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AddonBaseClass


The base class for all Contensive add-ons.


Methods


Execute()

Execute() is like the main method of an addon. It is the only method required by an addon. An addon can be executed on a webpage, as a process, or make ajax requests to a server.

Signatures

public abstract object Execute(BaseClasses.CPBaseClass CP);

Arguments

CP
BaseClasses.CPBaseClass
call-by-value
CP is an instance of CPBaseClass, and it has a valid CP.MyAddon object that points to any current addon parameters. The parameters are the values for that addon in the database.

Return

object
If the result is an object, it is automatically serialized as a JSON string which is useful for making ajax requests to a server. If the result is a string, it is displayed to a document or logged in the process log depending on the addon context.

Examples:

using Contensive.BaseClasses;

namespace Contensive.Sample {
    class HelloWorldClass : AddonBaseClass {
        public override object Execute(CPBaseClass CP) {

            return "Hello World";
        }
    }
}

CPAddonBaseClass


CP.Addon - The Addon class represents the instance of an add-on. To use this class, use its constructor and open an addon. Use these properties to retrieve it's configuration.

Properties


ccGuid
string
The guid used to uniquely identify the add-on.

public abstract string ccGuid { get; }
ID
int
The local ID of this addon on this site.

public abstract int ID { get; }

Methods


Execute()

Execute an addon in the default addon environment (type=simple, etc) and returns its resulting object. Generally addons return strings.

Signatures

//  Provide details for the execution environment, 
// such as argument key value pairs.
Execute(string addonGuid, 
    CPUtilsBaseClass.addonExecuteContext executeContext);

// Pass arguments to the addon that can 
// be read with cp.doc.get() methods.
Execute(int addonId, 
    Dictionary<string, string> argumentKeyValuePairs);

// Pass arguments to the addon that can 
// be read with cp.doc.get() methods.
Execute(string addonGuid, 
    Dictionary<string, string> argumentKeyValuePairs);

// Provide details for the execution environment, 
// such as argument key value pairs.
Execute(int addonId, 
    CPUtilsBaseClass.addonExecuteContext executeContext);

Execute(int addonId);

Execute(string addonGuid);

Arguments

addonGuid
string
call-by-value
Specified Addon's GUID.

addonId
int
call-by-value
Specified Addon ID number

argumentKeyValuePairs
Dictionary<string, string>
call-by-value
Pass arguments to the addon that can be read with cp.doc.get() methods.

executeContent
CPUtilsBaseClass.addonExecuteContext
call-by-value
Provide details for the execution environment, such as argument key value pairs.

Return

object
Generally return a string.

ExecuteAsync()

Execute an addon asynchonously with the current session environment.

Signatures

// Arguments can be passed that the addon can 
// read with cp.doc.get methods.
ExecuteAsync(int addonid, 
    Dictionary<string, string> argumentKeyValuePairs);

// Arguments can be passed that the addon can 
// read with cp.doc.get methods.
ExecuteAsync(string addonGuid, 
    Dictionary<string, string> argumentKeyValuePairs);

ExecuteAsync(int addonid);

ExecuteAsync(string addonGuid);

Arguments

addonGuid
string
call-by-value
Specified Addon's GUID.

addonid
int
call-by-value
Specified Addon ID number.

argumentKeyValuePairs
Dictionary<string, string>
call-by-value
Pass arguments to the addon that can be read with cp.doc.get() methods.

Return

void

ExecuteAsyncByUniqueName()

Execute an addon asynchonously with the current session environment.

Signatures

// Arguments can be passed that the addon can 
// read with cp.doc.get methods.
ExecuteAsyncByUniqueName(string addonName, 
    Dictionary<string, string> argumentKeyValuePairs);

ExecuteAsyncByUniqueName(string addonName);

Arguments

addonName
string
call-by-value
Name of specified Addon.

argumentKeyValuePairs
Dictionary<string, string>
call-by-value
Pass arguments to the addon that can be read with cp.doc.get() methods.

Return

void

ExecuteByUniqueName()

Execute an addon in the default addon environment (type=simple, etc) and returns its resulting object. Generally addons return strings.

Signatures

// Pass arguments to the addon that can 
// be read with cp.doc.get() methods.
ExecuteByUniqueName(string addonName, 
    Dictionary<string, string> argumentKeyValuePairs);

// Provide details for the execution environment, 
// such as argument key value pairs.
ExecuteByUniqueName(string addonName, 
    CPUtilsBaseClass.addonExecuteContext executeContext);

ExecuteByUniqueName(string addonName);

Arguments

addonName
string
call-by-value
Name of specified Addon.

argumentKeyValuePairs
Dictionary<string, string>
call-by-value
Pass arguments to the addon that can be read with cp.doc.get() methods.

executeContent
CPUtilsBaseClass.addonExecuteContext
call-by-value
Provide details for the execution environment, such as argument key value pairs.

Return

object
Generally return string.

InstallCollectionFile()

Install an addon collection from a file in private files.

Signatures

InstallCollectionFile(string privatePathFilename, 
    ref string returnUserError);

Arguments

privatePathFilename
string
call-by-value
Name of file in private files.

returnUserError
string
call-by-reference
Call-by-reference string that gets updated if an error occurs while installing the collection.

Return

bool
Return true if the collection was successfully installed.

InstallCollectionFileAsync()

Install addon collection from a file in private files.

Signatures

InstallCollectionFileAsync(string privatePathFilename);

Arguments

privatePathFilename
string
call-by-value
Name of file in private files.

Return

int
Return a taskID number that can be used to check the status of the asynchronous installation.

InstallCollectionFromLibrary()

Install addon collection by its guid from the addon collection library.

