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PFContentType Class

Represents a content-type in an application. This is representing a type of content, instantiated by the items (PFItem) it contains.
Inheritance Hierarchy

Namespace:  Packflow.Core
Assembly:  MicaSystems.Packflow.Core (in MicaSystems.Packflow.Core.dll) Version: 1.0.0.0 (3.2.0.306)
Syntax
C#
public class PFContentType : PFStructureObject

The PFContentType type exposes the following members.

Constructors
  NameDescription
Public methodPFContentType
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Properties
  NameDescription
Public propertyBaseType
Gets a value indicating the expected type of items.
Public propertyBeforeSaveValues
Gets the previous values of modified fields before the latest Save.

Note: this feature is NOT persisted in the database and therefore only concerns this instance.

(Inherited from PFBaseObject.)
Public propertyCanDelete
Checks if the current permission context allows current user to delete this object.
(Inherited from PFBaseObject.)
Public propertyCanRead
Checks if the current permission context allows current user to access this object.
(Inherited from PFBaseObject.)
Public propertyCanUpdate
Checks if the current permission context allows current user to update this object.
(Inherited from PFBaseObject.)
Protected propertyConnectionInitialized
Gets a value indicating whether the connection is available.
(Inherited from PFStructureObject.)
Public propertyCreated
Indicates if this object has been created and is still in database (positive Id).
(Inherited from PFBaseObject.)
Public propertyCreatedAt
Gets the date of creation of this object in the database.
(Inherited from PFBaseObject.)
Public propertyCreatedBy
Gets the user who created this object in the database.
(Inherited from PFBaseObject.)
Public propertyCurrentUser
Gets the current PFUser of the site.
(Overrides PFStructureObjectCurrentUser.)
Public propertyData
Gets the data collection of this object.
(Inherited from PFBaseObject.)
Public propertyDateObjectCreation
Gets the date of the creation of this object in memory.
(Inherited from PFManagedObject.)
Public propertyDefaultView
Gets or sets the default view of this content-type.

This view will be used when no specific view is specified.

Public propertyDeleted
True if this object is flagged as deleted.
(Inherited from PFBaseObject.)
Public propertyDeletedAt
Date of the suppression of this object.
(Inherited from PFBaseObject.)
Public propertyDeletedBy
The user who deleted this object.
(Inherited from PFBaseObject.)
Public propertyDescription
Gets the description.
(Overrides PFStructureObjectDescription.)
Public propertyDisplayName
Gets the display name.
(Overrides PFStructureObjectDisplayName.)
Public propertyEnableVersionMergeToResolveSaveConflicts
Gets a value indicating whether versions can be merged to resolve save conflicts. If an object is saved with an older version than the last persisted (in database), the system will try to merge the versions values (if no conflicts between values) and will then save the merged item to database. Note : this setting is NOT persisted and will affect this object instance only.
(Inherited from PFBaseObject.)
Public propertyExists
Indicates if this object has been created, still exists in database and is not flagged for suppression.
(Inherited from PFBaseObject.)
Public propertyExternalConnections
Gets a relation allowing to access the external connections of this content-type.
Public propertyFields
Gets a relation allowing to access the fields of this content-type.
Public propertyGuid
Gets the GUID identifying this object. Must be used if Id is no more viable, example if content were merged.
(Inherited from PFBaseObject.)
Public propertyHasPendingModifications
Checks if there is pending changes. Will check if the values are different from the currently persisted values.
(Inherited from PFBaseObject.)
Public propertyHasPendingPermissionsModifications
Checks if there is pending modifications in permissions. Will compute permissions (RUD) and check if there is differences with current persisted permissions.
(Inherited from PFBaseObject.)
Public propertyHidden
Gets a value indicating whether this content-type should be hidden in the UI.
Public propertyId
Gets the id identifying this object. Must be used to find or identify an object because faster than Guid.
(Inherited from PFBaseObject.)
Public propertyItems
Gets a relation allowing to access the items of this content-type.
Public propertyKeepBeforeSaveValues
Gets or sets a value indicating whether the Save should keep a collection of the modified fields previous values.

Note: this feature is NOT persisted in the database and therefore only concerns this instance.

