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Class BuildingContext

Contains the context information used to build up a IContentData instance.

Inheritance
System.Object
BuildingContext
Namespace: EPiServer.Construction
Assembly: EPiServer.dll
Version: 12.0.3
Syntax
public class BuildingContext : Object

Constructors

BuildingContext(ContentType)

Initializes a new instance of the BuildingContext class.

Declaration
public BuildingContext(ContentType contentType)
Parameters
Type Name Description
ContentType contentType

Type of the content.

Properties

Gets or sets the reference for the content instance.

Declaration
public ContentReference ContentLink { get; set; }
Property Value
Type Description
ContentReference

For new unsaved pages it should be EmptyReference

ContentType

Gets the ContentType to use.

Declaration
public ContentType ContentType { get; }
Property Value
Type Description
ContentType

LanguageSelector

Gets or sets the language selector to use to set the language of the content.

Declaration
public ILanguageSelector LanguageSelector { get; set; }
Property Value
Type Description
ILanguageSelector

Parent

Gets or sets the reference for the Parent of the content.

Declaration
public IContent Parent { get; set; }
Property Value
Type Description
IContent

SetPropertyValues

Gets or sets a value indicating whether the builder should set property values, e.g. default and inherited values.

Declaration
public bool SetPropertyValues { get; set; }
Property Value
Type Description
System.Boolean

true if property values should be set; otherwise, false.
Remarks

The default value is true which means default and inherited values will be set.

Extension Methods