Signatures

InstallCollectionFromLibrary(string collectionGuid, 
    ref string returnUserError);

Arguments

collectionGuid
string
call-by-value
Specified Addon collection's GUID.

returnUserError
string
call-by-reference
Call-by-reference string that gets updated if an error occurs while installing the collection.

Return

bool
Return true if the collection was installed successfully, false if otherwise.

InstallCollectionFromLibraryAsync()

Install addon collection by its guid from the addon collection library.

Signatures

InstallCollectionFromLibraryAsync(string collectionGuid);

Arguments

collectionGuid
string
call-by-value
Specified Addon collection's GUID.

Return

int
Return a taskID number that can be used to check the status of the asynchronous installation.

InstallCollectionFromLink()

Install addon collection by its guid from the addon collection library.

Signatures

InstallCollectionFromLink(string link, 
    ref string returnUserError);

Arguments

link
string
call-by-value
Link to specified collection.

returnUserError
string
call-by-reference
Call-by-reference string that gets updated if an error occurs while installing the collection.

Return

bool
Return true if collection was successfully installed.

InstallCollectionFromLinkAsync()

Install addon collection by its guid from the addon collection library.

Signatures

InstallCollectionFromLinkAsync(string link);

Arguments

link
string
call-by-value
Link to specified collection.

Return

int
Return a taskID number that can be used to check the status of the asynchronous installation.

InstallCollectionsFromFolder()

Install an addon collection by its GUID from the addon collection library.

Signatures

InstallCollectionsFromFolder(string privateFolder, 
    bool deleteFolderWhenDone, ref string returnUserError);

Arguments

deleteFolderWhenDone
bool
call-by-value
If true, folder in private files will be deleted if collection is installed successfully.

privateFolder
string
call-by-value
Name of folder in private files.

returnUserError
string
call-by-reference
Call-by-reference string that gets updated if an error occurs while installing the collection.

Return

bool
Return true if the collection was installed successfully.

InstallCollectionsFromFolderAsync()

Install addon collection by its guid from the addon collection library.

Signatures

InstallCollectionsFromFolderAsync(string privateFolder, 
    bool deleteFolderWhenDone);

Arguments

deleteFolderWhenDone
bool
call-by-value
If true, folder in private files will be deleted if collection is installed successfully.

privateFolder
string
call-by-value
Name of folder in private files.

Return

int
Return a taskID number that can be used to check the status of the asynchronous installation.

[deprecated] Open()

Use a model object instead. Open an addon.

Signatures

Open(int AddonId);

Open(string AddonNameOrGuid);

Arguments

AddonId
int
call-by-value
Specified Addon ID number.

AddonNameOrGuid
string
call-by-value
Specified Addon name or Addon GUID.

Return

bool
Return true if Addon was successfully opened.

CPBaseClass


The object passed to an addon in the add-ons execute method. See the AddonBaseClass for details of the addon execute method.

Properties


Addon
CPAddonBaseClass
The addon class handles access to an add-on's features. Use the Utils object to run an addon. An instance of the Addon class is passed to the executing addon in the MyAddon object so it can access any features needed.

public abstract CPAddonBaseClass Addon { get; }
Cache
CPCacheBaseClass
The Cache objects handles caching. Use this class to save blocks of data you will use again.

public abstract CPCacheBaseClass  Cache { get; }
Content
CPContentBaseClass
The Content class handles functions related to content meta such as determining the table used for a content definition, getting a recordid based on the name, or accessing the methods that control workflow publishing.

public abstract CPContentBaseClass Content { get; }
Db
CPDbBaseClass
The Db object handles direct access to the Database. The ContentSet functions in the CPCSBaseClass are prefered for general use.

public abstract CPDbBaseClass Db { get; }
Doc
CPDocBaseClass
The Doc object handles features related to the document (page) being constructed in the current call.

public abstract CPDocBaseClass Doc { get; }
Email
CPEmailBaseClass
The Email object handles email functions.

public abstract CPEmailBaseClass Email { get; }
Group
CPGroupBaseClass
The Group Object accesses group features. Group Features generally associate people and roles.

public abstract CPGroupBaseClass Group { get; }
Html
CPHtmlBaseClass
The HTML class handles functions used to read and produce HTML elements.

public abstract CPHtmlBaseClass  Html { get; }
Request
CPRequestBaseClass
The Request object handles data associated with the request from the visitor.

public abstract CPRequestBaseClass  Request { get; }
Response
CPResponseBaseClass
The Response object handles the stream of data back to the visitor.

public abstract CPResponseBaseClass  Response { get; }
Site
CPSiteBaseClass
The Site Class handles features related to the current site.

public abstract CPSiteBaseClass  Site { get; }
User
CPUserBaseClass
The User Class handles details related to the user and its related people record.

public abstract CPUserBaseClass User { get; }
UserError
CPUserErrorBaseClass
The UserError Class handles error handling for those conditions you want the user to know about or correct. An example of this is a login error.

public abstract CPUserErrorBaseClass UserError { get; }
Utils
CPUtilsBaseClass
The Utils class handles basic utilities and other features not classified.

public abstract CPUtilsBaseClass  Utils { get; }
Version
string
Contensive version.

public abstract string Version { get; }
Visit
CPVisitBaseClass
The Visit Class handles details related to the visit. For instance it holds the number of pages hit so far and has methods for adding and modifying user defined visit properties.

public abstract CPVisitBaseClass Visit { get; }
Visitor
CPVisitorBaseClass
The Visitor Class handles details related to the visitor. For instance it holds the browser type used by the visitor.

public abstract CPVisitorBaseClass Visitor { get; }

Methods


BlockNew()

Construct new Block object.

