Interface IContentRepository
Defines repository methods for IContent objects.
Inherited Members
Namespace: EPiServer
Assembly: EPiServer.dll
Version: 10.10.4Syntax
public interface IContentRepository : IContentLoaderMethods
Copy(ContentReference, ContentReference, AccessLevel, AccessLevel, Boolean)
Creates a copy of a content and it's eventual children and adds the new content(s) under the specicalized destination first ensuring that the current user meets the minimal access right requirements.
Declaration
ContentReference Copy(ContentReference source, ContentReference destination, AccessLevel requiredSourceAccess, AccessLevel requiredDestinationAccess, bool publishOnDestination)Parameters
| Type | Name | Description | 
|---|---|---|
| ContentReference | source | The content that should be copied. | 
| ContentReference | destination | The destination where the content will be copied as a child to. | 
| AccessLevel | requiredSourceAccess | The access rights required on the source content that is to be copied. | 
| AccessLevel | requiredDestinationAccess | The access rights required on the destination. | 
| System.Boolean | publishOnDestination | If the new content(s) should be published on the destination. | 
Returns
| Type | Description | 
|---|---|
| ContentReference | A reference to the new copy of the content. | 
Remarks
If publishOnDestination is true the new page will be published immediately at the destination.
CreateLanguageBranch<T>(ContentReference, CultureInfo)
Creates a new language branch for a content item in the specified language.
Declaration
T CreateLanguageBranch<T>(ContentReference contentLink, CultureInfo language)
    where T : IContentDataParameters
| Type | Name | Description | 
|---|---|---|
| ContentReference | contentLink | The link to the content to create a language branch for. | 
| System.Globalization.CultureInfo | language | The language. | 
Returns
| Type | Description | 
|---|---|
| T | An IContent object for the newly created content in the specified language. | 
Type Parameters
| Name | Description | 
|---|---|
| T | The type of content to create. | 
Remarks
Access checks are performed during Save. CreateLanguageBranch method returns not persisted in-memory instance.
Delete(ContentReference, Boolean, AccessLevel)
Deletes a content from the repository first ensuring that the current user meets the minimal access right requirements.
Declaration
void Delete(ContentReference contentLink, bool forceDelete, AccessLevel access)Parameters
| Type | Name | Description | 
|---|---|---|
| ContentReference | contentLink | The content link. | 
| System.Boolean | forceDelete | If set to  | 
| AccessLevel | access | The required access level that the current user must have to be allowed to delete the content. | 
DeleteChildren(ContentReference, Boolean, AccessLevel)
Deletes all the children of a content from the repository first ensuring that the current user meets the minimal access right requirements.
Declaration
void DeleteChildren(ContentReference contentLink, bool forceDelete, AccessLevel access)Parameters
| Type | Name | Description | 
|---|---|---|
| ContentReference | contentLink | The content link. | 
| System.Boolean | forceDelete | If set to  | 
| AccessLevel | access | The required access level that the current user must have to be allowed to delete the child. | 
DeleteLanguageBranch(ContentReference, String, AccessLevel)
Deletes the specified language branch for a content from the repository first ensuring that the current user meets the minimal access right requirements.
Declaration
void DeleteLanguageBranch(ContentReference contentLink, string languageBranch, AccessLevel access)Parameters
| Type | Name | Description | 
|---|---|---|
| ContentReference | contentLink | The link to the page which will be deleted. | 
| System.String | languageBranch | The language branch to delete. | 
| AccessLevel | access | The required access level that the current user must have on the page to be allowed to delete the language branch. | 
GetDefault<T>(ContentReference)
Gets a new default instance of an IContentData object for the given type, placed at the location of the parent provided and initialized with the default values for the content type.
Declaration
T GetDefault<T>(ContentReference parentLink)
    where T : IContentDataParameters
| Type | Name | Description | 
|---|---|---|
| ContentReference | parentLink | The parent link. | 
Returns
| Type | Description | 
|---|---|
| T | A IContent object for the given ContentType, initialized with the default values for the content type. | 
Type Parameters
| Name | Description | 
|---|---|
| T | The type of content to create. | 
Exceptions
| Type | Condition | 
|---|---|
| AccessDeniedException | Thrown AccessDeniedException when user doesn't have access right to perform this action | 
GetDefault<T>(ContentReference, CultureInfo)
Gets a new default instance of an IContentData object for the given type, placed at the location of the parent provided
and initialized with the default values for the content type. The language of the content item is determined from the language.
Declaration
T GetDefault<T>(ContentReference parentLink, CultureInfo language)
    where T : IContentDataParameters
| Type | Name | Description | 
|---|---|---|
| ContentReference | parentLink | The parent link. | 
| System.Globalization.CultureInfo | language | The language of the created item. | 
Returns
| Type | Description | 
|---|---|
| T | A IContent object for the given ContentType, initialized with the default values for the content type. | 
Type Parameters
| Name | Description | 
|---|---|
| T | The type of content to create. | 
Exceptions
| Type | Condition | 
|---|---|
| AccessDeniedException | Thrown AccessDeniedException when user doesn't have access right to perform this action | 
GetDefault<T>(ContentReference, Int32)
Gets a new default instance of an IContentData object for the given type, placed at the location of the parent provided and initialized with the default values for the content type.
