Setting default values in block type

Vote:

Hello!

I'm trying to set some default values for some properties in epi seerver 7.
I have this method in my block type:

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

Title = "Default title";
}

But it isn't even called. I followed this guide:
http://world.episerver.com/Blogs/Alexander-Haneng/Dates/2012/9/How-to-define-default-values-for-pages-and-blocks-in-EPiServer-CMS-7/

Can anyone help?

#70837

May 02, 2013 9:47

Tarjei Olsen

Vote:

Can you post some more of your block type definition code?

#70840

May 02, 2013 10:50

Per Nergård

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Can it be that you try this on already created block? EPiServer default values are only set when you create a new page / block.

#70842

May 02, 2013 10:57

Vote:

#70843

May 02, 2013 10:59

Vote:

Per Nergård was right. I was doing it on a block I already had created. Is it any way to say: if this property is blank, use this value?

#70844

May 02, 2013 11:01

Tarjei Olsen

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Something like this can get you that behavior:

public virtual string Whatever
{
get { return this.GetPropertyValue(page => page.Whatever) ?? "a default value to return"; }
set { this.SetPropertyValue(page => page.Whatever, value); }
}

#70850

May 02, 2013 11:06

Vote:

Nice, thanks! I tried to make custom setters and getters first, but I didn't use this.GetPropertyValue so it didn't work. Now it works!

EDIT: Would it be possible to set those defaults from episerver?

#70858

Edited, May 02, 2013 12:26