Signatures

BlockNew();

Arguments

No arguments


Return

CPBlockBaseClass
The new block object.

Examples:

using Contensive.BaseClasses;

namespace Contensive.Samples
{
    public class BlockNewSample : AddonBaseClass
    {
        public override object Execute(CPBaseClass cp)
        { 
            // Append a hello world paragraph tag
            // to the new block. See CPBlockBaseClass
            // for more info on append.
            CPBlockBaseClass newBlock = cp.BlockNew();

            string html = cp.Html.p("Hello World!");

            newBlock.Append(html);

            // Return value is arbitrary for this
            // example because nothing needs to be 
            // explicitly returned to the user.
            return "";
        }
    }
}

CSNew()

Construct new CS object.

Signatures

CSNew();

Arguments

No arguments.


Return

CPCSBaseClass
The new CS object.

Examples:

using Contensive.BaseClasses;

namespace Contensive.Samples
{
    public class CSNewSample : AddonBaseClass
    {
        public override object Execute(CPBaseClass cp)
        {
            // Insert a new content row. See
            // CPCSBaseClass for more info.
            CPCSBaseClass newCS = cp.CSNew();

            newCS.Insert("amountRemaining");

            // Return value is arbitrary for this
            // example because nothing needs to be 
            // explicitly returned to the user.
            return "";
        }
    }
}

DbNew()

Construct new Db object. CP.Db methods are for the default datasource. Use this method to create a db object for other datasources.

Signatures

DbNew(string DataSourceName);

Arguments

DataSourceName
string
call-by-value
Desired name for the new datasource.

Return

CPDbBaseClass
A new Db class. An exception is thrown if the Datasource cannot be opened.

Examples:

using Contensive.BaseClasses;

namespace Contensive.Samples
{
    public class DbNewSample : AddonBaseClass
    {
        public override object Execute(CPBaseClass cp)
        {
            // Create a new Db and dispose of it.
            // See CPDbBaseClass for more info.
            string dataSourceName = "exampleDb";
            CPDbBaseClass newDb = cp.DbNew(dataSourceName);

            newDb.Dispose();

            // Return value is arbitrary for this
            // example because nothing needs to be 
            // explicitly returned to the user.
            return "";
        }
    }
}

CPBlockBaseClass


CP.Block - an object that holds and manipulates a block of HTML.


Methods


Append()

Append the htmlString into the current Block.

Signatures

Append(string htmlString);

Arguments

htmlString
string
call-by-value
The HTML string to be appended to the block.

Return

void

Clear()

Clear the contents of the current block.

Signatures

Clear();

Arguments

No arguments.


Return

void

Dispose()

Support IDisposable.

Signatures

Dispose();

Arguments

No arguments.


Return

void

GetHtml()

Return the entire html of the current block.

Signatures

GetHtml();

Arguments

No arguments.


Return

string
Return the entire HTML of the block as string.

GetInner()

Return the innerHtml from the current block specified by the findSelector.

Signatures

GetInner(string findSelector);

Arguments

findSelector
string
call-by-value
Similar to the JQuery selector. To find an html element that has the class="myClass" you user findSelector=".myClass", to find the first html element that has the id="myId" you user findSelector="#myId", etc.

Return

string
Return the inner HTML as string.

GetOuter()

Return the outer Html specified by the findSelector.

Signatures

GetOuter(string findSelector);

Arguments

findSelector
string
call-by-value
Similar to the JQuery selector. To find an html element that has the class="myClass" you user findSelector=".myClass", to find the first html element that has the id="myId" you user findSelector="#myId", etc.

Return

string
Return the outer HTML as string.

ImportFile()

Load the block with the body of a file in the wwwRoot.

Signatures

ImportFile(string wwwFileName);

Arguments

wwwFileName
string
call-by-value
Name of the file in the wwwRoot.

Return

void

Load()

Load the block with an HTML string.

Signatures

Load(string htmlString);

Arguments

htmlString
string
call-by-value
The HTML string to load.

Return

void

OpenCopy()

Load the block with the contents of a record in Copy Content.

Signatures

OpenCopy(string copyRecordName);

Arguments

copyRecordName
string
call-by-value
Name of the record in Copy Content.

Return

void

OpenFile()

Load the block with the entire contents of a file in the wwwRoot.

Signatures

OpenFile(string wwwFileName);

Arguments

wwwFileName
string
call-by-value
Name of the file in the wwwRoot.

Return

void

OpenLayout()

Load the block with the contents of a record in Layouts.

Signatures

OpenLayout(string layoutRecordName);

Arguments

layoutRecordName
string
call-by-value
Name of the layout record in Layouts.

Return

void

Prepend()

Prepend the htmlString on the current block.

Signatures

Prepend(string htmlString);

Arguments

htmlString
string
call-by-value
The HTML to be prepended to the block.

Return

void

SetInner()

Set the innerHtml of an element in the current block specified by the findSelector.

Signatures

SetInner(string findSelector, string htmlString);

Arguments

findSelector
string
call-by-value
Similar to the JQuery selector. To find an html element that has the class="myClass" you user findSelector=".myClass", to find the first html element that has the id="myId" you user findSelector="#myId", etc.

htmlString
string
call-by-value
The inner HTML to set in the block.

Return

void

SetOuter()

Set the OuterHtml in the current block specified by the findSelector to the htmlString.

Signatures

SetOuter(string findSelector, string htmlString);

Arguments

findSelector
string
call-by-value
Similar to the JQuery selector. To find an html element that has the class="myClass" you user findSelector=".myClass", to find the first html element that has the id="myId" you user findSelector="#myId", etc.

htmlString
string
call-by-value
The outer HTML to be set in the block.

Return

void

CPCacheBaseClass


The Cache objects handles caching. Use this class to save blocks of data you will use again.


