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Dnn / @Dnn Object in Dynamic Code ☢️ (Dnn only)

The Dnn is a helper object which contains properties to access information about the current tab, portal, user, module etc.

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How to use

Here's a quick example of using the Dnn object in a Razor template:

<!-- show the current users nice name -->
@Dnn.User.DisplayName

How it works

There's not much to explain here, we're just providing the standard Dnn objects to the template.

The Main Properties of the @Dnn Object

These are the main properties:

  1. Module
  2. Portal
  3. Tab
  4. User

The @Dnn.Module Properties

The @Dnn.Module is of the type ModuleInfo. It has the following properties:

  1. Dnn.Module.AllModules
  2. Dnn.Module.AllTabs
  3. Dnn.Module.Border
  4. Dnn.Module.Cacheability
  5. Dnn.Module.CacheMethod
  6. Dnn.Module.CacheTime
  7. Dnn.Module.ContainerPath
  8. Dnn.Module.ContainerSrc
  9. Dnn.Module.DefaultCacheTime
  10. Dnn.Module.DesktopModule
  11. Dnn.Module.DesktopModuleId
  12. Dnn.Module.DisplayTitle
  13. Dnn.Module.EndDate - for show/hide
  14. Dnn.Module.Footer
  15. Dnn.Module.Header
  16. Dnn.Module.ModuleControl
  17. Dnn.Module.ModuleControlId
  18. Dnn.Module.ModuleDefID - note: large D
  19. Dnn.Module.ModuleDefinition
  20. Dnn.Module.ModuleID - probably the most used value, note the large ID
  21. Dnn.Module.ModuleName
  22. Dnn.Module.ModuleOrder
  23. Dnn.Module.ModulePermissions
  24. Dnn.Module.ModuleSettings
  25. Dnn.Module.ModuleTitle
  26. Dnn.Module.PaneModuleCount
  27. Dnn.Module.PaneModuleIndex
  28. Dnn.Module.PaneName
  29. Dnn.Module.ParentTab - a TabInfo, same as Dnn.Tab
  30. Dnn.Module.PortalID - note large D
  31. Dnn.Module.StartDate - for show/hide rules
  32. Dnn.Module.TabID - note large D
  33. Dnn.Module.TabModuleID - note large D
  34. Dnn.Module.TabModuleSettings
  35. Dnn.Module.UniqueId
  36. Dnn.Module.Visibility

The @Dnn.Portal Properties

The @Dnn.Portal is of the type PortalSettings. It has the following properties:

  1. Dnn.Portal.ActiveTab
  2. Dnn.Portal.AdministratorId
  3. Dnn.Portal.AdministratorRoleId
  4. Dnn.Portal.AdministratoRoleName
  5. Dnn.Portal.AdminTabId
  6. Dnn.Portal.CultureCode
  7. Dnn.Portal.Currency
  8. Dnn.Portal.Current - static method returning the current portal portal-settings
  9. Dnn.Portal.Default... (AdminContainer, AdminSkin, ControlPanelMode, etc.)
  10. Dnn.Portal.DefaultLanguage
  11. Dnn.Portal.DefaultModuleId
  12. Dnn.Portal.DefaultPortalContainer
  13. Dnn.Portal.DefaultTabId
  14. Dnn.Portal.Description
  15. Dnn.Portal.Email
  16. Dnn.Portal.EnableBrowserLanguage
  17. Dnn.Portal.EnableUrlLanguage
  18. Dnn.Portal.ExpiryDate
  19. Dnn.Portal.FooterText
  20. Dnn.Portal.GetProperty(string, string, cultureInfo, UserInfo, scope, boolean) - ?
  21. Dnn.Portal.GUID - notice all large letters
  22. Dnn.Portal.HomeDirectory
  23. Dnn.Portal.HomeDirectoryMapPath
  24. Dnn.Portal.HomeTabId - the root page
  25. Dnn.Portal.KeyWords
  26. Dnn.Portal.LoginTabId - where the normal login usually goes to
  27. Dnn.Portal.LogoFile
  28. Dnn.Portal.Pages
  29. Dnn.Portal.PortalAlias
  30. Dnn.Portal.PortalId - very important - notice the small d
  31. Dnn.Portal.PortalName
  32. Dnn.Portal.PortalSkin
  33. Dnn.Portal.RegisteredRoleId
  34. Dnn.Portal.RegisteredRoleName
  35. Dnn.Portal.RegisterTabId
  36. Dnn.Portal.Search... (various values like IncludeCommon, IncludeTagInfoFilter etc.)
  37. Dnn.Portal.SearchTabId
  38. Dnn.Portal.SiteLogHistory
  39. Dnn.Portal.SplashTabId
  40. Dnn.Portal.SSLEnabled
  41. Dnn.Portal.SSLEnforced
  42. Dnn.Portal.SSLURL - all caps
  43. Dnn.Portal.STDURL - all caps
  44. Dnn.Portal.SuperTabId
  45. Dnn.Portal.TimeZoneOffset
  46. Dnn.Portal.UserId
  47. Dnn.Portal.UserInfo
  48. Dnn.Portal.UserMode
  49. Dnn.Portal.UserQuota
  50. Dnn.Portal.UserRegistration
  51. Dnn.Portal.Users
  52. Dnn.Portal.UserTabId

