns

Type	Description
System.Collections.Generic.IDictionary<System.String, System.Object>

ToValueEditor(Object)

Converts the configuration object to values for the value editor.

Declaration

IDictionary<string, object> ToValueEditor(object configuration)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.Object	configuration	The configuration.

Returns

Type	Description
System.Collections.Generic.IDictionary<System.String, System.Object>