Methods


Clear()

Invalidate one or more cache objects by key.

Signatures

Clear(List<string> keyList);

[deprecated]
Clear(string ContentNameList);

Arguments

ContentNameList
string
call-by-value
A comma delimited list of Content table names.

keyList
List<String>
call-by-value
One or more cache objects referenced by key.

Return

void

Examples:

using Contensive.BaseClasses;
using System.Collections.Generic;

namespace Contensive.Samples
{
    public class CacheClearSample : AddonBaseClass
    {
        public override object Execute(CPBaseClass cp)
        {
            // Create a keyList containing multiple
            // made up keys that would reference
            // cached objects.
            List<string> keyList = new List<string>();
            keyList.Add("sampleKey1");
            keyList.Add("sampleKey2");

            // Invalidate the made up cached objects.
            cp.Cache.Clear(keyList);

            return "";
        }
    }
}

ClearAll()

Invalidate all system cache.

Signatures

ClearAll();

Arguments

No arguments.


Return

void

Examples:

using Contensive.BaseClasses;

namespace Contensive.Samples
{
    public class CacheClearAllSample : AddonBaseClass
    {
        public override object Execute(CPBaseClass cp)
        {
            // Invalidate all system cache.
            cp.Cache.ClearAll();

            return "";
        }
    }
}

CreateDependencyKeyInvalidateOnChange()

Create a key used only as a dependency. If any record in the table is added/deleted/modified, this key will be updated, invalidating the parent object.

Signatures

CreateDependencyKeyInvalidateOnChange(string tableName);

CreateDependencyKeyInvalidateOnChange(string tableName, 
    string dataSourceName);

Arguments

dataSourceName
string
call-by-value
The name of the data source.

tableName
string
call-by-value
The name of the Db table that the cache will be dependent on.

Return

string
Return the name of the dependency key.

CreateKey()

Create a cache key for a domain model. This key is used to cache a model more complex than a simple string or int.

Signatures

CreateKey(string objectName);

CreateKey(string objectName, string objectUniqueIdentifier);

Arguments

objectName
string
call-by-value
A generic domain model name. This name is arbitrary and does not have to be unique.

objectUniqueIdentifier
string
call-by-value
This identifier must be unique. Using a record/content's ID number is a common identifier since a unique key will be created when concatenated with the objectName.

Return

string
Return the name of the key.

Examples:

using Contensive.BaseClasses;

namespace Contensive.Samples
{
    public class CreateKeySample : AddonBaseClass
    {
        public override object Execute(CPBaseClass cp)
        {
            // Create a complicated objext to cache.
            MyComplicatedPersonRecord sampleRecord = 
                new MyComplicatedPersonRecord();
            sampleRecord.firstname = "John";
            sampleRecord.lastname = "Smith";
            sampleRecord.ID = 1;
            sampleRecord.organizationName = "Contensive";

            // Create an arbitrary domain model name.
            string objectName = "complicatedPersonRecord1";
            // Use the record's ID number.
            string objectUniqueIdentifier = 
                sampleRecord.ID.ToString();

            // Create the key.
            string key = cp.Cache.CreateKey(objectName, 
                objectUniqueIdentifier);

            cp.Cache.Store(key, sampleRecord);

            return "";
        }

        private class MyComplicatedPersonRecord
        {
            public string firstname;
            public string lastname;
            public int ID;
            public string organizationName;
        }
    }
}

CreateKeyForDbRecord()

Creates a cache key for a database model object.

Signatures

CreateKeyForDbRecord(int recordId, string tableName);

CreateKeyForDbRecord(int recordId, string tableName, 
    string dataSourceName);

Arguments

dataSourceName
string
call-by-value
Name of the data source.

recordId
int
call-by-value
ID number of the desired record in the content table.

tableName
string
call-by-value
Name of the content table containing the desired record.

Return

string
Return the name of the key.

Examples:

using Contensive.BaseClasses;

namespace Contensive.Samples
{
    public class CreateKeyForDbRecordSample : AddonBaseClass
    {
        public override object Execute(CPBaseClass cp)
        {
            int recordId = 2;
            string tableName = "sampleContent";

            // Create the key
            string key = cp.Cache.CreateKeyForDbRecord(recordId, tableName);
            string value = cp.Content.GetRecordName("Sample Content", recordId);

            cp.Cache.Store(key, value);

            return "The value of the cached record: " + cp.Cache.GetText(key)
                + "<br>The key: " + key;
        }
    }
}

CreatePtrKeyforDbRecordGuid()

Create a key that's a pointer to the record referenced by GUID.

Signatures

CreatePtrKeyforDbRecordGuid(string guid, string tableName);

CreatePtrKeyforDbRecordGuid(string guid, string tableName, 
    string dataSourceName);

Arguments

dataSourceName
string
call-by-value
Name of the data source.

guid
string
call-by-value
Desired Db record's GUID.

tableName
string
call-by-value
Name of the table containing the desired record.

Return

string
Return the name of the key.

Examples:

uusing Contensive.BaseClasses;

namespace Contensive.Samples
{
    public class CreatePtrKeyforDbRecordGuidSample : AddonBaseClass
    {
        public override object Execute(CPBaseClass cp)
        {
            string guid = "{d02fe8c2-4e8f-4c39-ae59-511f88049e0e}";
            string tableName = "sampleContent";

            // Create the key
            string key = cp.Cache.CreatePtrKeyforDbRecordGuid(guid, tableName);
            string value = cp.Content.GetRecordName("Sample Content", 3);

            cp.Cache.Store(key, value);

            return "The value of the cached record: " + cp.Cache.GetText(key)
                +"<br>The key: " + key;
        }
    }
}

CreatePtrKeyforDbRecordUniqueName()

Create a key that's a pointer to a Db record with a unique name. Only use in tables with unique record names. This system aims to standardize the naming of cache keys to avoid duplicate records being cached.

