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  • Dmitriy 168 posts 588 karma points
    Feb 07, 2020 @ 12:22
    Dmitriy
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    How to get a root media item?

    Using Umbraco And Getting Started
    Umbraco 7

    As I know, the root media ID is -1, anyway, next method works

    MediaService.CreateMedia("New media name", parentId: -1, "Folder");

    But the next one returns null:

    MediaService.GetById(-1); // null

    Why? How to get a root of media section?

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  • Niels Henriksen 73 posts 276 karma points
    Feb 07, 2020 @ 13:40
    Niels Henriksen
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    The item with id -1 dont exists. Umbraco is using -1 in the parentid to see if the item is root.

    The item has a real id instead.

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  • Dmitriy 168 posts 588 karma points
    Feb 07, 2020 @ 13:51
    Dmitriy
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    Hi, Niels

    Hmm, pretty ugly API unfortunatly :( Seems it is some kind of lagacy, magic numbers is antipattern :(

    By the way, I have found a litle better approach for it, it not the best, but better then nothing 

    Constants.System.Root  // -1

    Thanks

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