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Class DataExporter

Export pages to ziped XML format.

Inheritance
System.Object
ContentTransferContext
ExportImportBase
DataExporter
MirroringDataExporter
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.Enterprise
Assembly: EPiServer.Enterprise.dll
Version: 7.19.2
Syntax
public class DataExporter : ExportImportBase, ITransferContext, IContentTransferContext, ITransferHandlerContext, IDisposable
Examples

Example that demonstrates how to export a page to a file

Constructors

DataExporter()

Initializes a new instance of the DataExporter

Declaration
public DataExporter()

Fields

ExporterVersion

The exported file version.

Declaration
public const int ExporterVersion = 4
Field Value
Type Description
System.Int32

Properties

ContentRepository

Declaration
public Injected<IContentRepository> ContentRepository { get; set; }
Property Value
Type Description
Injected<IContentRepository>

Culture

Gets or sets the culture to use.

Declaration
public CultureInfo Culture { get; set; }
Property Value
Type Description
System.Globalization.CultureInfo

The culture.

NumberOfExportedCategories

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

NumberOfExportedContentTypes

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

NumberOfExportedDynamicProperties

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

NumberOfExportedFrames

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

NumberOfExportedTabs

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

NumberOfExportedVisitorGroup

Gets or sets the number of exported visitor group.

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

The number of exported visitor group.

RawContentRetriever

Declaration
public Injected<RawContentRetriever> RawContentRetriever { get; set; }
Property Value
Type Description
Injected<RawContentRetriever>

RequiredSourceAccess

Gets or sets the required access level for page exporting.

Declaration
public AccessLevel RequiredSourceAccess { get; set; }
Property Value
Type Description
AccessLevel

The required source access.

Methods

Close()

Closes the under laying XML writer.

Declaration
public void Close()

Dispose()

Disposes the exporter and close the under laying XML writer.

Declaration
public void Dispose()

Export()

Starting the export. The export can be done several times to empty the exporter.

Declaration
public void Export()

ExportContent(XmlTextWriter, ContentReference, IContentTransferContext, ITransferContentData)

Exports one content item to the XML writer.

Declaration
protected virtual void ExportContent(XmlTextWriter xml, ContentReference contentToExport, IContentTransferContext context, ITransferContentData transferContent)
Parameters
Type Name Description
System.Xml.XmlTextWriter xml

The XML.
ContentReference contentToExport

The content to export.
IContentTransferContext context

The context.
ITransferContentData transferContent

Content of the transfer.

ExportPage(XmlTextWriter, PageReference, IPageTransfer, IPageTransferContext, AccessLevel)

Exports one page to the XML writer.

Declaration
[Obsolete("Use ExportContent ExportContent(XmlTextWriter xml, ContentReference contentToExport, IContentTransfer exporter, IContentTransferContext context, AccessLevel requiredSourceAccess)")]
protected virtual void ExportPage(XmlTextWriter xml, PageReference pageToExport, IPageTransfer exporter, IPageTransferContext context, AccessLevel requiredSourceAccess)
Parameters
Type Name Description
System.Xml.XmlTextWriter xml

The XML writer to export the page to.
PageReference pageToExport

A reference to the page to export.
IPageTransfer exporter

The exporter.
IPageTransferContext context

The transfer context to use.
AccessLevel requiredSourceAccess

The required source access.

Finalize()

Declaration
protected void Finalize()

GetRawContentInfo(ContentReference)

Gets the RawContentInfo corresponding to the referenced content

Declaration
protected RawContentInfo GetRawContentInfo(ContentReference contentLink)
Parameters
Type Name Description
ContentReference contentLink

The content link.
Returns
Type Description
RawContentInfo

A RawPageInfo instance

GetRawPageInfo(PageReference)

Declaration
[Obsolete("Use GetRawContentInfo instead")]
protected RawPageInfo GetRawPageInfo(PageReference pageLink)
Parameters
Type Name Description
PageReference pageLink
Returns
Type Description
RawPageInfo

NotifyDynamicPropertiesExporting(IList<PropertyDefinition>)

Notifies the transfer handlers about transfering of dynamic properties.