Signatures

CreatePtrKeyforDbRecordUniqueName(string name, 
    string tableName);

CreatePtrKeyforDbRecordUniqueName(string name, 
    string tableName, string dataSourceName);

Arguments

dataSourceName
string
call-by-value
Name of the data source.

name
string
call-by-value
The name of a record in a data table. Every record should have a unique name.

tableName
string
call-by-value
Name of the table containing the desired record.

Return

string
Return the name of the key.

Examples:

using Contensive.BaseClasses;

namespace Contensive.Samples
{
    public class CreatePtrKeyforDbRecordUniqueNameSample : AddonBaseClass
    {
        public override object Execute(CPBaseClass cp)
        {
            // Get the unique record name.
            string name = cp.Content.GetRecordName("Sample Content", 4);
            string tableName = "sampleContent";

            // Create the key.
            string key = cp.Cache.CreatePtrKeyforDbRecordGuid(name, tableName);

            cp.Cache.Store(key, name);

            return "The value of the cached record: " + cp.Cache.GetText(key)
                + "<br>The key: " + key;
        }
    }
}

GetBoolean()

Return a boolean from a cache. Method returns false if the cache is empty or invalid.

Signatures

GetBoolean(string key);

Arguments

key
string
call-by-value
Key corresponding to site property.

Return

bool
Boolean value from a cache.

Examples:

using Contensive.BaseClasses;

namespace Contensive.Samples
{
    public class CacheGetBooleanSample : AddonBaseClass
    {
        public override object Execute(CPBaseClass cp)
        {
            string key = "booleanCache";

            // Get the double value
            bool value = cp.Cache.GetBoolean(key);

            // Check if the cache is empty or invalid,
            // store something if it is.
            if (value == false)
            {
                cp.Cache.Store(key, true);

                return "The cached boolean: " + cp.Cache.GetBoolean(key);
            }
            return "The cached boolean: " + value;
        }
    }
}

GetDate()

Return a date from a cache. Method returns Date.MinValue if the cache is empty or invalid.

Signatures

GetDate(string key);

Arguments

key
string
call-by-value
Cache object referenced by key.

Return

DateTime
Date from a cache.

Examples:

using Contensive.BaseClasses;
using System;

namespace Contensive.Samples
{
    public class CacheGetDateSample : AddonBaseClass
    {
        public override object Execute(CPBaseClass cp)
        {
            string key = "dateCache";

            // Get the DateTime value
            DateTime value = cp.Cache.GetDate(key);

            // Check if the cache is empty or does
            // not store today's date. Store 
            // today's date if true.
            if (value != DateTime.Now || value == DateTime.MinValue)
            {
                cp.Cache.Store(key, DateTime.Now);

                return "Today's date: " + cp.Cache.GetDate(key);
            }
            return "Today's date: " + value;
        }
    }
}

GetInteger()

Return an integer from cache. Method returns 0 if the cache is empty or invalid.

Signatures

GetInteger(string key);

Arguments

key
string
call-by-value
Cache object referenced by key.

Return

int
Integer from a cache.

Examples:

using Contensive.BaseClasses;

namespace Contensive.Samples
{
    public class CacheGetIntegerSample : AddonBaseClass
    {
        public override object Execute(CPBaseClass cp)
        {
            string key = "intCache";

            // Get the integer
            int value = cp.Cache.GetInteger(key);

            // Check if the cache is empty or invalid,
            // store something if it is.
            if (value == 0)
            {
                cp.Cache.Store(key, 1337);

                return "The cached integer: " + cp.Cache.GetInteger(key);
            }
            return "The cached integer: " + value;
        }
    }
}

GetNumber()

Return a double from cache. Method returns 0 if the cache is empty or invalid.

Signatures

GetNumber(string key);

Arguments

key
string
call-by-value
Cache object referenced by key.

Return

double
Double value from a cache.

Examples:

using Contensive.BaseClasses;

namespace Contensive.Samples
{
    public class CacheGetNumberSample : AddonBaseClass
    {
        public override object Execute(CPBaseClass cp)
        {
            string key = "numberCache";

            // Get the double
            double value = cp.Cache.GetNumber(key);

            // Check if the cache is empty or invalid,
            // store something if it is.
            if (value == 0)
            {
                cp.Cache.Store(key, 23.7);

                return "The cached object: " + cp.Cache.GetNumber(key);
            }
            return "The cached object: " + value;
        }
    }
}

GetObject()

Return the value of a cache. If the cache is empty or invalid, the method will return null.

Signatures

GetObject(string key);

Arguments

key
string
call-by-value
Cache object referenced by key.

Return

object
The value of the specified cache.

Examples:

using Contensive.BaseClasses;

namespace Contensive.Samples
{
    public class CacheGetObjectSample : AddonBaseClass
    {
        public override object Execute(CPBaseClass cp)
        {
            string key = "objectCache";

            // Get the object
            object value = cp.Cache.GetObject(key);

            // Check if the cache is empty or invalid,
            // store something if it is.
            if(value == null)
            {
                cp.Cache.Store(key, 5.4);

                return "The cached object: " + cp.Cache.GetObject(key);
            }
            return "The cached object: " + value;
        }
    }
}

GetObject<T>()

Get an object of type T from a cache. Returns null if the cache is empty or invalid type.

Signatures

GetObject<T>(string key);

Arguments

key
string
call-by-value
Cache object referenced by key.

Return

T
Return object of type T from cache.