(Inherited from PFBaseObject.)
Public propertyLogger
Gets the logger, used to log any useful warning, error or information in the database.
(Inherited from PFManagedObject.)
Public propertyLogIdentification
Gets a technical text representing this object.
(Inherited from PFStructureObject.)
Public propertyLogs
Log entries related to this object.
(Inherited from PFStructureObject.)
Public propertyModelContentType
Gets the model object corresponding to this content-type in the model of the parent application.
Public propertyModelContentTypeGuid
Gets the GUID of the model object corresponding to this content-type in the model of the parent application.
Public propertyModelRelations
Gets the list of model relations linked to this content-type.
Public propertyModelTaskContentType
Gets the model content-type hosting the tasks of this content-type's workflows, if appropriate.
Public propertyModelTaskView
Gets the model view used by default to display the tasks of this content-type's workflows, if appropriate.
Public propertyName
Gets the name of this object.
(Inherited from PFStructureObject.)
Public propertyParentApplication
Gets the application containing this content-type.
Public propertyPermissionContext
Gets an object calculating permissions on demand.
Public propertyPermissions
Gets the permission set (RUD permissions) of this item.
(Inherited from PFBaseObject.)
Protected propertyPermissionSetDeleteId
Id of the permission set for Delete access.
(Inherited from PFBaseObject.)
Protected propertyPermissionSetDeleteXml
XML of serialized permission set for Delete access.
(Inherited from PFBaseObject.)
Protected propertyPermissionSetReadId
Id of the permission set for Read access.
(Inherited from PFBaseObject.)
Protected propertyPermissionSetReadXml
XML of serialized permission set for Read access.
(Inherited from PFBaseObject.)
Protected propertyPermissionSetUpdateId
Id of the permission set for Update access.
(Inherited from PFBaseObject.)
Protected propertyPermissionSetUpdateXml
XML of serialized permission set for Update access.
(Inherited from PFBaseObject.)
Public propertySite
Gets the root of the persisted objects tree.
(Inherited from PFBaseObject.)
Public propertySubViews
Gets a relation allowing to access the subviews of this content-type's views.
Public propertyTaskContentType
Gets the content-type hosting the tasks of this content-type's workflows, if appropriate.
Public propertyTaskView
Gets the view used by default to display the tasks of this content-type's workflows, if appropriate.
Public propertyUpdatedAt
Gets the date of the last update of this object.
(Inherited from PFBaseObject.)
Public propertyUpdatedBy
Gets the user who last updated this object in the database.
(Inherited from PFBaseObject.)
Public propertyUrl
Url of the content-type in the navigation.
(Overrides PFStructureObjectUrl.)
Public propertyUrl_New
Gets the creation form URL of items in this content-type.
Public propertyVersionNumber
Gets the version number of this object in database. Incremented after each save.
(Inherited from PFBaseObject.)
Public propertyViewOrder
Gets the sort direction of views.
Public propertyViewOrderType
Gets a value indicating how the views are sorted.
Public propertyViews
Gets a relation allowing to access the views of this content-type.
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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 methodFinalize
Finalizes an instance of the PFContentType class.
(Overrides ObjectFinalize.)
Public methodGenerateActorsListForItem
Does NOT return the actual list of actors (tasks) of an item.

Computes the list of task actors based on the current situation (context, roles, user fields, modeling, ...).

Public methodGetAllRelatedContentTypes
Gets all content-types related to this content-type with a relation of the current application.
Protected methodGetNewPermissionContext
Creates a new permission context based on current object type.
(Overrides PFBaseObjectGetNewPermissionContext.)
Public methodGetObjectRelationByName
Gets a children entities relation by its name.
(Inherited from PFRelationalObject.)
Public methodGetRelationContentType(String)
Gets the content-type at the other side of a given relation.
Public methodGetRelationContentType(ContentRelation)
Gets the content-type at the other side of a given relation.
Public methodGetRelationContentType(ContentRelation, Boolean)
Gets the content-type at the other side of a given relation.
Public methodGetSortedViews
Gets the list of views, sorted depending on the value of the ViewOrderType property.
Public methodGetWorkflowSchemaFileName
Gets the workflow schema file name for the specified language.
Public methodGetWorkflowSchemaRelativeUrl
Gets the workflow schema file relative URL for the specified language.
Protected methodInitializeLogger
Use this method to override the way the logger is initialized.
(Inherited from PFStructureObject.)
Protected methodProcessPermissions
Compute permissions from permission context and set in data properties.
(Inherited from PFStructureObject.)
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.

If this object does not exist in the database yet, the children tables will be ensured.

After the save, Insert permissions of children objects are updated in the database (RLS).

(Overrides PFStructureObjectSave.)
Protected methodSaveObjectsInDataCollection
Saves data loaded from temp specialized objects in data properties collection before save or check hasPendingChanges.
(Inherited from PFBaseObject.)
Public methodToString
Returns a string that represents the current object.
(Inherited from Object.)
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Fields
  NameDescription
Public fieldStatic memberFieldName_Hidden
Column name in database.
Public fieldStatic memberFieldName_ModelContentTypeGuid
Column name in database.
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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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