Class IContentRepositoryExtension

Extends IContentRepository with some convinent methods.

Inheritance

System.Object

IContentRepositoryExtension

Namespace: EPiServer

Assembly: EPiServer.dll

Version: 12.0.3

Syntax

public static class IContentRepositoryExtension : Object

Methods

Copy(IContentRepository, ContentReference, ContentReference)

Creates a copy of a content object and it's eventual children and adds the new content under the specified destination first ensuring that the current user has read access to the source and create access on the destination.

Declaration

public static ContentReference Copy(this IContentRepository contentRepository, ContentReference source, ContentReference destination)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
IContentRepository	contentRepository	The IContentRepository instance to extend.
ContentReference	source	The content that should be copied.
ContentReference	destination	The destination where the page will be copied as a child to.

Returns

Type	Description
ContentReference	A reference to the new copy of the content.

Remarks

If the user has publishing rights on the destination the new content will be published immediately.

CreateLanguageBranch<T>(IContentRepository, ContentReference, ILanguageSelector)

Creates a new language branch for a content item in the specified language.

Declaration

public static T CreateLanguageBranch<T>(this IContentRepository contentRepository, ContentReference contentLink, ILanguageSelector languageSelector)
    where T : IContentData

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
IContentRepository	contentRepository	The content repository.
ContentReference	contentLink	The link to the content to create a language branch for.
ILanguageSelector	languageSelector	The selector.

Returns

Type	Description
T	An IContent object for the newly created content in the specified language.

Type Parameters

Name	Description
T	The type of content to create.

Remarks

Access checks are performed during Save. CreateLanguageBranch method returns not persisted in-memory instance.

Delete(IContentRepository, ContentReference, Boolean)

Deletes a content from the repository first ensuring that the current user meets the minimal access right requirements.

Declaration

public static void Delete(this IContentRepository repository, ContentReference contentLink, bool forceDelete)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
IContentRepository	repository	The repository.
ContentReference	contentLink	The content link.
System.Boolean	forceDelete	If set to `true`, deletes the content even if it is being referenced by other content.

Move(IContentRepository, ContentReference, ContentReference)

Moves content from it's current location to another position in the structure first ensuring that the current user has the minimal access rights required at the destination.

Declaration

public static ContentReference Move(this IContentRepository contentRepository, ContentReference contentLink, ContentReference destination)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
IContentRepository	contentRepository	The IContentRepository instance to extend.
ContentReference	contentLink	The content that should be moved.
ContentReference	destination	The destination where the content will be moved as a child to.

Returns

Type	Description
ContentReference	A ContentReference to the moved content.

Remarks

The user will always need at least Create access at the destination and if the page is published the user will Publish access as well unless the destination is the wastebasket.

MoveToWastebasket(IContentRepository, ContentReference)

Moves content from it's current location to Wastebasket position in the structure with the current user name

Declaration

public static void MoveToWastebasket(this IContentRepository contentRepository, ContentReference contentLink)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
IContentRepository	contentRepository	The content repository.
ContentReference	contentLink	The content link.

Publish(IContentRepository, IContent)

Publishes a content item to the repository first ensuring that the current user meets the mininum access rights requirements.

Declaration

public static ContentReference Publish(this IContentRepository repository, IContent content)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
IContentRepository	repository	The IContentRepository instance to extend.
IContent	content	An IContent object containing all the data that should be saved and published.

Returns

Type	Description
ContentReference	A ContentReference to the published content version.

Remarks

The minimum access rights required is dependent on if the content is new and if the content is modifed or not.

Publish(IContentRepository, IContent, AccessLevel)

Publishes a content item to the repository first ensuring that the current user meets the provided access rights requirements.

Declaration

public static ContentReference Publish(this IContentRepository repository, IContent content, AccessLevel access)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
IContentRepository	repository	The IContentRepository instance to extend.
IContent	content	An IContent object containing all the data that should be saved.
AccessLevel	access	The minimum access level that the current user must have to publish the content.

Returns

Type	Description
ContentReference	A ContentReference to the published content version.

Save(IContentRepository, IContent)

Saves a content to the repository first ensuring that the current user meets the mininum access rights requirements.

Declaration

public static ContentReference Save(this IContentRepository repository, IContent content)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
IContentRepository	repository	The IContentRepository instance to extend.
IContent	content	An IContent object containing all the data that should be saved.

Returns

Type	Description
ContentReference	A ContentReference to the saved content version.

Remarks

The minimum access rights required will be dependent on the current status of the content.

Save(IContentRepository, IContent, SaveAction)

Saves a content to the repository with the provided save action performed first ensuring that the current user meets the mininum access rights requirements.

Declaration

public static ContentReference Save(this IContentRepository repository, IContent content, SaveAction action)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
IContentRepository	repository	The IContentRepository instance to extend.
IContent	content	An IContent object containing all the data that should be saved.
SaveAction	action	The exact SaveAction that should be performed.

Returns

Type	Description
ContentReference	A ContentReference to the saved content version.

Remarks

The minimum access rights required is dependent on the current status of the content and the exact action that should be performed.

Save(IContentRepository, IContent, AccessLevel)

Saves a content to the repository first ensuring that the current user meets the provided access rights requirements.

Declaration

public static ContentReference Save(this IContentRepository repository, IContent content, AccessLevel access)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
IContentRepository	repository	The IContentRepository instance to extend.
IContent	content	An IContent object containing all the data that should be saved.
AccessLevel	access	The minimum access level that the current user must have to save the content.

Returns

Type	Description
ContentReference	A ContentReference to the saved content version.