Examples:

using Contensive.BaseClasses;
using System.Collections.Generic;

namespace Contensive.Samples
{
    public class CacheGetGenericObjectSample : AddonBaseClass
    {
        public override object Execute(CPBaseClass cp)
        {
            string key = "genericCache";

            // Get the cached list of strings.
            object value = cp.Cache.GetObject>(key);

            // Check if the cache is empty or invalid,
            // store something if it is.
            if (value == null)
            {
                // Make a list of animals to cache.
                List animals = new List();
                animals.Add("dog");
                animals.Add("cat");
                animals.Add("fish");

                // Store the list.
                cp.Cache.Store(key, animals);

                string retVal = "";

                // Read the list of animals into a string.
                foreach(string s in cp.Cache.GetObject>(key))
                {
                    retVal += s + "<br>";
                }
                return "The cached objects:<br>" + retVal;
            }
            return "The cached objects:<br>" + value;
        }
    }
}

GetText()

Return a string from cache. If the cache is empty or invalid, the method returns an empty string.

Signatures

GetText(string key);

Arguments

key
string
call-by-value
Cache object referenced by key.

Return

string
A string from a cache.

Examples:

using Contensive.BaseClasses;

namespace Contensive.Samples
{
    public class CacheGetTextSample : AddonBaseClass
    {
        public override object Execute(CPBaseClass cp)
        {
            string key = "textCache";

            // Get the text
            string value = cp.Cache.GetText(key);

            // Check if the cache is empty or invalid,
            // store something if it is.
            if (value == "")
            {
                cp.Cache.Store(key, "Hello world!");

                return "The cached text: " + cp.Cache.GetText(key);
            }
            return "The cached text: " + value;
        }
    }
}

Invalidate()

Invalidate a cache.

Signatures

Invalidate(string key);

Arguments

key
string
call-by-value
Cache object referenced by key.

Return

void

Examples:

using Contensive.BaseClasses;

namespace Contensive.Samples
{
    public class CacheInvalidateSample : AddonBaseClass
    {
        public override object Execute(CPBaseClass cp)
        {
            string key = "sampleKey";

            // Invalidate a made up cached object.
            cp.Cache.Invalidate(key);

            return "";
        }
    }
}

InvalidateAll()

Invalidate all system cache.

Signatures

InvalidateAll();

Arguments

No arguments.


Return

void

Examples:

using Contensive.BaseClasses;

namespace Contensive.Samples
{
    public class CacheInvalidateAllSample : AddonBaseClass
    {
        public override object Execute(CPBaseClass cp)
        {
            // Invalidate all system cache.
            cp.Cache.InvalidateAll();

            return "";
        }
    }
}

InvalidateContentRecord()

Invalidate a key based on the table and recordId.

Signatures

InvalidateContentRecord(string contentName, int recordId);

Arguments

contentName
string
call-by-value
Name of the content table containing the desired record.

recordId
int
call-by-value
Id number of record in content table.

Return

void

Examples:

using Contensive.BaseClasses;

namespace Contensive.Samples
{
    public class CacheInvalidateContentRecordSample : AddonBaseClass
    {
        public override object Execute(CPBaseClass cp)
        {
            int recordId = 2;
            string contentName = "Sample Content";

            // Invalidate a cached record in the "Sample Content"
            // content table.
            cp.Cache.InvalidateContentRecord(contentName,
                recordId);

            return "";
        }
    }
}

[deprecated] InvalidateTag()

Use Invalidate(key). Invalidates a cache tag.

Signatures

InvalidateTag(string tag);

Arguments

tag
string
call-by-value
Tag that references a cached object.


InvalidateTagList()

Invalidate a list of cache keys.

Signatures

InvalidateTagList(List<string> keyList);

Arguments

keyList
List<String>
call-by-value
One or more cache objects referenced by key.

Return

void

Examples:

using Contensive.BaseClasses;
using System.Collections.Generic;

namespace Contensive.Samples
{
    public class CacheInvalidateTagListSample : AddonBaseClass
    {
        public override object Execute(CPBaseClass cp)
        {
            // Create a keyList containing multiple
            // made up keys that would reference
            // cached objects.
            List<string> keyList = new List<string>();
            keyList.Add("sampleKey1");
            keyList.Add("sampleKey2");

            // Invalidate the made up cached objects.
            cp.Cache.InvalidateTagList(keyList);

            return "";
        }
    }
}

[deprecated] Read()

Use GetText(key) instead. Read a key from the cache.

Signatures

Read(string key);

Arguments

key
string
call-by-value
Cache object referenced by key.


[deprecated] Save()

Use Store(). Saves a key=value pair.

Signatures

Save(string key, string Value);

Save(string key, string Value, string tagCommaList);

Save(string key, string Value, string tagCommaList, 
    DateTime ClearOnDate);

Arguments

ClearOnDate
DateTime
call-by-value
Saved object is cleared on this date.

key
string
call-by-value
The name of the key that will reference the cached object.

tagCommaList
string
call-by-value
A comma delimited list of tags that reference the cached object.

value
string
call-by-value
The object to cache.

Return

void

[deprecated] SetKey()

Set a cache key.

Signatures

SetKey(string key, object Value);

SetKey(string key, object Value, DateTime invalidationDate);

SetKey(string key, object Value, DateTime invalidationDate, 
    List<string> tagList);

SetKey(string key, object Value, DateTime invalidationDate, 
    string tag);

SetKey(string key, object Value, List<string> tagList);

SetKey(string key, object Value, string tag);

Arguments

invaldiationDate
DateTime
call-by-value
Specified date to invalidate the stored key.

key
string
call-by-value
Name of the key.

tag
string
call-by-value
Tag associated with the cached object.

tagList
List<String>
call-by-value
List of tags associated with the cached object.

value
object
call-by-value
The object to cache.

