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Wrapper for Html.PropertyFor.
As an alternative, if you're using a newer version of the CMS and you're after something a bit more front-end friendly, it would be worth considering tag helpers. They can make it a bit more obvious what you're going to get when a property is rendered. For example, to write a heading to a page, you could use PropertyFor() like this:
@Html.PropertyFor(x => x.Heading, new { CustomTag = "h1", CssClass="heading-lv1"})or you could use a tag helper like this:
<h1 class="heading-lv1" epi-property="Heading" />You can read about tag helper usage here:
https://docs.developers.optimizely.com/content-management-system/docs/rendering-properties-with-tag-helpers
Feb 09, 2024 16:23
SebRom
- Feb 12, 2024 10:53
Hi Paul, thanks for the input about tag helpers. This might be something we'll look into later.
There was a miss-communication about what was actually asked for, and I have now gotten a more clear view about the issue at hand. Consider the following scenario:
We have a block, with a view and some props. One of those props is a CTA button that has a partial view for its template. The button will be used all over the site.
On each block they would have to call: "@Html.RenderPartialAsync("path/to/buttonTemplate.cshtml", Model.CurrentBlock.Button) and instead would like:
"CustomClassToRenderTemplate.CtaButton(Model.CurrentBlock.Button)"
But before I create my own custom class that might implement this, I just what to make sure there's no built in functionality for this?
There was a miss-communication about what was actually asked for, and I have now gotten a more clear view about the issue at hand. Consider the following scenario:
We have a block, with a view and some props. One of those props is a CTA button that has a partial view for its template. The button will be used all over the site.
On each block they would have to call: "@Html.RenderPartialAsync("path/to/buttonTemplate.cshtml", Model.CurrentBlock.Button) and instead would like:
"CustomClassToRenderTemplate.CtaButton(Model.CurrentBlock.Button)"
But before I create my own custom class that might implement this, I just what to make sure there's no built in functionality for this?
Paul Gruffydd
- Feb 12, 2024 12:25
If the CTA button is a property with its own view that's used in various places across the site, I'm assuming it's defined as a block property. If so, you should be able to render it like this:
@Html.PropertyFor(Model.CurrentBlock.Button)
@Html.PropertyFor(Model.CurrentBlock.Button)
SebRom
- Feb 12, 2024 13:50
It is not defined like a block property at the moment. But this wrapper is supposed to handle more types. Let's say it handles 30 different types.
I agree with you that block properties are not a bad idea, and you could probably name those properties to make it more clear of what they actually render e.g @Html.PropertyFor(x => x.CurrentBlock.MyNamedProperty)? All the wrapper would negate is not having to write the path to a view X times, which having the different types as block properties solves anyway. Is there any downside in having an extensive amount of block properties used like that?
I agree with you that block properties are not a bad idea, and you could probably name those properties to make it more clear of what they actually render e.g @Html.PropertyFor(x => x.CurrentBlock.MyNamedProperty)? All the wrapper would negate is not having to write the path to a view X times, which having the different types as block properties solves anyway. Is there any downside in having an extensive amount of block properties used like that?
Our front end has asked for some sort of wrapper/extension method for the Html.PropertyFor() and the likes, that better represent whats being done. My idea is to probably write our own extension method to be used like "@Html.MyExtensionMethod(x => x.CurrentPage.SomeProperty);", but basically has the same logic behind it. It feels a bit cumbersome and not very DRY-friendly. Would there be a better way to go on about this?