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Class ContentRoute

A route that maps an url to a structure node. When the node corresponds to a controller this the controller route value is set, otherwise the route is assumed to be a web form route.

Inheritance
System.Object
ContentRoute
Namespace: EPiServer.Web.Routing
Assembly: EPiServer.dll
Version: 8.11.0
Syntax
public class ContentRoute : Route

Constructors

ContentRoute(IRouteHandler, ISegment[], RouteValueDictionary, RouteValueDictionary, SupportedDirection, Func<RequestContext, RouteValueDictionary, String>, IViewRegistrator, IUpdateCurrentLanguage, RouteRedirector, VirtualPathHostResolver)

Initializes a new instance of the ContentRoute class.

Declaration
public ContentRoute(IRouteHandler routeHandler, ISegment[] urlSegments, RouteValueDictionary defaults, RouteValueDictionary constraints, SupportedDirection supportedDirection, Func<RequestContext, RouteValueDictionary, string> basePathResolver, IViewRegistrator viewRegistrator, IUpdateCurrentLanguage updateCurrentLanguage, RouteRedirector routeRedirector, VirtualPathHostResolver virtualPathHostResolver)
Parameters
Type Name Description
System.Web.Routing.IRouteHandler routeHandler
ISegment[] urlSegments
System.Web.Routing.RouteValueDictionary defaults
System.Web.Routing.RouteValueDictionary constraints
SupportedDirection supportedDirection
System.Func<System.Web.Routing.RequestContext, System.Web.Routing.RouteValueDictionary, System.String> basePathResolver
IViewRegistrator viewRegistrator
IUpdateCurrentLanguage updateCurrentLanguage
RouteRedirector routeRedirector
VirtualPathHostResolver virtualPathHostResolver

Properties

Name

Gets or sets the name that this ContentRoute instance was registered with.

Declaration
public string Name { get; set; }
Property Value
Type Description
System.String

The name.

StrictLanguageRoutingResolver

Gets or sets the strict language handling resolver.

Declaration
public Func<bool> StrictLanguageRoutingResolver { get; set; }
Property Value
Type Description
System.Func<System.Boolean>

The strict language handling resolver.

Remarks

This is exposed for testability purpose. At runtime it returns StrictLanguageRouting

Url

Hides the possibility to use the 'Url' property in the Route since we do not want to use it.

Declaration
public string Url { get; set; }
Property Value
Type Description
System.String

UseTrailingSlash

Gets or sets a value indicating whether a trailing slash should be added for urls to content.

Declaration
public static bool UseTrailingSlash { get; set; }
Property Value
Type Description
System.Boolean

true if a trailing slash should be used; otherwise, false.

Remarks

Default value is true.

Methods

FirstIncomingRequest(HttpContextBase)

Occurs when the firsts incoming request comes to the page route.

Declaration
protected virtual void FirstIncomingRequest(HttpContextBase httpContext)
Parameters
Type Name Description
System.Web.HttpContextBase httpContext

The HTTP context.

GetRouteData(HttpContextBase)

Incoming Routing

Declaration
public override RouteData GetRouteData(HttpContextBase httpContext)
Parameters
Type Name Description
System.Web.HttpContextBase httpContext

Context

Returns
Type Description
System.Web.Routing.RouteData

RouteData from the incoming request

GetValue(String, RequestContext, RouteValueDictionary)

Gets a value from a route segment from the route value dictionary, the route data values, or route data tokens

Declaration
public static object GetValue(string name, RequestContext requestContext, RouteValueDictionary values)
Parameters
Type Name Description
System.String name

The name of the route segment

System.Web.Routing.RequestContext requestContext

Reques context

System.Web.Routing.RouteValueDictionary values

Route values

Returns
Type Description
System.Object

The value from the route segment. Null if there is no value

GetVirtualPath(RequestContext, RouteValueDictionary)

Outgoing Routing

Declaration
public override VirtualPathData GetVirtualPath(RequestContext requestContext, RouteValueDictionary values)
Parameters
Type Name Description
System.Web.Routing.RequestContext requestContext

Context

System.Web.Routing.RouteValueDictionary values

Route values

Returns
Type Description
System.Web.Routing.VirtualPathData

Virtual path

IsDirectionSupported(SupportedDirection)

Determines whether this instance supports requested route direction.

