Interface IContentType

Represents a Content Type information (the schema) used for IEntity objects.

Inherited Members
Namespace: ToSic.Eav.Data
Assembly: ToSic.Eav.Core.dll
Syntax
[PublicApi_Stable_ForUseInYourCode]
public interface IContentType : IAppIdentityLight, IHasMetadata

Properties

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Attributes

All Attribute Definitions

Declaration
IEnumerable<IContentTypeAttribute> Attributes { get; }
Property Value
Type Description
IEnumerable<IContentTypeAttribute>
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ContentTypeId

Old name for Id, please use Id instead

Declaration
[Obsolete("Deprecated in V13, please use Id instead.")]
int ContentTypeId { get; }
Property Value
Type Description
int
Remarks

Deprecated in v13

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Id

Get the id of the Content Type - you usually don't need this!

Declaration
int Id { get; }
Property Value
Type Description
int
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IsDynamic

Determines if the data for this type is dynamic (spontaneously created) or real an EAV (split into sql-tables) or json somewhere To detect if it's just a global json-type, find out what repository the type is from (RepositoryType)

Declaration
bool IsDynamic { get; }
Property Value
Type Description
bool
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this[string]

A simple indexer to get an attribute

Declaration
IContentTypeAttribute this[string fieldName] { get; }
Parameters
Type Name Description
string fieldName
Property Value
Type Description
IContentTypeAttribute

The IContentTypeAttribute of the field name or null if not found
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Metadata

Get the metadata for this content-type

Declaration
ContentTypeMetadata Metadata { get; }
Property Value
Type Description
ContentTypeMetadata
Remarks

The metadata is either already prepared, from the same app, or from a remote app

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Name

Gets the Display Name of the Content Type

Declaration
string Name { get; }
Property Value
Type Description
string
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NameId

A unique id/name of the content-type. Previously called StaticName.

Declaration
string NameId { get; }
Property Value
Type Description
string
Remarks

New in v13

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RepositoryAddress

Information / ID / URL to this content-type where it was stored in the repository

Declaration
string RepositoryAddress { get; }
Property Value
Type Description
string
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RepositoryType

Information where the Content-Type was stored (file system, DB, etc.)

Declaration
RepositoryTypes RepositoryType { get; }
Property Value
Type Description
RepositoryTypes
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Scope

Get the scope of the Content Type (like sections in a DB)

Declaration
string Scope { get; }
Property Value
Type Description
string
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StaticName

Static name - can be a GUID or a system-term for special types

Declaration
[Obsolete("Deprecated in v13, please use NameId instead")]
string StaticName { get; }
Property Value
Type Description
string
Remarks

being deprecated in V13, to be replaced with NameId

Methods

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Is(string)

Check if this type is the same as a name given. Will check both the name and the static name

Declaration
bool Is(string name)
Parameters
Type Name Description
string name
Returns
Type Description
bool