Return

void

Store()

Store an object to a key.

Signatures

// Invalidate the object if a dependentKey 
// is updated after this object is stored.
Store(string key, object value, List<string> dependentKeyList);

// Invalidate the object if a dependentKey 
// is updated after this object is stored.
Store(string key, object value, string dependentKey);

Store(string key, object value);

Store(string key, object value, DateTime invalidationDate);

Store(string key, object value, DateTime invalidationDate, 
    List<string> dependentKeyList);

Store(string key, object value, DateTime invalidationDate, 
    string dependentKey);

Arguments

dependentKey
string
call-by-value
A single dependent key. If the record(s) referenced by the dependent key are changed, the cache will be invalidated.. The dependent keys can be made with methods like CreateKey().

dependentKeyList
List<String>
call-by-value
A list object containing multiple dependentKeys. If any of the records referenced by the keys are changed, the cache will be invalidated. The dependent keys can be made with methods like CreateKey().

invalidationDate
DateTime
call-by-value
Specified date to invalidate the stored object.

key
string
call-by-value
Name of the key that the object is stored under.

value
object
call-by-value
The value to cache.

Return

void

Examples:

using Contensive.BaseClasses;
using System;

namespace Contensive.Samples
{
    public class CacheStoreSample : AddonBaseClass
    {
        public override object Execute(CPBaseClass cp)
        {
            // Get the unique record name
            string name = cp.Content.GetRecordName("Sample Content", 5);
            string tableName = "sampleContent";

            // Create the key
            string key = cp.Cache.CreatePtrKeyforDbRecordGuid(name, tableName);

            // Cache will invalidate in 5 days from creation
            DateTime invalidationDate = DateTime.Now.AddDays(5);

            // Cache will invalidate if any changes are made to the 
            // Sample Content table.
            string dependentKey = cp.Cache.CreateKeyForDbRecord(5, "sampleContent");

            // Cache the object
            cp.Cache.Store(key, name, invalidationDate, dependentKey);

            return "The value of the cached record: " + cp.Cache.GetText(key)
                + "<br>The key: " + key;
        }
    }
}

UpdateLastModified()

Updates the cache dependency key for the specified table when one of its records has been modified.

Signatures

UpdateLastModified(string tableName);

Arguments

tableName
string
call-by-value
Name of the desired Db table.

Return

void

CPContentBaseClass


CP.Content - contains features related to the content engine.


Methods


[deprecated] AbortEdit()

Workflow editing is deprecated. Discard changes made to content.

Signatures

AbortEdit(string ContentName, int RecordId);

Arguments

ContentName
string
call-by-value
Name of desired content.

RecordID
int
call-by-value
ID number of desired record.

Return

void

AddContent()

Adds content. See signature comments for further functionality.

Signatures

// Create a new content with default fields. 
// sqlTablename created from contentName. 
// After the call, modify the content with the database model.
AddContent(string ContentName);

// Create a new content with sqlTablename and default 
// fields. After the call, modify the content with the 
// database model.
AddContent(string ContentName, string sqlTableName);

// Create new content with sqlTablename and default fields
// on the default datasource. Modify the content with
// the database model.
AddContent(string ContentName, string sqlTableName, 
    string dataSource);

Arguments

ContentName
string
call-by-value
Name of desired content.

dataSource
string
call-by-value
The default data source.

sqlTableName
string
call-by-value
Desired name of SQL table.

Return

int
Return the record ID number for the new content.

Examples:

using Contensive.BaseClasses;

namespace Contensive.Samples
{
    public class AddContentSample : AddonBaseClass
    {
        public override object Execute(CPBaseClass cp)
        {
            string ContentName = "Example Content";
            string sqlTableName = "exampleContent";
            string dataSource = "default";

            cp.Content.AddContent(ContentName, sqlTableName, dataSource);

            // Return value is arbitrary for this
            // example because nothing needs to be 
            // explicitly returned to the user.
            return "";
        }
    }
}

AddContentField()

Create a new field in an existing content.

Signatures

AddContentField(string ContentName, string FieldName, 
    fileTypeIdEnum fileTypeEnum);

AddContentField(string ContentName, string FieldName, 
    int FieldType);

Arguments

ContentName
string
call-by-value
Name of desired content.

FieldName
string
call-by-value
Desired field name to add.

FieldType
int
call-by-value
Integer reference to field type.

FieldType
int
call-by-value
Integer reference to field type.

fileTypeEnum
fileTypeIdEnum
call-by-value
Enum reference to file type.

Return

int
Return the ID number of the new field.

Examples:

using Contensive.BaseClasses;

namespace Contensive.Samples
{
    public class AddContentFieldSample : AddonBaseClass
    {
        public override object Execute(CPBaseClass cp)
        {
            string content = "Sample Content";
            string fieldName = "Sample ID";

            // See fileTypeIdEnum for info on different types.
            int newFieldId = cp.Content.AddContentField(content, fieldName,
                CPContentBaseClass.fileTypeIdEnum.Integer);

            return fieldName + " ID#" + newFieldId + " is the new field in " +
                content;
        }
    }
}

AddRecord()

Inserts a record and returns its ID number.

Signatures

// Inserts a record
AddRecord(string ContentName);

// Inserts a record and sets its name
AddRecord(string ContentName, string recordName);

[deprecated]
AddRecord(object ContentName);

Arguments

ContentName
string
call-by-value
Name of desired content.

ContentName
object
call-by-value
Name of desired content.

recordName
string
call-by-value
Name of record to add.

Return

int
Return the ID number for the new record.

