SetDefaultValues for PageType property

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A.D

Vote:

Not sure how to go about setting a default value for a PageType property

For example:

[ContentType(DisplayName = "Article Page")]
public class Article : PageData
{
    public virtual string Heading { get; set; }
    public virtual XhtmlString MainBody { get; set; }
public virtual PageType PageTypeFilter { get; set; }

    public override void SetDefaultValues(ContentType pageType)
    {
        base.SetDefaultValues(pageType);

        Heading = "My awesome article";
        MainBody = new XhtmlString(" Enter your article text here");
PageTypeFilter = not sure how to set this
    }
}

The PageType property provides drop down list of all the page types.

How do you have one selected by default, or force the dropdown to only show a subset of pagetypes/

Thanks

#145040

Feb 24, 2016 3:50

Daniel Ovaska

Vote:

You can always use a selection factory to control the options.

http://world.episerver.com/blogs/Linus-Ekstrom/Dates/2013/12/SingleMultiple-selection-in-EPiServer-75/

#145044

Feb 24, 2016 7:02

Daniel Ovaska

Vote:

If you do that one you get full control of your drop-down but a little more work. You can use

var repository = ServiceLocator.Current.GetInstance<PageTypeRepository>();

Use the list method to generate the options

http://world.episerver.com/documentation/class-library/?documentId=cms/7/083daf2b-a239-d900-4d3d-3bfb250b79a8

Then either set default value like you do or set it in factory. It's hidden in the metadata object and called initial value.

#145046

Feb 24, 2016 7:28

A.D

Vote:

Great, thanks Daniel. Yes, this works:

            var repository = ServiceLocator.Current.GetInstance<PageTypeRepository>();
            PageTypeFilter = repository.Load<MyPageType>();

I guess you could also use the List method then use Linq to filter it,

Cheers,

#145163

Feb 26, 2016 6:04

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