Friendly URL get UnifiedFile

Johan Petersson

Vote:

Hi,

Will the ConvertToInternal() method also return UnifiedFiles? If it's a page internalObject can be casted to a PageReference.

object internalObject;

if (Global.UrlRewriteProvider.ConvertToInternal(new EPiServer.UrlBuilder(url), out internalObject))
{
    UnifiedFile file = internalObject as UnifiedFile;

    if (file != null)
    {

    }
}

Or should I go with the HostingEnvironment.VirtualPathProvider.GetFile()?

#53657

Sep 18, 2011 16:35

Per Bjurström

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Just go with HostingEnvironment.VirtualPathProvider.GetFile, the ConvertToInternal only cares about mapping external paths to internal paths - I don't think you can get an UnifiedFile from there.

#53667

Sep 19, 2011 13:25

Johan Petersson

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Why is the out parameter of type object, if it only returns page references? Would have been nice with some xml-comments on methods like these.

#53671

Sep 19, 2011 15:04

Per Bjurström

Vote:

You could argue that it is too abstract but that it is how the URL rewriters are designed. The method will convert whatever you send in and return an hint (the out value) to what internal representation it used, in most cases it is a PageReference but nothing says it must be depending on the provider.

#53672

Sep 19, 2011 15:25

Johan Petersson

Vote:

Is the result cached after the ConvertToInternal() is called?

#53794

Sep 22, 2011 17:48

Per Bjurström

Vote:

Yes, 10 seconds by default

#53812

Sep 23, 2011 8:46