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Class UniqueValueGenerator

Generates values for fields that needs to be unique.

Inheritance
System.Object
UniqueValueGenerator
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: Mediachase.Commerce.Catalog.Data
Assembly: Mediachase.Commerce.dll
Version: 11.8.3
Syntax
public class UniqueValueGenerator

Constructors

UniqueValueGenerator(ICatalogSystem)

Declaration
[Obsolete("Use overload with IUrlSegementGenerator parameter. Will remain at least until September 2017.")]
public UniqueValueGenerator(ICatalogSystem catalogContext)
Parameters
Type Name Description
ICatalogSystem catalogContext

UniqueValueGenerator(ICatalogSystem, IUrlSegmentGenerator)

Initializes a new instance of the UniqueValueGenerator class.

Declaration
public UniqueValueGenerator(ICatalogSystem catalogContext, IUrlSegmentGenerator urlSegmentGenerator)
Parameters
Type Name Description
ICatalogSystem catalogContext

The catalog context.

EPiServer.Web.IUrlSegmentGenerator urlSegmentGenerator

The URL segment generator.

Methods

GenerateCode(String)

Generates a unique code for the specified name.

Declaration
public virtual string GenerateCode(string name)
Parameters
Type Name Description
System.String name

The name.

Returns
Type Description
System.String

GenerateSeoUri(String, String, Func<String, Boolean>)

Generates a unique seo URI based on the specified name and languageCode.

Declaration
[Obsolete("In order to improve the performance when saving Entry/Node, we have introduced the UniqueSeoGenerator, which generates Uri and Uri segment, and guarantees uniqueness. So use, overwrite UniqueSeoGenerator instead. This method will be removed in version 10.")]
public virtual string GenerateSeoUri(string name, string languageCode, Func<string, bool> additionalValidator)
Parameters
Type Name Description
System.String name

The name.

System.String languageCode

The language code.

System.Func<System.String, System.Boolean> additionalValidator

If non null, the result will be validated with the function.

Returns
Type Description
System.String

SuggestSeoUri(String, String, Int32, String)

Suggests an URL that will be validated for uniqueness.

Declaration
[Obsolete("In order to improve the performance when saving Entry/Node, we have introduced the UniqueSeoGenerator, which generates Uri and Uri segment, and guarantees uniqueness. So use, overwrite UniqueSeoGenerator instead. This method will be removed in version 10.")]
protected virtual string SuggestSeoUri(string name, string languageCode, int index, string duplicateUrl)
Parameters
Type Name Description
System.String name

The name that can be used to create the url.

System.String languageCode

The language code.

System.Int32 index

A number that will be incremented for each validation.

System.String duplicateUrl

The previously validated uri that is confirmed to be a duplicate. Will be null on the first iteration.

Returns
Type Description
System.String