Declaration
protected virtual void NotifyDynamicPropertiesExporting(IList<PropertyDefinition> propertyDefinitions)
Parameters
Type Name Description
System.Collections.Generic.IList<PropertyDefinition> propertyDefinitions

The property definitions.

NotifyExportHandlers(ITransferContentData)

Notifies the transfer handlers about transfering of page.

Declaration
protected virtual void NotifyExportHandlers(ITransferContentData transferContent)
Parameters
Type Name Description
ITransferContentData transferContent

The transfer page.

NotifyExportHandlers(IEnumerable<ContentType>)

Notifies the transfer handlers about transfering of blocktypes.

Declaration
protected virtual void NotifyExportHandlers(IEnumerable<ContentType> conentTypes)
Parameters
Type Name Description
System.Collections.Generic.IEnumerable<ContentType> conentTypes

The blocktypes.

OnExportProperty(TransformPropertyEventArgs)

Raises the ExportPropertyEvent event.

Declaration
public override void OnExportProperty(TransformPropertyEventArgs e)
Parameters
Type Name Description
TransformPropertyEventArgs e

The TransformPropertyEventArgs instance containing the event data to export a property.
Overrides

Events

ContentExported

Occurs after a file has been exported

Declaration
public static event ContentExportedEventHandler ContentExported
Event Type
Type Description
ContentExportedEventHandler

ContentExporting

Occurs before a content item is exported

Declaration
public static event ContentExportingEventHandler ContentExporting
Event Type
Type Description
ContentExportingEventHandler

Exporting

Occurs before an export action is triggered.

Declaration
public static event EventHandler Exporting
Event Type
Type Description
System.EventHandler

ExportPropertyEvent

Event to handle the export of properties. To add an export transformation for for a property you have to add a event handler for it:

ExportPropertyEvent += new EventHandler<TransformPropertyEventArgs>(MyProperty.ExportEventHandler);
public static void ExportEventHandler(object sender, TransformPropertyEventArgs e)
{
   IContentTransferContext transferContext = sender as IPageTransferContext;
   if (transferContext == null     // The transfer context should not be null 
       || e == null                // The event args shuld exists  
       || e.IsHandled              // and not be handled by another handler
       || e.PropertySource == null // and the property type should be the correct type.
       || e.PropertySource.TypeName == null 
       || e.PropertySource.TypeName.CompareTo("Development.MyProperty") != 0)
   {
       return; 
   }

   //TODO: Write export transformation code for MyProperty

   e.IsHandled = true; // Signal that its handled to all other Export event handlers.
}

Declaration
public static event EventHandler<TransformPropertyEventArgs> ExportPropertyEvent
Event Type
Type Description
System.EventHandler<TransformPropertyEventArgs>

FileExported

Occurs after a file has been exported

Declaration
public static event FileExportedEventHandler FileExported
Event Type
Type Description
FileExportedEventHandler

FileExporting

Occurs before a file is exported

Declaration
public static event FileExportingEventHandler FileExporting
Event Type
Type Description
FileExportingEventHandler

PageExported

Occurs after a page has been exported

Declaration
[Obsolete("Use ContentExported instead")]
public static event PageExportedEventHandler PageExported
Event Type
Type Description
PageExportedEventHandler

PageExporting

Occurs before a page is exported

Declaration
[Obsolete("Use ContentExporting instead")]
public static event PageExportingEventHandler PageExporting
Event Type
Type Description
PageExportingEventHandler

ParsingUrl

Occurs every time a relative URL is found in a property.

Declaration
public static event ParseUrlEventHandler ParsingUrl
Event Type
Type Description
ParseUrlEventHandler
Remarks

The source of this event may not always be a DataExporter class, it is also used during a HTML mirroring.

Implements

System.IDisposable

Extension Methods