Interface ILookUp

Namespace

ToSic.Eav.LookUp

Assembly

ToSic.Eav.Core.dll

A key-value map which resolves keys like "SortOrder" to "asc".
It's usually used to get pre-stored configuration or to get settings from the context.
Read more about this in LookUp System

[PublicApi]
public interface ILookUp

Properties

Description

Additional description to better understand what each LookUp is for.

string Description { get; }

Property Value

string

Name

Gets the Name of this LookUp, e.g. QueryString or PipelineSettings

string Name { get; }

Property Value

string

The name which is used to identify this LookUp, like in a ILookUpEngine

Methods

Get(string)

Gets a value by Name/key, will simply return the string or an empty string, in rare cases a null-value.

string Get(string key)

Parameters

key string

Returns

string

The resolved value, or an empty string if not found. Note that it could also resolve to an empty string if found - use Has to check for that case.

Get(string, string)

Gets a value by Name/key and tries to format it in a special way (like for dates)

string Get(string key, string format)

Parameters

key string

Name of the Property

format string

Format String

Returns

string