Sitefinity apis, get images by category - Sitefinity - Front- & Back-End Development

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Posted by Community Admin on 28-Jul-2011 00:00

Hello,

I was wondering if it is applicable to categorize Image Albums ? Of not can I assign a cutsom meta field to an Album ?

An also, how can I select images by category using the sitefinity apis ?

Thanks,

Posted by Community Admin on 01-Aug-2011 00:00

Hello Mohamed,

Currently the only way of adding a custom field to an Album is through code - you should use the TryCreateNew() method of the DynamicData facade - for instance:

App.WorkWith().DynamicData().Type(typeof(PageData)).Field().TryCreateNew("MyPageDataField", typeof(string)).SaveChanges(true);

where you should specify the proper data type for Albums. Once created the field can be accessed and modified using the GetValue() and SetValue() methods. An example of adding a custom field and accessing its values can be found on this forum thread. Please take a look at this article from our Documentation, I believe you might find it useful, concerning the second part of your question. Programmatically you can get the taxonomy using TypeDescriptior.GetProperties or DataExtension method - GetValue, for example:

var myImages= App.WorkWith().Images()

.Where(t => t.Status ==Telerik.Sitefinity.GenericContent.Model.ContentLifecycleStatus.Live)

.Get()

.ToList();

foreach(var item in myImages)

var summary = item.GetValue("Summary");

If you need any further information, please do not hesitate to let us know.

Regards,
Boyan Barnev
the Telerik team

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