Declaration
public bool IsDirectionSupported(SupportedDirection direction)
Parameters
Type Name Description
SupportedDirection direction

The direction.

Returns
Type Description
System.Boolean

true if direction is supported; otherwise, false.

OnCreatingVirtualPath(RequestContext)

Called to raise CreatingVirtualPath event.

Declaration
[Obsolete("Use the overload that also takes a RouteValueDictionary")]
protected virtual void OnCreatingVirtualPath(RequestContext requestContext)
Parameters
Type Name Description
System.Web.Routing.RequestContext requestContext

The request context.

OnCreatingVirtualPath(RequestContext, RouteValueDictionary)

Called to raise CreatingVirtualPath event.

Declaration
protected virtual void OnCreatingVirtualPath(RequestContext requestContext, RouteValueDictionary values)
Parameters
Type Name Description
System.Web.Routing.RequestContext requestContext

The request context.

System.Web.Routing.RouteValueDictionary values

The route values.

OnRoutedContent(RoutingEventArgs)

Called to raise RoutedContent event.

Declaration
protected virtual void OnRoutedContent(RoutingEventArgs routingEventArgs)
Parameters
Type Name Description
RoutingEventArgs routingEventArgs

The RoutingEventArgs instance containing the event data.

OnRoutingContent(RoutingEventArgs)

Called to raise RoutingContent event.

Declaration
protected virtual void OnRoutingContent(RoutingEventArgs routingEventArgs)
Parameters
Type Name Description
RoutingEventArgs routingEventArgs

The RoutingEventArgs instance containing the event data.

OnVirtualPathCreated(UrlBuilder)

Called to raise CreatedVirtualPath event.

Declaration
[Obsolete("Use the overload that also takes a RequestContext and a RouteValueDictionary")]
protected virtual void OnVirtualPathCreated(UrlBuilder virtualPathBuilder)
Parameters
Type Name Description
UrlBuilder virtualPathBuilder

The virtual path builder.

OnVirtualPathCreated(UrlBuilder, RequestContext, RouteValueDictionary)

Called to raise CreatedVirtualPath event.

Declaration
protected virtual void OnVirtualPathCreated(UrlBuilder virtualPathBuilder, RequestContext requestContext, RouteValueDictionary routeValues)
Parameters
Type Name Description
UrlBuilder virtualPathBuilder

The virtual path builder.

System.Web.Routing.RequestContext requestContext

The request context.

System.Web.Routing.RouteValueDictionary routeValues

The route values.

RouteSegmentContext(SegmentContext)

Tries to route the specified segmentContext to an content instance.

Declaration
public virtual RouteData RouteSegmentContext(SegmentContext segmentContext)
Parameters
Type Name Description
SegmentContext segmentContext

The segment context.

Returns
Type Description
System.Web.Routing.RouteData

RouteData if routing succeds else null

Events

CreatedVirtualPath

Raised when outgoing virtual path has been created.

Declaration
public static event EventHandler<UrlBuilderEventArgs> CreatedVirtualPath
Event Type
Type Description
System.EventHandler<UrlBuilderEventArgs>

CreatingVirtualPath

Raised when outgoing virtual path is trying to be created by a route.

Declaration
public static event EventHandler<RequestContextEventArgs> CreatingVirtualPath
Event Type
Type Description
System.EventHandler<RequestContextEventArgs>

RoutedContent

Raised when an incoming request have been routed to a content instance.

Declaration
public static event EventHandler<RoutingEventArgs> RoutedContent
Event Type
Type Description
System.EventHandler<RoutingEventArgs>

RoutingContent

Raised when outgoing virtual path has been created.

Declaration
public static event EventHandler<RoutingEventArgs> RoutingContent
Event Type
Type Description
System.EventHandler<RoutingEventArgs>

Extension Methods