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PFField Methods

The PFField type exposes the following members.

Methods
  NameDescription
Public methodDelete
Flags this object as deleted.

If it fails, throws an error.

If the object could not be deleted because it does not yet exist in database, returns false.

If successful, returns true.

(Inherited from PFBaseObject.)
Protected methodStatic memberDeserializeSettingsT
Deserializes settings using a specific PFFieldSettings class.
Public methodGetCurrentCulture
Gets the culture used by this field to represents values and controls. Based on current used effective language.
Public methodStatic memberGetCurrentCulture(PFSite)
Gets the current culture based on current user effective language. If site is null, returns GetDefaultCulture().
Public methodStatic memberGetDefaultCulture
Gets the culture used when no PFSite is available. Currently returns CurrentUICulture.
Public methodGetDefaultFieldControlName
Gets the name of the main control of this field for a given item.
Public methodGetFieldControlId
Returns an unique HTML control Id based on current field name. Note : characters ".", "_" and " " are automatically removed from controlName.
Public methodStatic memberGetFieldControlProperties
Using the control id generated by GetFieldControlId and returns Id and Name properties for a HTML control.
Public methodGetGenericDisplayHtml(Object)
Converts a typed value to a display text using HTML.
Public methodGetGenericDisplayHtml(Object, String)
Converts a typed value to a display text using HTML.
Public methodGetGenericDisplayText
Converts a typed value to a display text without HTML.
Protected methodGetNewPermissionContext
Creates a new permission context based on current object type.
(Overrides PFBaseObjectGetNewPermissionContext.)
Public methodGetValueObject
Converts a raw object to a specific type handled by a specific type of PFField.
Public methodStatic memberGroupFieldsValues
Groups posted values by field for each control in form.
Protected methodInitializeLogger
Use this method to override the way the logger is initialized.
(Inherited from PFBaseObject.)
Protected methodInitializeSettings
Deserializes settings using a specific PFFieldSettings class.
Protected methodProcessPermissions
Compute permissions from permission context and set in data properties.
(Inherited from PFBaseObject.)
Public methodRunInTransactionArea
Runs a code with a transaction on object connection. If there is no current transaction and if the code succeed, transaction is committed. If an exception is thrown, transaction is rollback.
(Inherited from PFBaseObject.)
Public methodSave
Applies the data of this object in the database.

When the field does not correspond to a system field, this Save will also ensure the SQL column in the database.

(Overrides PFBaseObjectSave.)
Protected methodSaveObjectsInDataCollection
Saves data loaded from temp specialized object in data properties collection before save or check hasPendingChanges.
(Overrides PFBaseObjectSaveObjectsInDataCollection.)
Public methodToString
Generates a string representing this field for debugging, including the type and the name.
(Overrides ObjectToString.)
Public methodTryGetSectionName
Tries to find the (translated) title of the section hosting this field in the work form of the content-type.

Returns String.Empty if not found.

Public methodValidateInterface
Validates the related controls after a postback. If success true validated value in Tag. If success false message to show in operation result message.
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Extension Methods
  NameDescription
Public Extension MethodAsT
Casts an object to another type. Returns default(T) if the object is null.
(Defined by Utils_Other.)
Public Extension MethodEqualsAll
Checks that this object is equal to every object in parameters.
(Defined by Utils_Other.)
Public Extension MethodEqualsAny
Checks that this object is equal to at least one of the parameters.
(Defined by Utils_Other.)
Public Extension MethodGetString
Converts an object to String using ToString() method, else returns String.Empty.
(Defined by Utils_Other.)
Public Extension MethodIsGenericListOverloaded.
Checks if this object is a System.Collections.Generic.List.
(Defined by Utils_Linq.)
Public Extension MethodIsGenericList(Type)Overloaded.
Checks if this object is a System.Collections.Generic.List using type as T.
(Defined by Utils_Linq.)
Public Extension MethodSerializeOverloaded.
Serializes an object into an XML document.
(Defined by Utils_Xml.)
Public Extension MethodSerialize(String)Overloaded.
Serializes an object into an XML document.
(Defined by Utils_Xml.)
Public Extension MethodSerializeJsonOverloaded.
Serializes an object using a DataContractJsonSerializer.
(Defined by Utils_String.)
Public Extension MethodSerializeJson(ListType)Overloaded.
Serializes an object using a DataContractJsonSerializer.
(Defined by Utils_String.)
Public Extension MethodSerializeJson(DataContractJsonSerializerSettings)Overloaded.
Serializes an object using a DataContractJsonSerializer.
(Defined by Utils_String.)
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