PTB2 page type property InvalidCastException

kristoffer.persson@epsilon.nu

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I use Page Type Builder 2 to define my page types. On one page type I have defined a property like so:

[PageTypeProperty(Type = typeof(PropertyWeekDay))]
public virtual PropertyWeekDay Weekdays { get; set; }

If I access it from my page template, I get an InvalidCastException with the message

Unable to cast object of type 'System.Int32' to type 'EPiServer.SpecializedProperties.PropertyWeekDay'.

I thought this would be handled automatically by PTB, but I guess not...

What do I need to do and where, if I want to use the property as a strongly typed PropertyWeekDay and not an int? What's the recommended approach?

#59359

Jun 04, 2012 9:31

Erik Nordin Wahlberg

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PTB returns the value of the property, not the property itself, and if the value is an int, you have to return an int, or something that is castable with an int.

If you want the property and not the value, just create a WeekdaysProperty that returns this.Property["Weekdays"] as PropertyWeekDay;

#59360

Jun 04, 2012 10:17

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PTB2 page type property InvalidCastException

Unable to cast object of type 'System.Int32' to type 'EPiServer.SpecializedProperties.PropertyWeekDay'.