The @Dnn.Tab Properties

The @Dnn.Tab is of the type TabInfo. It has the following properties:

  1. Dnn.Tab.ChildModules
  2. Dnn.Tab.ContainerPath
  3. Dnn.Tab.ContainerSrc
  4. Dnn.Tab.CultureCode
  5. Dnn.Tab.DefaultLanguageGuid
  6. Dnn.Tab.DefaultLanguageTab
  7. Dnn.Tab.Description
  8. Dnn.Tab.EndDate - for show/hide of this tab
  9. Dnn.Tab.FullUrl
  10. Dnn.Tab.HasChildren
  11. Dnn.Tab.IsDefaultLanguage
  12. Dnn.Tab.IsDeleted
  13. Dnn.Tab.IsNeutralCulture
  14. Dnn.Tab.IsSecure
  15. Dnn.Tab.IsTranslated
  16. Dnn.Tab.IsVisible
  17. Dnn.Tab.KeyWords
  18. Dnn.Tab.Level
  19. Dnn.Tab.LocalizedTabName
  20. Dnn.Tab.LocalizedTabs
  21. Dnn.Tab.Modules
  22. Dnn.Tab.PageHeadtext
  23. Dnn.Tab.Panes
  24. Dnn.Tab.ParentId
  25. Dnn.Tab.PermanentRedirect
  26. Dnn.Tab.PortalID - notice the large D
  27. Dnn.Tab.RefreshInterval
  28. Dnn.Tab.SiteMapPriority
  29. Dnn.Tab.SkinDoctype
  30. Dnn.Tab.SkinPath
  31. Dnn.Tab.SkinSrc
  32. Dnn.Tab.StartDate - for show/hide
  33. Dnn.Tab.TabID - the current Tab-number - notice the large D
  34. Dnn.Tab.TabName
  35. Dnn.Tab.TabOrder
  36. Dnn.Tab.TabPath
  37. Dnn.Tab.TabPermissions
  38. Dnn.Tab.TabSettings
  39. Dnn.Tab.TabType
  40. Dnn.Tab.Title
  41. Dnn.Tab.UniqueId - small "d"
  42. Dnn.Tab.Url

The @Dnn.User Properties

The @Dnn.User is of the type UserInfo. It has the following properties:

  1. Dnn.User.DisplayName
  2. Dnn.User.Email
  3. Dnn.User.FirstName
  4. Dnn.User.FullName
  5. Dnn.User.IsDeleted
  6. Dnn.User.IsInRole(string RoleName)
  7. Dnn.User.IsSuperUser
  8. Dnn.User.LastName
  9. Dnn.User.Membership - these are asp.net memberships, you probably don't need them
  10. Dnn.User.PortalId
  11. Dnn.User.Roles - these are Dnn roles
  12. Dnn.User.UserID - note the large D
  13. Dnn.User.Username

History

  1. Introduced in 2sxc 1.0
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