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Interface IWorkflowStartParameterHandler

Interface that usercontrols that are registered through use of attribute WorkflowPlugIn should implement. These controls are used to set StartParameters for a workflow definition that will be passed to instance when it is created.

Namespace: EPiServer.WorkflowFoundation.UI
Assembly: EPiServer.WorkflowFoundation.dll
Version: 7.19.2
Syntax
public interface IWorkflowStartParameterHandler
Examples

Shows a sample implementation of interface

Methods

LoadStartParameters(Guid, PageReference, Boolean, IDictionary<String, Object>)

Will be called at startup to set previous saved values.

Declaration
void LoadStartParameters(Guid definitionId, PageReference pageLink, bool definitionMode, IDictionary<string, object> parameters)
Parameters
Type Name Description
System.Guid definitionId

The definition id of the selected definition

PageReference pageLink

The current page displayed, will be PageReferece.Empty in admin mode, that is when definitionMode is true

System.Boolean definitionMode

set to true if control is loaded to predefine params, that is in admin mode. else if control is loaded when a user is about to create a workflow instance value is false

System.Collections.Generic.IDictionary<System.String, System.Object> parameters

StartParameters

SaveStartParameters()

Will be called after user clicked Save/Start to get the values from the loaded control.

Declaration
IDictionary<string, object> SaveStartParameters()
Returns
Type Description
System.Collections.Generic.IDictionary<System.String, System.Object>

StartParameters

Remarks

Before SaveStartParameters are called Page.IsValid() is called so any custom validators will have chance to validate input

If PageArgs (of type WorkflowPageEventArgs) are not set but exposed by workflow runtime will set it automatically

Extension Methods