I have a property in umbraco that uses a drop down data type with a set of prevalues that you can select from.
How do I retrieve a list of all the possible prevalues that are in this drop down list?
There's a helper method in umbraco.library that does that.
From xslt:
<xsl:variable name="prevalues" select="umbraco.library:GetPreValues(1234)" />
From code:
using umbraco;
XPathNodeIterator prevalues = library.GetPrevalues(1234);
Replace 1234 with the id of your datatype (You can see it in the bottom of your browser when hovering your mouse over the datatype in the developers section)
Regards
Jesper Hauge
Here is the code that I use in one of my Umbraco datatypes to get a DropDownList containing all possible prevalues:
var prevalues = PreValues.GetPreValues(dataTypeDefinitionId);
DropDownList ddl = new DropDownList();
if (prevalues.Count > 0)
{
for (int i = 0; i < prevalues.Count; i++)
{
var prevalue = (PreValue)prevalues[i];
if (!String.IsNullOrEmpty(prevalue.Value))
{
ddl.Items.Add(new ListItem(prevalue.Value, prevalue.DataTypeId.ToString()));
}
}
}
Replace dataTypeDefinitionId with the id of your datatype.
I know this is an old question, but I created this method based on the information provided in this answer and I think it is worth documenting:
public static class UmbracoExtensions
{
public static IEnumerable<string> GetDropDownDataTypeValues(int dataTypeId)
{
var dataTypeValues = umbraco.library.GetPreValues(dataTypeId);
var dataTypeValuesEnumerator = dataTypeValues.GetEnumerator();
while (dataTypeValues.MoveNext())
{
dynamic dataTypeItem = dataTypeValues.Current;
yield return dataTypeItem.Value;
}
}
}
Related
I decided to implement caching to improve the performance of the product pages.
Each page contains a large amount of the product's images.
I created the following code in a Razor view.
#{
var productID = UrlData[0].AsInt();
var cacheItemKey = "products";
var cacheHit = true;
var data = WebCache.Get(cacheItemKey);
var db = Database.Open("adldb");
if (data == null) {
cacheHit = false;
}
if (cacheHit == false) {
data = db.Query("SELECT * FROM Products WHERE ProductID = #0", productID).ToList();
WebCache.Set(cacheItemKey, data, 1, false);
}
}
I'm using the data with the following code:
#foreach (dynamic p in data)
{
<a href="~/Products/View/#p.ProductID"
<img src="~/Thumbnail/#p.ProductID"></a>
}
The caching code works well, but when passing the new query string parameter (changing the version of the page) the result in browser is the same for the declared cashing time.
How to make caching every version of the page?
Thanks
Oleg
A very simple approach might be to convert your key (productID) to a string and append it to the name of your cacheItemKey.
So you might consider changing the line:
var cacheItemKey = "products";
to read:
var cacheItemKey = "products" + productID.ToString();
This should produce the behavior you are looking for -- basically mimicking a VaryByParam setup.
ps. Please keep in mind I have not added any sort of defensive code, which you should do.
Hope that helps.
I am trying to work with MvcContrib Grid control. But I cannot seem to get the sorting to work on complex objects that hold other objects.
I have setup my controller/classes/Views similar to the OP in this question.
Sorting with MVCContrib
I have tried to use the SortColumnName to my childobject.property but it gives me an error saying My main object does not have this property. This is my code snippet
//POCO class
class Issue {
public int ID {get; get; }
.....
public int priorityId {get; set;}
public virtual Priority priority {get; set;}
}
//Controller code
public ViewResult Index(int? pageNo, GridSortOptions sort)
{
var issues = db.issues.Include(i => i.priority);
ViewBag.sort = sort;
if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(sort.Column))
{
issues = issues.OrderBy(sort.Column, sort.Direction);
}
return View(issues.ToList().AsPagination(pageNo ?? 1, 10));
}
//View code for the Grid
#Html.Grid(Model).Sort(ViewBag.sort as GridSortOptions).Columns(column => {
column.For(issue => Html.ActionLink(" ", "Edit", new { id = issue.ID, areas = "Issues", controller = "Main"}, new { #id="editBtn"})).Named("Edit");
column.For(issue => Html.ActionLink(issue.ID.ToString(), "Edit", new {id = issue.ID, areas = "Issues", controller = "Main"})).Named("ID").Sortable(true);
column.For(issue => issue.priority.codeDesc).Named("Priority").SortColumnName("priority.codeDesc").Sortable(true);
}).Empty("No data found")
When I try to sort on the priority string, it gives me an error saying 'priority.codeDesc is not a property of Issue'.
