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Warn if property is not set as virtual
To me, I get a quite good YSOD with detailed Exception message at site startup if I forget to make a property virtual. Don't you get that?
Don't remember if it only applies when I have the Display attributes though (which to me is essential to add)
Edited,
Feb 25, 2016 22:42
I haven't tested it lately, it was a few years back now, but I know I forgot it earlier and just got null back. I saw an other user had the same problem the other day so it seems to still be a small problem sometimes...maybe tweak it a little then I guess :)
Feb 26, 2016 8:37
+1
It is possible to define the following block:
[ContentType(GUID = "1F8B71EF-4776-4282-A8F0-45A6599FF06F")]
public class MyBlock : BlockData
{
[UIHint(UIHint.Image)]
public ContentReference Image { get; set; }
}
Episerver won't throw any exception (ysod), and it will allow editors to store the value in edit mode.
In backend, Image is always null.
Apr 22, 2016 15:45
There is a bug in the validation if a property is part of an interface (because it is virtual but also final): http://world.episerver.com/support/Bug-list/bug/CMS-3090
Tested the above code and it seems to throw now.
Sep 12, 2016 15:57
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If you create a pagetype with new properties it would be neat if we could get a clear indication or warning if the property isn't set as virtual in code = won't work.
That would save some debugging time in most projects. Is it visible in logs maybe already? I haven't checked. Possible to display in edit /admin?