Problem getting ContentReference from url in CMS 8

Daniel Sundqvist

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Anyone else having problem with getting ContentReference from url with PermanentLinkUtility.GetContentReference in CMS 8? Worked before the upgrade. We're trying to fetch the ContentReference of content in a LinkItemCollection.

#117930

Feb 24, 2015 14:40

Johan Petersson

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Hi,

This might be related to the removal of "mapped/classical" links. Please see the breaking changes here, http://world.episerver.com/documentation/Items/Upgrading/EPiServer-CMS/8/Breaking-changes/, under the 'PageData.LinkURL and classic links' section.

#117938

Feb 24, 2015 18:14

Daniel Sundqvist

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Hi,

Yes, I have looked at that. But as I understand it, it's just classical links that has been removed? My link is in Permanent links format e.g ~/link/bbaadfc8-44d8-42a6-b559-b20f08714084.aspx. I have compared the link from a 7.19.2 version of our site and the link looks exactly the same and I am able to get a ContentReference out from the link using PermanentLinkUtility.GetContentReference in that version.

#117941

Feb 24, 2015 20:31

Patric Tysk

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We have also encountered this problem today, a workaround is to resolve the ContentReference with the UrlResolver

var contentReference = UrlResolver.Current.Route(new UrlBuilder(permanentLink));

#117952

Edited, Feb 25, 2015 9:46

Daniel Sundqvist

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Thanks, that worked!

#117954

Feb 25, 2015 10:27

Per Bjurström

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Nice catch, that method only supports classic links and should probably be obsoleted. I will report a bug so that we can have a look..

#117978

Feb 25, 2015 11:40

Johan Petersson

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There are more functions related to mapped url's, e.g. PermanentLinkMapStore.TryToMapped(); are these going to be obsoleted as well, or do they still work?

#118363

Mar 05, 2015 5:55

Harinarayanan Nagarajan

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Thanks

var contentReference = UrlResolver.Current.Route(new UrlBuilder(context.RequestUrl.LocalPath)).ContentLink;

is working

.. :)

#179660

Jun 19, 2017 12:32