Incorrect number of listitems returned - Sitefinity - Front- & Back-End Development

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Posted by Community Admin on 17-May-2011 00:00

I am using the API to access a list and album. I bring back all of the items and the number seems to always be incorrect.

For instance, I have a list with 5 list items in it. The API is returning 11. I have an album with 2 images in it. The API is returning 5 images.

Any thoughts on why this would be happening? I frequently did this in SF 3.x with no problems.

Below is some commented code.

private void BuildUpcomingTrips()

var list = GetListByName("Upcoming Trips List");

//list.ListItems returns 11 items, but there are only 5 items in this list

foreach (var listItem in list.ListItems)

items.Append(listItem.Content));

private void BuildSlideshow()

var album = GetAlbumByName("Homepage Slideshow Images");

//album.Images.ToList() returns 5 items, but there are only 2 items in this list

foreach (var image in album.Images.ToList())

items.Append(simage.UrlName));

private static Telerik.Sitefinity.Libraries.Model.Album GetAlbumByName(string name)

var librariesManager = LibrariesManager.GetManager();

var albums = librariesManager.GetAlbums();

return Enumerable.FirstOrDefault(albums, album => album.Title.ToLower() == name.ToLower());

private static Telerik.Sitefinity.Lists.Model.List GetListByName(string name)

var listManager = new Telerik.Sitefinity.Modules.Lists.ListsManager();

var lists = listManager.GetLists();

return Enumerable.FirstOrDefault(lists, list => list.Title.ToLower() == name.ToLower());

Posted by Community Admin on 17-May-2011 00:00

Even stranger. Without doing anything, now the album shows 4 items (not five).

Posted by Community Admin on 17-May-2011 00:00

Hi Solomon,

Can you try getting only the items with status live? cnt.Status == ContentLifecycleStatus.Live. I suppose that you are returning all items and this is why there are difference in the items count.

Best wishes,
Ivan Dimitrov
the Telerik team

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Posted by Community Admin on 17-May-2011 00:00

That was it. Thanks, Ivan!

I modified my code and everything is right in the world.

private void BuildSlideshow()

var album = GetAlbumByName("Homepage Slideshow Images");

foreach (var image in album.Images.ToList().Where(image => image.Status == ContentLifecycleStatus.Live))

items.Append(image.UrlName));

All, please see http://www.sitefinity.com/40/help/developers-guide/t_telerik_sitefinity_genericcontent_model_contentlifecyclestatus.html for an explanation of the various lifecycle states of a model object.

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