TIA
The issue here isn't actually related to the grid, but rather to the .OrderBy extension method provided as part of the MvcContrib sorting extensions. This extension is fairly simplistic and I only wrote it to cover simple cases where you want to sort on a direct property of the object, however in your case you're trying to order on a nested property ("priority.codeDesc") which isn't supported - you can't use dot notation with this extension.
You'd either need to switch to using a different mechanism to perform the actual sorting, or if this is a one-off situation then you could hard-code the sorting logic for this particular column (not ideal, but if it's a one off then it's simpler than writing a new sorting mechanism), eg:
if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(sort.Column))
{
if(sort.Column == "priority.codeDesc")
{
issues = issues.OrderBy(x => x.priority.codeDesc);
}
else
{
issues = issues.OrderBy(sort.Column, sort.Direction);
}
}
OMG! Dots!
I was in the same boat but thanks God I found a brilliant solution posted by our fellow developer Jarrett Meyer. I found it after maybe 3 hours Googling in the past and just now when I decided to boost my pagination and sorting with MvcContrib Grid.
You can find the full post here:
Server-Side Sorting With Dynamic LINQ
His code saved me... :D The use of LINQ's Aggregate function was AWESOME! Kudozzz to him.
I had to change Jarretts' original code a little bit to fit it to my needs. Here's the code after I modified it:
public static IQueryable<T> OrderBy<T>(this IQueryable<T> collection, GridSortOptions sortOptions)
{
if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(sortOptions.Column))
{
return collection;
}
Type collectionType = typeof(T);
ParameterExpression parameterExpression = Expression.Parameter(collectionType, "p");
Expression seedExpression = parameterExpression;
Expression aggregateExpression = sortOptions.Column.Split('.').Aggregate(seedExpression, Expression.Property);
MemberExpression memberExpression = aggregateExpression as MemberExpression;
if (memberExpression == null)
{
throw new NullReferenceException(string.Format("Unable to cast Member Expression for given path: {0}.", sortOptions.Column));
}
LambdaExpression orderByExp = Expression.Lambda(memberExpression, parameterExpression);
const string orderBy = "OrderBy";
const string orderByDesc = "OrderByDescending";
Type childPropertyType = ((PropertyInfo)(memberExpression.Member)).PropertyType;
string methodToInvoke = sortOptions.Direction == MvcContrib.Sorting.SortDirection.Ascending ? orderBy : orderByDesc;
var orderByCall = Expression.Call(typeof(Queryable), methodToInvoke, new[] { collectionType, childPropertyType }, collection.Expression, Expression.Quote(orderByExp));
return collection.Provider.CreateQuery<T>(orderByCall);
}
Now you can call this extension method like this in your controller method:
var users = Database.Memberships.OrderBy(sort);
where sort is GridSortOptions that lives in MvcContrib.UI.Grid.
sort.ColumnName can contain strings like these ones now:
User.UserName
User.MyRelatedEntity.RelatedEntityProperty
User.MyRelatedEntity.RelatedEntityProperty.AndSoON
Note that when you create your Grid columns you can specify
.SortColumnName("User.UserName")
I'm working on an ASP.Net MVC application. My action is returning a view with a model that is an array of objects (a class with properties like Name, ID, IsViewable).
var model = #Model.ToJson(); // done via extension call
I want to observe this array, so whenever it changes I can update a table that has been bound to a template.
var viewModel = {
accounts = ko.observableArray(model)
}
This works just fine for adding and deleting elements from the array. However, I also want the template to update when a property in one of the accounts changes (ie, Name or ID).
On the KnockoutJS website, it says: Of course, you can make those properties observable if you wish, but that’s an independent choice. This is what I cannot figure out how to do.
I tried something like this with no avail:
var viewModel = {
accounts = ko.oservableArray([])
}
for(var i = 0; i < model.length; i++) {
ko.observableArray(model[i]);
viewModel.accounts.push(model[i]);
}
I can post the template and the table if it's needed.
You should look into the knockout.mapping plugin. I think it does everything you are looking to do.
I ended up getting this to work, so I thought I would share with anyone that might have having the same problem.
