Class XFormData

Value holder for XForms data and metadata.

Inheritance
System.Object
XFormData
Implements
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.XForms
Assembly: EPiServer.XForms.dll
Version: 8.11.0
Syntax
public class XFormData : IItem
Remarks

XForm data is stored in the following syntax in an XmlDocument:

<instance> <Vote>Really great</Vote> </instance>

Examples

Example on how to save XFormData to the database

Constructors

XFormData()

Declaration
public XFormData()

Fields

ChannelName

The unique name that is used when sending form data.

Declaration
public readonly string ChannelName
Field Value
Type Description
System.String

Properties

ChannelOptions

Gets of sets the Channels that the form data should be sent to.

Declaration
public ChannelOptions ChannelOptions { get; set; }
Property Value
Type Description
ChannelOptions
Remarks

See ChannelOptions for a list of options.

CustomUrl

A url that is used to send data to when sending form data with ChannelOptions.CustomUrl.

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

Data

The xml node containing the form data.

Declaration
public SerializableXmlDocument Data { get; set; }
Property Value
Type Description
SerializableXmlDocument

DatePosted

The date that the form data was posted.

Declaration
public DateTime DatePosted { get; set; }
Property Value
Type Description
System.DateTime

FormId

The id for the form that created the form data.

Declaration
public Guid FormId { get; set; }
Property Value
Type Description
System.Guid

Id

Declaration
public object Id { get; set; }
Property Value
Type Description
System.Object

IsNull

Declaration
public bool IsNull { get; }
Property Value
Type Description
System.Boolean

MailFrom

An e-mail address that is used for sending e-mail.

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

MailSubject

A subject that is used for sending e-mail.

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

MailTo

An e-mail address that is used for sending e-mail.

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

Name

Gets the Internal data layer name for the XForm.

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

PageGuid

The guid of the page that the form is posted from.

Declaration
public Guid PageGuid { get; set; }
Property Value
Type Description
System.Guid
Remarks

This can be used when searching through form data.

StorageId

The storage Identity of the XFormData object

Declaration
public Identity StorageId { get; set; }
Property Value
Type Description
Identity

UserName

The name of the user that is posting the form.

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

Methods

CreateInstance(Guid, Guid)

Loads an XFormData object.

Declaration
public static XFormData CreateInstance(Guid formDataId, Guid formId)
Parameters
Type Name Description
System.Guid formDataId

The id for the XFormData to load.

System.Guid formId

The id of the XForm the post belongs to

Returns
Type Description
XFormData

The loaded XFormData object.

CreateStore(Guid, IDictionary<String, Type>, StoreDefinitionParameters)

Returns the DynamicDataStore instance that the XFormData is stored

Declaration
public static DynamicDataStore CreateStore(Guid formId, IDictionary<string, Type> typeBag, StoreDefinitionParameters parameters)
Parameters
Type Name Description
System.Guid formId

The id of the XForm the posts belong to

System.Collections.Generic.IDictionary<System.String, System.Type> typeBag

The definition of the store

StoreDefinitionParameters parameters

The StoreDefinitionParameters to use when mapping the store

Returns
Type Description
DynamicDataStore

A DynamicDataStore instance

Delete()

Deletes the object from the data layer.

Declaration
public void Delete()

GetFilteredValues(HtmlFilter)

Get all values for the XFormData object which have been filtered by the supplied filter.

Declaration
public NameValueCollection GetFilteredValues(HtmlFilter filter)
Parameters
Type Name Description
HtmlFilter filter

A HtmlFilter to use to filter the values

Returns
Type Description
System.Collections.Specialized.NameValueCollection

A NameValueCollection containing the keys/values for the form data.

GetInstanceDataAttribute(String, String)

Returns the value for an attribute for an node under the instance node.

Declaration
public string GetInstanceDataAttribute(string dataKey, string attributeKey)
Parameters
Type Name Description
System.String dataKey

The node name.

System.String attributeKey

The attribute name.

Returns
Type Description
System.String

The value for the attribute. If the attribute does not exist String.Empty will be returned.

GetStore(Guid)

Returns the DynamicDataStore instance that the XFormData is stored

Declaration
public static DynamicDataStore GetStore(Guid formId)
Parameters
Type Name Description
System.Guid formId

The id of the XForm the posts belong to

Returns
Type Description
DynamicDataStore

GetStoreName(Guid)

Gets the name of the store where postings from specified form is stored..

Declaration
public static string GetStoreName(Guid formId)
Parameters
Type Name Description
System.Guid formId

The form id.

Returns
Type Description
System.String

GetValue(String)

Get the value for a given node.

Declaration
public string GetValue(string key)
Parameters
Type Name Description
System.String key

The name of the node.

Returns
Type Description
System.String

The value for the node.

GetValues()

Get all values for the XFormData object.

Declaration
public NameValueCollection GetValues()
Returns
Type Description
System.Collections.Specialized.NameValueCollection

A NameValueCollection containing the keys/values for the form data.

HasAlreadyPosted(HttpCookieCollection)

Declaration
public bool HasAlreadyPosted(HttpCookieCollection cookieCollection)
Parameters
Type Name Description
System.Web.HttpCookieCollection cookieCollection
Returns
Type Description
System.Boolean

HasAlreadyPosted(Page)

Check if the current user has already posted the form.

Declaration
public bool HasAlreadyPosted(Page page)
Parameters
Type Name Description
System.Web.UI.Page page

The executing page.

Returns
Type Description
System.Boolean

True if the user has posted the form, false otherwise.

Save()

Save the XFormData directly to the database.

Declaration
public void Save()

Save(DbTransaction)

Save the XFormData directly to the database.

Declaration
[Obsolete("Saving XFormData no longer supports passing in a database transaction. Wrap the call in a EPiServer.Data.IDatabaseHandler.ExecuteTransaction action method for explicit transaction support.", false)]
public void Save(DbTransaction transaction)
Parameters
Type Name Description
System.Data.Common.DbTransaction transaction

SaveEventHandler(Object, ChannelEventArgs)

Handler method for the SendEvent This method is not intended to be called by user code

Declaration
public static void SaveEventHandler(object sender, ChannelEventArgs e)
Parameters
Type Name Description
System.Object sender

The sender of the event

ChannelEventArgs e

The channel event arguments

Send()

Sends the form data to the channel(s) defined in ChannelOptions.

Declaration
public void Send()

Send(Guid)

Sets the FormId property and sends the form.

Declaration
public void Send(Guid formId)
Parameters
Type Name Description
System.Guid formId

The form to save the data for

SetInstanceDataAttribute(String, String, String, String)

Updates or sets the value for an attribute for an node under the instance node.

Declaration
public void SetInstanceDataAttribute(string dataKey, string attributePrefix, string attributeKey, string value)
Parameters
Type Name Description
System.String dataKey

The node you want to update.

System.String attributePrefix

The prefix for the attribute.

System.String attributeKey

The name for the attribute.

System.String value

The value you want to set.

SetPostedCookie(Guid, Page)

Creates a cookie that is added to the Page that indicates that the form has been posted.

Declaration
public void SetPostedCookie(Guid formId, Page page)
Parameters
Type Name Description
System.Guid formId

The id for the form.

System.Web.UI.Page page

The executing page used to set the cookie for.

SetValue(String, String)

Set a value for a given key.

Declaration
public void SetValue(string key, string value)
Parameters
Type Name Description
System.String key

The key of the node.

System.String value

The value to set.

Remarks

If the node for the key does not exists it is added to the document.

Implements