Fluent API and DynamicData

Posted by Community Admin on 16-Oct-2010 00:00

OK so I'm able to create a new MetaTable of a custom type, but now how do I use the Fluent API to create new records? All I see in the documentation is how to perform CRUD operations on Child Facades not DynamicData Custom Types.

Here is the MetaTable I'm creating

private void CreateComicMetaTable()

App.WorkWith()

.DynamicData()

.Type()

.CreateNew("SitefinityComic", "ComicWidget.Models")

.Do(dt => dt.DatabaseInheritance = DatabaseInheritanceType.horizontal)

.Field()

.CreateNew("Description", typeof(string))

.Done()

.Field()

.CreateNew("URL", typeof(string))

.Done()

.Field()

.CreateNew("ImageExtension", typeof(string))

.Done()

.Field()

.CreateNew("Prefix", typeof(string))

.Done()

.Field()

.CreateNew("PublishedDay", typeof(string))

.Done()

.Field()

.CreateNew("Name", typeof(string))

.Done()

.SaveChanges(true);

Posted by Community Admin on 17-Oct-2010 00:00

Hi Garry,

Please take a look at New Event fields forum post. In the BETA 2 there are some limitations in the Fluent API.

Regards,
Ivan Dimitrov
the Telerik team

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Posted by Community Admin on 10-Feb-2011 00:00

I created dynamic Data for Blog using fluent API given below

fluent
   .DynamicData()
   .Type(typeof(Blog))
   .Field().TryCreateNew("PUser", typeof(string)).Done()
   .Field().TryCreateNew("UPhotoUrl", typeof(string)).Done().SaveChanges(true);

its not giving error

if i try to set value like this

Guid gDynamicGuid = Guid.NewGuid();
Blog parentBlog = fluent.Blogs().Where(b => b.Title == sblogPostTitle).Get().First();
fluent
   .BlogPost()
   .CreateNew()
   .Do(bP =>

   bP.Parent = parentBlog;
   bP.Title = sblogPostTitle + gDynamicGuid;
   bP.Content = scontent;
   bP.UrlName = sblogPostTitle + gDynamicGuid;
   bP.DateCreated = DateTime.UtcNow;
   bP.PublicationDate = DateTime.UtcNow;
   bP.SetValue("PUser", UserName);
   bP.SetValue("UPhotoUrl", UserPhotoUrl);
   )
   .Publish()
   .SaveChanges();

its show the error :

Cannot "SetValue", because Telerik.Sitefinity.Blogs.Model.BlogPost does not contain a public property named "PUser".

How do i assign value for that?

Posted by Community Admin on 10-Feb-2011 00:00

Hello Jmr,

It looks like you are creating the field for Blog, but later you are trying to use the field with BlogPost. You should create the field for Telerik.Sitefinity.Blogs.Model.BlogPost object.

All the best,
Ivan Dimitrov
the Telerik team

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Posted by Community Admin on 10-Feb-2011 00:00

Please can you explain more about this. Is there any documentations are available?

Thanks
jmr

Posted by Community Admin on 14-Feb-2011 00:00

Hi Jmr,

You are createing a dynamic filed for Blog object not for BlogPost and this is why you are getting the error when you try to set/get some value. The dynamic filed should be created for BlogPost ( in your case).

Kind regards,
Ivan Dimitrov
the Telerik team

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Posted by Community Admin on 14-Feb-2011 00:00

Hi Ivan Dimitrov,
Perfect!!!
your answer saved my time

Thanks
jmr

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