You need to wrap your array items in a JavaScript class. Then in the constructor, set each property to obserable:
var model = #Model.ToJson();
var viewModel = {
accounts = ko.observableArray(ko.utils.arrayMap(model, function(account) {
return new AccountWrapper(account);
}))
};
function AccountWrapper(account) {
this.Property1 = ko.observable(account.Propery1);
this.Property2 = ko.observable(account.Propery2);
this.Property3 = ko.observable(account.Propery3);
}
ko.applyBindings(viewModel);
And if you want to modify one of the items directly to see the change, you could do something like:
viewModel.accounts()[3].Name('My Name Changed');
And you can still get notified when items are added or remove:
viewModel.accounts.remove(viewModel.accounts()[4]);
Here's another approach that works and doesn't require the mapping plugin:
var model = #Model.ToJson();
var viewModel = {
accounts: ko.observableArray([]),
fromJS: function(js) {
for (var i = 0; i < js.length; i++) {
this.accounts.push({
Property1: ko.observable(js[i].Property1),
Property2: ko.observable(js[i].Property2),
Property3: ko.observable(js[i].Property3)
});
}
}
};
viewModel.fromJS(model);
ko.applyBindings(viewModel);
<dx:ASPxGridView ID="ASPxGridView1" runat="server" AutoGenerateColumns="False"
KeyFieldName="CategoryID">
<SettingsEditing Mode="Inline" />
<Columns>
<dx:GridViewCommandColumn VisibleIndex="0">
<EditButton Visible="True"></EditButton>
<NewButton Visible="True"></NewButton>
<DeleteButton Visible="True"></DeleteButton>
</dx:GridViewCommandColumn>
<dx:GridViewDataTextColumn Caption="CategoryID" FieldName="CategoryID"
VisibleIndex="1">
</dx:GridViewDataTextColumn>
<dx:GridViewDataTextColumn Caption="CategoryName" FieldName="CategoryName"
VisibleIndex="2">
</dx:GridViewDataTextColumn>
<dx:GridViewDataTextColumn Caption="Description" FieldName="Description"
VisibleIndex="3">
</dx:GridViewDataTextColumn>
</Columns>
</dx:ASPxGridView>
C# syntax:
NorthwindDataContext db = new NorthwindDataContext();
var lresult = (db.Categories
.Select(p => new { p.CategoryID, p.CategoryName, p.Description}));
ASPxGridView1.DataSource = lresult;
ASPxGridView1.DataBind();
If you run the code, you get a gridview which is filled by NorthWind Categories table. If you click on command button of grid whose are on left side, you get insert/update field, but you have not access to give input. They are gone to read only mode.
If I replace the above C# syntax with below
NorthwindDataContext db = new NorthwindDataContext();
var lresult = (db.Categories);
ASPxGridView1.DataSource = lresult;
ASPxGridView1.DataBind();
then it works fine. Now you can work with command button with out facing any problem.
I want to know what the problem is, why the first syntax does not work. Maybe you say
Anonymous types are class types that consist of one or more public read-only properties. But when you need to join more than one table and need to select several fields not all than what you do. Hope you not say linq is fail to do that or Don't think it is possible. Hope there must be any technique or else something to bind control with Anonymous type. Plz show some syntax .
The problem is that the result set is collection of Anonymous type as you supposed and the grid doesn't know how to treat it. What you have to do is to use RowInserting and RowUpdating events of the grid.
Here is an example of how I use DevExpress grid with NHibernate:
protected void gridAgentGroups_RowInserting(object sender, DevExpress.Web.Data.ASPxDataInsertingEventArgs e)
{
ASPxGridView currentGrid = sender as ASPxGridView;
var currentAgentGroup = new AgentGroup();
if (e.NewValues.Contains("Name"))
{
var newValue = (string)e.NewValues["Name"];
currentAgentGroup.Name = newValue;
}
if (e.NewValues.Contains("PhysicalAddress"))
{
var newValue = (string)e.NewValues["PhysicalAddress"];
currentAgentGroup.PhysicalAddress = newValue;
}
AgentGroupsDataAccess.SaveAgentGroup(currentAgentGroup);
e.Cancel = true;
currentGrid.CancelEdit();
currentGrid.DataBind();
}
protected void gridAgentGroups_RowUpdating(object sender, DevExpress.Web.Data.ASPxDataUpdatingEventArgs e)
{
ASPxGridView currentGrid = sender as ASPxGridView;
int currentAgentGroupId = (int)((AgentGroup)currentGrid.GetRow(currentGrid.EditingRowVisibleIndex)).Id;
var currentAgentGroup = AgentGroups.Where(ag => ag.Id == currentAgentGroupId).FirstOrDefault();
if (e.NewValues.Contains("Name"))
{
var newValue = (string)e.NewValues["Name"];
currentAgentGroup.Name = newValue;
}
if (e.NewValues.Contains("PhysicalAddress"))
{
var newValue = (string)e.NewValues["PhysicalAddress"];
currentAgentGroup.PhysicalAddress = newValue;
}
AgentGroupsDataAccess.SaveAgentGroup(currentAgentGroup);
e.Cancel = true;
currentGrid.CancelEdit();
currentGrid.DataBind();
}
I hope this will help.