Declaration
T GetDefault<T>(ContentReference parentLink, int contentTypeID)
    where T : IContentDataParameters
| Type | Name | Description | 
|---|---|---|
| ContentReference | parentLink | The parent link. | 
| System.Int32 | contentTypeID | The ID of the content type that the content item should be created as. | 
Returns
| Type | Description | 
|---|---|
| T | A IContent object for the given ContentType, initialized with the default values for the content type. | 
Type Parameters
| Name | Description | 
|---|---|
| T | The type of content to create. | 
Exceptions
| Type | Condition | 
|---|---|
| AccessDeniedException | Thrown AccessDeniedException when user doesn't have access right to perform this action | 
GetDefault<T>(ContentReference, Int32, CultureInfo)
Gets a new default instance of an IContentData object for the given type, placed at the location of the parent provided
and initialized with the default values for the content type. The language of the content item is determined from the language.
Declaration
T GetDefault<T>(ContentReference parentLink, int contentTypeID, CultureInfo language)
    where T : IContentDataParameters
| Type | Name | Description | 
|---|---|---|
| ContentReference | parentLink | The parent link. | 
| System.Int32 | contentTypeID | The ID of the content type that the content item should be created as. | 
| System.Globalization.CultureInfo | language | The language of the created item. | 
Returns
| Type | Description | 
|---|---|
| T | A IContent object for the given ContentType, initialized with the default values for the content type. | 
Type Parameters
| Name | Description | 
|---|---|
| T | The type of content to create. | 
Exceptions
| Type | Condition | 
|---|---|
| AccessDeniedException | Thrown AccessDeniedException when user doesn't have access right to perform this action | 
GetLanguageBranches<T>(ContentReference)
Retrieves a collection of IContentData objects for all languages of the provided content link.
Declaration
IEnumerable<T> GetLanguageBranches<T>(ContentReference contentLink)
    where T : IContentDataParameters
| Type | Name | Description | 
|---|---|---|
| ContentReference | contentLink | The reference whose language branches you want to retrieve. | 
Returns
| Type | Description | 
|---|---|
| System.Collections.Generic.IEnumerable<T> | A collection of IContent for all language branches. | 
Type Parameters
| Name | Description | 
|---|---|
| T | 
GetReferencesToContent(ContentReference, Boolean)
Gets the reference information of the references to the specified content and optionally its descendants.
Declaration
IEnumerable<ReferenceInformation> GetReferencesToContent(ContentReference contentLink, bool includeDecendents)Parameters
| Type | Name | Description | 
|---|---|---|
| ContentReference | contentLink | The content link. | 
| System.Boolean | includeDecendents | if set to  | 
Returns
| Type | Description | 
|---|---|
| System.Collections.Generic.IEnumerable<ReferenceInformation> | 
ListDelayedPublish()
Lists all content that are set to delayed publish.
Declaration
IEnumerable<IContent> ListDelayedPublish()Returns
| Type | Description | 
|---|---|
| System.Collections.Generic.IEnumerable<IContent> | All matching content Versions | 
Move(ContentReference, ContentReference, AccessLevel, AccessLevel)
Moves a content from it's current location to another position in the content structure first ensuring that the current user meets the minimal access right requirements.
Declaration
ContentReference Move(ContentReference contentLink, ContentReference destination, AccessLevel requiredSourceAccess, AccessLevel requiredDestinationAccess)Parameters
| Type | Name | Description | 
|---|---|---|
| ContentReference | contentLink | The content that should be moved. | 
| ContentReference | destination | The destination where the content will be moved as a child to. | 
| AccessLevel | requiredSourceAccess | The minimal access rights required on the source content that is to be moved. | 
| AccessLevel | requiredDestinationAccess | The minimal access rights required on the destination. | 
Returns
| Type | Description | 
|---|---|
| ContentReference | A ContentReference to the moved content. | 
MoveToWastebasket(ContentReference, String)
Moves a page to the wastebasket.
Declaration
void MoveToWastebasket(ContentReference contentLink, string deletedBy)Parameters
| Type | Name | Description | 
|---|---|---|
| ContentReference | contentLink | The content that should be moved to the wastebasket. | 
| System.String | deletedBy | The user who deleted the content. | 
Save(IContent, SaveAction, AccessLevel)
Saves a content to the repository with the provided save action performed first ensuring that the current user meets the minimum access rights requirements.
Declaration
ContentReference Save(IContent content, SaveAction action, AccessLevel access)Parameters
| Type | Name | Description | 
|---|---|---|
| IContent | content | An IContent object containing all the data that should be saved. | 
| SaveAction | action | The exact SaveAction that should be performed. | 
| AccessLevel | access | The minimum access level that the current user must have to the content. | 
Returns
| Type | Description | 
|---|---|
| ContentReference | A ContentReference to the saved content. | 
