Interface IEntityTypeResolver
Interface that defines a service that resolves Entity types and identities.
Namespace: EPiServer.Data.Entity
Assembly: EPiServer.Data.dll
Version: 11.20.7Syntax
public interface IEntityTypeResolverExamples
Example that gets an ID of a type and then reads the same type back again by ID
public void Sample()
{
IEntityTypeResolver resolver = ServiceLocator.Current.GetInstance<IEntityTypeResolver>();
//Get the ID for the type
int typeID = resolver.GetTypeID(typeof(MyEntity));
//Get back the type of an ID
Type type = resolver.GetTypeByID(typeID);
}
Methods
GetTypeByID(Int32)
Gets the System.Type represented by id in the database.
Declaration
Type GetTypeByID(int id)Parameters
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| System.Int32 | id | The ID for which to get the System.Type |
Returns
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
| System.Type | The System.Type associated with the given |
GetTypeID(Type, Boolean)
Gets the ID representing a System.Type in the database
Declaration
int GetTypeID(Type type, bool ignoreOverrideAttribute)Parameters
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| System.Type | type | The System.Type for which to get the ID |
| System.Boolean | ignoreOverrideAttribute | Whether to ignore the EntityTypeOverrideAttribute attribute. |
Returns
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
| System.Int32 | Returns the integer ID that represents the |
GetTypeName(Type, Boolean)
Gets the name of a System.Type as used in the database
Declaration
string GetTypeName(Type type, bool ignoreOverrideAttribute)Parameters
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| System.Type | type | The System.Type to get the name for |
| System.Boolean | ignoreOverrideAttribute | Whether to ignore the EntityTypeOverrideAttribute attribute. |
Returns
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
| System.String | The type name. |