Just a wild guess - you're binding your data to the grid using field names - yet, your anonymous type doesn't really have any field names.
Does it make any difference if you try this code:
NorthwindDataContext db = new NorthwindDataContext();
var lresult = (db.Categories
.Select(p => new { CategoryID = p.CategoryID,
CategoryName = p.CategoryName,
Description = p.Description}));
ASPxGridView1.DataSource = lresult;
ASPxGridView1.DataBind();
Again - I don't have the means to test this right now, it's just a gut feeling..... try it - does that help at all??
You actually can bind with anonymous type as you see the already filled rows. But: the grid itself cannot know how you build the query and what to add additionally to the visible columns (if there are valid default values).
As you use Developer Express' grid you have the option to provide your own update / edit form and handle everything needed on your own.
I have IQueryable object and I need to take the data inside the IQueryable to put it into Textboxs controls. Is this possible?
I try something like:
public void setdata (IQueryable mydata)
{
textbox1.text = mydata.????
}
Update:
I'm doing this:
public IQueryable getData(String tableName, Hashtable myparams)
{
decimal id = 0;
if (myparams.ContainsKey("id") == true)
id = (decimal)myparams["id"];
Type myType= Type.GetType("ORM_Linq." + tableName + ", ORM_Linq");
return this.GetTable(tableName , "select * from Articu where id_tipo_p = '" + id + "'");
}
public IQueryable<T> GetTable<T>(System.Linq.Expressions.Expression<Func<T, bool>> predicate) where T : class
{
return _datacontext.GetTable<T>().Where(predicate);
}
This returns a {System.Data.Linq.SqlClient.SqlProvider+OneTimeEnumerable1[ORM_Linq.Articu]}`
I don't see any method like you tell me. I see Cast<>, Expression, ToString...
EDIT: Updated based on additional info from your other posts...
Your getData method is returning IQueryable instead of a strongly typed result, which is why you end up casting it. Try changing it to:
public IQueryable<ORM_Linq.Articu> getData(...)
Are you trying to query for "Articu" from different tables?
With the above change in place, your code can be rewritten as follows:
ORM_Linq.Articu result = mydata.SingleOrDefault();
if (result != null)
{
TextBoxCode.Text = result.id.ToString();
TextBoxName.Text = result.descrip;
}
If you have a single result use SingleOrDefault which will return a default value if no results are returned:
var result = mydata.SingleOrDefault();
if (result != null)
{
textbox1.text = result.ProductName; // use the column name
}
else
{
// do something
}
If you have multiple results then loop over them:
foreach (var item in mydata)
{
string name = item.ProductName;
int id = item.ProductId;
// etc..
}
First, you should be using a strongly-typed version of IQueryable. Say that your objects are of type MyObject and that MyObject has a property called Name of type string. Then, first change the parameter mydata to be of type IQueryable<MyObject>:
public void setdata (IQueryable<MyObject> mydata)
Then we can write a body like so to actually get some data out of. Let's say that we just want the first result from the query:
public void setdata (IQueryable<MyObject> mydata) {
MyObject first = mydata.FirstOrDefault();
if(first != null) {
textbox1.Text = first.Name;
}
}
Or, if you want to concatenate all the names:
public void setdata(IQueryable<MyObject> mydata) {
string text = String.Join(", ", mydata.Select(x => x.Name).ToArray());
textbo1.Text = text;
}
Well, as the name suggests, an object implementing IQueryable is... Queryable! You'll need to write a linq query to get at the internal details of your IQueryable object. In your linq query you'll be able to pull out its data and assign bits of it where ever you'd like - like your text box.
Here's a great starting place for learning Linq.
I think you find the same mental struggle when coming from FoxPro and from DataSet. Really nice, powerful string-based capabilities(sql for query, access to tables and columns name) in these worlds are not available, but replaced with a compiled, strongly-typed set of capabilities.
This is very nice if you are statically defining the UI for search and results display against a data source known at compile time. Not so nice if you are trying to build a system which attaches to existing data sources known only at runtime and defined by configuration data.
If you expect only one value just call FirstOrDefault() method.
public void setdata (IQueryable mydata)
{
textbox1.text = mydata.FirstOrDefault().PropertyName;
}