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Class PropertyBag

A class used to save and load a collection a name/value pairs

Inheritance
System.Object
PropertyBag
Implements
System.Collections.Generic.IDictionary<System.String, System.Object>
System.Collections.Generic.ICollection<System.Collections.Generic.KeyValuePair<System.String, System.Object>>
System.Collections.Generic.IEnumerable<System.Collections.Generic.KeyValuePair<System.String, System.Object>>
System.Collections.IEnumerable
System.Runtime.Serialization.ISerializable
Inherited Members
System.Object.ToString()
System.Object.Equals(System.Object)
System.Object.Equals(System.Object, System.Object)
System.Object.ReferenceEquals(System.Object, System.Object)
System.Object.GetHashCode()
System.Object.GetType()
System.Object.MemberwiseClone()
Namespace: EPiServer.Data.Dynamic
Assembly: EPiServer.Data.dll
Version: 11.20.7
Syntax
public class PropertyBag : IDictionary<string, object>, ICollection<KeyValuePair<string, object>>, IEnumerable<KeyValuePair<string, object>>, IEnumerable, ISerializable, IDynamicData

Constructors

PropertyBag()

Declaration
public PropertyBag()

PropertyBag(SerializationInfo, StreamingContext)

Declaration
protected PropertyBag(SerializationInfo info, StreamingContext context)
Parameters
Type Name Description
System.Runtime.Serialization.SerializationInfo info
System.Runtime.Serialization.StreamingContext context

Properties

Count

Gets the number of elements contained in the System.Collections.Generic.ICollection<T>.

Declaration
public int Count { get; }
Property Value
Type Description
System.Int32

Id

Declaration
public Identity Id { get; set; }
Property Value
Type Description
Identity

Item[String]

Gets or sets the System.Object with the specified key.

Declaration
public object this[string key] { get; set; }
Parameters
Type Name Description
System.String key
Property Value
Type Description
System.Object

Keys

Gets an System.Collections.Generic.ICollection<T> containing the keys of the System.Collections.Generic.IDictionary<TKey, TValue>.

Declaration
public ICollection<string> Keys { get; }
Property Value
Type Description
System.Collections.Generic.ICollection<System.String>

Target

The target object that the PropertyBag is derived from

Declaration
public object Target { get; }
Property Value
Type Description
System.Object

Values

Gets an System.Collections.Generic.ICollection<T> containing the values in the System.Collections.Generic.IDictionary<TKey, TValue>.

Declaration
public ICollection<object> Values { get; }
Property Value
Type Description
System.Collections.Generic.ICollection<System.Object>

Methods

Add(IDictionary<String, Object>)

Adds the values in properties to the current object

Declaration
public void Add(IDictionary<string, object> properties)
Parameters
Type Name Description
System.Collections.Generic.IDictionary<System.String, System.Object> properties

The name/value collection to add

Add(String, Object)

Adds an element with the provided key and value to the System.Collections.Generic.IDictionary<TKey, TValue>.

Declaration
public void Add(string key, object value)
Parameters
Type Name Description
System.String key

The object to use as the key of the element to add.

System.Object value

The object to use as the value of the element to add.

Exceptions
Type Condition
System.ArgumentNullException

key is null.

System.ArgumentException

An element with the same key already exists in the System.Collections.Generic.IDictionary<TKey, TValue>.

System.NotSupportedException

The System.Collections.Generic.IDictionary<TKey, TValue> is read-only.

Clear()

Removes all items from the System.Collections.Generic.ICollection<T>.

Declaration
public void Clear()
Exceptions
Type Condition
System.NotSupportedException

The System.Collections.Generic.ICollection<T> is read-only.

Contains(KeyValuePair<String, Object>)

Determines whether the System.Collections.Generic.ICollection<T> contains a specific value.

Declaration
public bool Contains(KeyValuePair<string, object> item)
Parameters
Type Name Description
System.Collections.Generic.KeyValuePair<System.String, System.Object> item

The object to locate in the System.Collections.Generic.ICollection<T>.

Returns
Type Description
System.Boolean

true if item is found in the System.Collections.Generic.ICollection<T>; otherwise, false.

ContainsKey(String)

Determines whether the System.Collections.Generic.IDictionary<TKey, TValue> contains an element with the specified key.

Declaration
public bool ContainsKey(string key)
Parameters
Type Name Description
System.String key

The key to locate in the System.Collections.Generic.IDictionary<TKey, TValue>.

Returns
Type Description
System.Boolean

true if the System.Collections.Generic.IDictionary<TKey, TValue> contains an element with the key; otherwise, false.

Exceptions
Type Condition
System.ArgumentNullException

key is null.

GenerateTypeBag()

Generate a collection of System.String to System.Type from the properties held in the current object

Declaration
public IDictionary<string, Type> GenerateTypeBag()
Returns
Type Description
System.Collections.Generic.IDictionary<System.String, System.Type>

GetEnumerator()

Returns an enumerator that iterates through the collection.

