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Class CategoryRepository

Inheritance
System.Object
CategoryRepository
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.DataAbstraction
Assembly: EPiServer.dll
Version: 8.11.0
Syntax
public abstract class CategoryRepository

Constructors

CategoryRepository()

Declaration
protected CategoryRepository()

Methods

Delete(Category)

Delete the current category and all descendant categories.

Declaration
public abstract void Delete(Category category)
Parameters
Type Name Description
Category category
Remarks

You will have to reload the parent category to get an updated view of the category tree.

Get(Int32)

Recursive search for a category with the provided id starting at the root.

Declaration
public abstract Category Get(int id)
Parameters
Type Name Description
System.Int32 id

The id of the Category to retrieve
Returns
Type Description
Category

The Category with the provided id if found: otherwise null.

Get(String)

Recursive search for a Category with the provided name starting at the root.

Declaration
public abstract Category Get(string name)
Parameters
Type Name Description
System.String name

The name of the Category to retrieve.
Returns
Type Description
Category

The first Category with the provided name if found; otherwise null.
Remarks

Search is not case-sensitive (uses OrdinalIgnoreCase).

GetRoot()

Get the category tree starting at the root

Declaration
public abstract Category GetRoot()
Returns
Type Description
Category

The root category

Save(Category)

Save changes made to the current Category instance.

Declaration
public abstract void Save(Category category)
Parameters
Type Name Description
Category category
Remarks

This method will only save changes to the current category. Any added or modified child categories must be saved individually.

Extension Methods