[PublicApi("This was the official base class before v12. Try to move away from it, go to the latest base class on Custom.Dnn.Api12")]
[Obsolete("This will continue to work, but you should use the Custom.Hybrid.Api12 or Custom.Dnn.Api12 instead.")]
public abstract class ApiController : DynamicApiController, IHttpController, IDisposable, IDnnDynamicWebApi, IDnnDynamicCode, IDnnDynamicCodeAdditions, IDynamicCode, ICreateInstance, ICompatibilityLevel, IHasLog, IDynamicWebApi, IHasDynamicCodeRoot

Properties

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App

A fully prepared IApp object letting you access all the data and queries in the current app.

You'll usually want to access the data, like App.Data["Categories"] or the queries App.Query["AllPosts"].

foreach(var cat in AsDynamic(App.Data["Categories"])) {
    @cat.Name
}

Declaration

public IApp App { get; }

Property Value

Type	Description
IApp	The current app

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CmsContext

The CmsContext tells you about the environment, like what page and module we're running in. It's supposed to replace the Dnn object in Razor and WebAPI code.

Declaration

public ICmsContext CmsContext { get; }

Property Value

Type	Description
ICmsContext

Remarks

New in v11.11

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Content

The content object of the current razor view - IF the current view has content. If the view is a list, it will return the first item. Will be null otherwise. To tell if it's the demo/default item, use IsDemoItem.

Declaration

public dynamic Content { get; }

Property Value

Type	Description
System.Object	A IDynamicEntity object with the current content - or null.

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Data

The data prepared for the current Code. Usually user data which was manually added to the instance, but can also be a query.

You'll usually want to access the "Default" stream like Data["Default"].

foreach(var person in AsDynamic(Data["Default"])) {
    @person.Name
}

Declaration

public IBlockDataSource Data { get; }

Property Value

Type	Description
IBlockDataSource	An IBlockDataSource which is as IDataSource.

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Edit

Helper commands to enable in-page editing functionality Use it to check if edit is enabled, generate context-json infos and provide toolbar buttons

Declaration

public IEditService Edit { get; }

Property Value

Type	Description
IEditService	An IEditService object.

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Header

The header object of the current razor view, if it's a list and has a header object. If it's a list and doesn't have a header (and no default), it will return null. To tell if it's the demo/default item, use IsDemoItem.

Declaration

public dynamic Header { get; }

Property Value

Type	Description
System.Object	A IDynamicEntity object with the current content.

Remarks

Introduced in 2sxc 10.10 - previously it was called ListContent, now deprecated.

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Link

Link helper object to create the correct links

Declaration

public ILinkService Link { get; }

Property Value

Type	Description
ILinkService	A ILinkService object.

Methods

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AsAdam(IEntity, String)

Provides an Adam instance for this item and field

Declaration

public IFolder AsAdam(IEntity entity, string fieldName)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
IEntity	entity	The entity, often Content or similar
System.String	fieldName	The field name, like "Gallery" or "Pics"

Returns

Type	Description
IFolder	An Adam object for navigating the assets

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AsAdam(IDynamicEntity, String)

Provides an Adam instance for this item and field

Declaration

public IFolder AsAdam(IDynamicEntity entity, string fieldName)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
IDynamicEntity	entity	The entity, often Content or similar
System.String	fieldName	The field name, like "Gallery" or "Pics"

Returns

Type	Description
IFolder	An Adam object for navigating the assets

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AsDynamic(Object)

Convert a dynamic entity and return itself again. This is so coders don't have to worry if the original object was an IEntity or a IDynamicEntity in the first place.

Declaration

public dynamic AsDynamic(object dynamicEntity)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.Object	dynamicEntity	the original object

Returns

Type	Description
System.Object	a dynamic object for easier coding

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AsDynamic(String, String)

Take a json and provide it as a dynamic object to the code

Declaration

public dynamic AsDynamic(string json, string fallback = "{}")

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.String	json	the original json string
System.String	fallback	Alternate string to use, if the original json can't parse. Can also be null or the word "error" if you would prefer an error to be thrown.

Returns

Type	Description
System.Object	A dynamic object representing the original json. If it can't be parsed, it will parse the fallback, which by default is an empty empty dynamic object. If you provide null for the fallback, then you will get null back.

Remarks

Added in 2sxc 10.22.00

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AsDynamic(IEntity)

Wraps an entity into a IDynamicEntity

Declaration

public dynamic AsDynamic(IEntity entity)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
IEntity	entity	the original object

Returns

Type	Description
System.Object	a dynamic object for easier coding

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AsEntity(Object)

Unwraps a dynamic entity back into the underlying IEntity

Declaration

public IEntity AsEntity(object dynamicEntity)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.Object	dynamicEntity	the wrapped IEntity

Returns

Type	Description
IEntity	A normal IEntity

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AsList(Object)

Converts a list of IEntity objects into a list of IDynamicEntity objects.

Declaration

public IEnumerable<dynamic> AsList(object list)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.Object	list	typically a List/IEnumerable of Entities or DynamicEntities. Can also be a IDataSource in which case it uses the default stream.

Returns

Type	Description
System.Collections.Generic.IEnumerable<System.Object>	a list of IDynamicEntity objects

Remarks

Added in 2sxc 10.21.00

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CreateSource<T>(IDataSource, ILookUpEngine)

Create a IDataSource which will process data from the given stream.

Declaration

public T CreateSource<T>(IDataSource inSource = null, ILookUpEngine configurationProvider = null)
    where T : IDataSource

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
IDataSource	inSource	The data source which will be the default In of the new data-source.
ILookUpEngine	configurationProvider	An alternate configuration provider for the DataSource

Returns

Type	Description
T	A typed DataSource object

Type Parameters

Name	Description
T	A data-source type - must be inherited from IDataSource

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CreateSource<T>(IDataStream)

Create a IDataSource which will process data from the given stream.

Declaration

public T CreateSource<T>(IDataStream inStream)
    where T : IDataSource

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
IDataStream	inStream	The stream which will be the default In of the new data-source.

Returns

Type	Description
T	A typed DataSource object

Type Parameters

Name	Description
T	A data-source type - must be inherited from IDataSource

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File(String, Nullable<Boolean>, String, String, String, Object)

Declaration

public dynamic File(string noParamOrder = "Rule: All params must be named (https://r.2sxc.org/named-params)", bool? download = default(bool? ), string virtualPath = null, string contentType = null, string fileDownloadName = null, object contents = null)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.String	noParamOrder
System.Nullable<System.Boolean>	download
System.String	virtualPath
System.String	contentType
System.String	fileDownloadName
System.Object	contents

Returns

Type	Description
System.Object

Implements

IDnnDynamicCode

IDnnDynamicCodeAdditions

IDynamicCode

ICreateInstance

IHasLog

IDynamicWebApi