Declaration
public IEnumerator<KeyValuePair<string, object>> GetEnumerator()
Returns
Type Description
System.Collections.Generic.IEnumerator<System.Collections.Generic.KeyValuePair<System.String, System.Object>>

A System.Collections.Generic.IEnumerator<T> that can be used to iterate through the collection.

GetObjectData(SerializationInfo, StreamingContext)

Declaration
public virtual void GetObjectData(SerializationInfo info, StreamingContext context)
Parameters
Type Name Description
System.Runtime.Serialization.SerializationInfo info
System.Runtime.Serialization.StreamingContext context

Remove(String)

Removes the element with the specified key from the System.Collections.Generic.IDictionary<TKey, TValue>.

Declaration
public bool Remove(string key)
Parameters
Type Name Description
System.String key

The key of the element to remove.

Returns
Type Description
System.Boolean

true if the element is successfully removed; otherwise, false. This method also returns false if key was not found in the original System.Collections.Generic.IDictionary<TKey, TValue>.

Exceptions
Type Condition
System.ArgumentNullException

key is null.

System.NotSupportedException

The System.Collections.Generic.IDictionary<TKey, TValue> is read-only.

ToObject(Object)

Populate value properties with those held in the current object

Declaration
public void ToObject(object value)
Parameters
Type Name Description
System.Object value

ToObject(Type)

Create an instance of type and populate its properties with those held in the current object

Declaration
public object ToObject(Type type)
Parameters
Type Name Description
System.Type type
Returns
Type Description
System.Object

ToObject<T>()

Create an instance of T and populate its properties with those held in the current object

Declaration
public T ToObject<T>()
Returns
Type Description
T
Type Parameters
Name Description
T

TryGetValue(String, out Object)

Gets the value associated with the specified key.

Declaration
public bool TryGetValue(string key, out object value)
Parameters
Type Name Description
System.String key

The key whose value to get.

System.Object value

When this method returns, the value associated with the specified key, if the key is found; otherwise, the default value for the type of the value parameter. This parameter is passed uninitialized.

Returns
Type Description
System.Boolean

true if the object that implements System.Collections.Generic.IDictionary<TKey, TValue> contains an element with the specified key; otherwise, false.

Exceptions
Type Condition
System.ArgumentNullException

key is null.

Explicit Interface Implementations

ICollection<KeyValuePair<String, Object>>.Add(KeyValuePair<String, Object>)

Adds an item to the System.Collections.Generic.ICollection<T>.

Declaration
void ICollection<KeyValuePair<string, object>>.Add(KeyValuePair<string, object> item)
Parameters
Type Name Description
System.Collections.Generic.KeyValuePair<System.String, System.Object> item

The object to add to the System.Collections.Generic.ICollection<T>.

Exceptions
Type Condition
System.NotSupportedException

The System.Collections.Generic.ICollection<T> is read-only.

ICollection<KeyValuePair<String, Object>>.CopyTo(KeyValuePair<String, Object>[], Int32)

Copies the elements of the System.Collections.Generic.ICollection<T> to an System.Array, starting at a particular System.Array index.

Declaration
void ICollection<KeyValuePair<string, object>>.CopyTo(KeyValuePair<string, object>[] array, int arrayIndex)
Parameters
Type Name Description
System.Collections.Generic.KeyValuePair<System.String, System.Object>[] array

The one-dimensional System.Array that is the destination of the elements copied from System.Collections.Generic.ICollection<T>. The System.Array must have zero-based indexing.

System.Int32 arrayIndex

The zero-based index in array at which copying begins.

ICollection<KeyValuePair<String, Object>>.IsReadOnly

Gets a value indicating whether the System.Collections.Generic.ICollection<T> is read-only.

Declaration
bool ICollection<KeyValuePair<string, object>>.IsReadOnly { get; }
Returns
Type Description
System.Boolean

ICollection<KeyValuePair<String, Object>>.Remove(KeyValuePair<String, Object>)

Removes the first occurrence of a specific object from the System.Collections.Generic.ICollection<T>.

Declaration
bool ICollection<KeyValuePair<string, object>>.Remove(KeyValuePair<string, object> item)
Parameters
Type Name Description
System.Collections.Generic.KeyValuePair<System.String, System.Object> item

The object to remove from the System.Collections.Generic.ICollection<T>.

Returns
Type Description
System.Boolean

true if item was successfully removed from the System.Collections.Generic.ICollection<T>; otherwise, false. This method also returns false if item is not found in the original System.Collections.Generic.ICollection<T>.

Exceptions
Type Condition
System.NotSupportedException

The System.Collections.Generic.ICollection<T> is read-only.

IEnumerable.GetEnumerator()

Returns an enumerator that iterates through a collection.

Declaration
IEnumerator IEnumerable.GetEnumerator()
Returns
Type Description
System.Collections.IEnumerator

An System.Collections.IEnumerator object that can be used to iterate through the collection.

Implements

System.Collections.Generic.IDictionary<TKey, TValue>
System.Collections.Generic.ICollection<T>
System.Collections.Generic.IEnumerable<T>
System.Collections.IEnumerable
System.Runtime.Serialization.ISerializable

Extension Methods