Examples:

using Contensive.BaseClasses;

namespace Contensive.Samples
{
    public class AddRecordSample : AddonBaseClass
    {
        public override object Execute(CPBaseClass cp)
        {
            string fieldName = "Sample ID";
            string ContentName = "Sample Content";
            int newRecordId = cp.Content.AddRecord(
                ContentName, fieldName);

            return "ID#" + newRecordId + " is the new record in " +
                fieldName;
        }
    }
}

[deprecated] ApproveEdit()

Workflow editing is deprecated. Approve changes made to content.

Signatures

ApproveEdit(string ContentName, int RecordId);

Arguments

ContentName
string
call-by-value
Name of desired content.

RecordID
int
call-by-value
ID number of desired record.

Return

void

Delete()

Delete records based from a table based on a content name and SQL criteria.

Signatures

Delete(string ContentName, string SQLCriteria);

Arguments

ContentName
string
call-by-value
Name of desired content.

SQLCriteria
string
call-by-value
SQL criteria to select which records to delete.

Return

void

DeleteContent()

Delete a content from the system, sqlTable is left intact.

Signatures

DeleteContent(string ContentName);

Arguments

ContentName
fileTypeIdEnum
call-by-value
Name of desired content.

Return

void

Examples:

using Contensive.BaseClasses;

namespace Contensive.Samples
{
    public class DeleteContentSample : AddonBaseClass
    {
        public override object Execute(CPBaseClass cp)
        {
            cp.Content.DeleteContent(ContensiveExamplesModel.contentName);

            // Return value is arbitrary for this
            // example because nothing needs to be 
            // explicitly returned to the user.
            return "";
        }
        // Private inner model class that references the content attributes.
        private class ContensiveExamplesModel
        {
            public const string contentName = "Contensive Examples";
            public const string contentTableName = "contensiveExamples";
            private const string contentDataSource = "default";

        }
    }
}

GetAddLink()

Get an icon linked to the administration site which adds a new record to the content.

Signatures

GetAddLink(string ContentName, string PresetNameValueList, 
    bool AllowPaste, bool IsEditing);

Arguments

AllowPaste
bool
call-by-value
the returned string will include a cut icon if 'AllowPaste' is true and the content supports cut-paste from the public site.

ContentName
string
call-by-value
Name of desired content.

IsEditing
bool
call-by-value
This call returns nothing if 'IsEditing' is false. Set it to true if IsEditing(contentName) is true.

PresetNameValueList
string
call-by-value
A comma delimited list of name=value pairs. Each name is a field name and the value is used to prepopulate the new record.

Return

string
Return the add link.

Examples:

using Contensive.BaseClasses;

namespace Contensive.Samples
{
    public class GetAddLinkSample : AddonBaseClass
    {
        public override object Execute(CPBaseClass cp)
        {
            string ContentName = "Sample Content";
            string PresetNameValueList = "";
            bool AllowPaste = false;
            // User must be editing for add link to appear.
            bool IsEditing = cp.User.IsEditing(ContentName);

            string addLink = cp.Content.GetAddLink(ContentName, 
                PresetNameValueList, AllowPaste, IsEditing);

            // Get a div tag with the add link inside,
            // see CPHtmlBaseClass for more info.
            string html = cp.Html.div(addLink);

            return html;
        }
    }
}

GetContentControlCriteria()

Returns an SQL compatible where-clause which includes all the content ID values allowed for this content name.

Signatures

GetContentControlCriteria(string ContentName);

Arguments

ContentName
string
call-by-value
Name of desired content.

Return

string
Return the SQL compatible where-clause as string.

GetCopy()

Get the string from the 'Copy Content' record based on it's name.

Signatures

GetCopy(string CopyName);

GetCopy(string CopyName, string DefaultContent);

GetCopy(string CopyName, string DefaultContent, 
    int personalizationPeopleId);

Arguments

CopyName
string
call-by-value
Name of the 'Copy Content' record.

DefaultContent
string
call-by-value
Provided default content that will be used to create the record if it does not already exist.

personalizationPeopleId
int
call-by-value
If the content relate's to a person record, the personalizationPeopleId is the ID number of the affected person record.

Return

string
Return the string from 'Copy Content'.

Examples:

using Contensive.BaseClasses;

namespace Contensive.Samples
{
    public class GetCopySample : AddonBaseClass
    {
        public override object Execute(CPBaseClass cp)
        {
            string copyName = "Sample Copy";

            string copy = cp.Content.GetCopy(copyName);

            return "The copy: " + copy;
        }
    }
}

GetDataSource()

Get the datasource name of the content given.

Signatures

GetDataSource(string ContentName);

Arguments

ContentName
string
call-by-value
Name of desired content.

Return

string
Return the data source name.

Examples:

using Contensive.BaseClasses;

namespace Contensive.Samples
{
    public class GetDataSourceSample : AddonBaseClass
    {
        public override object Execute(CPBaseClass cp)
        {
            // Get the data source.
            string DS = cp.Content.GetDataSource("Sample Content");

            return "Sample Content belongs to the " +
                DS + " data source.";
        }
    }
}

GetEditLink()

Get an icon linked to the administration site which edits the referenced record. The record is identified by its ID. The recordname is only used for the display caption.

Signatures

GetEditLink(string ContentName, string RecordID, bool AllowCut, 
    string RecordName, bool IsEditing);

Arguments

AllowCut
bool
call-by-value
If true and the content allows cut and paste, then a cut icon will be included in the return string.

ContentName
string
call-by-value
Name of desired content.

IsEditing
bool
call-by-value
This call returns nothing if 'IsEditing' is false. Set it to true if IsEditing(contentName) is true.

RecordID
string
call-by-value
Desired content's ID number as string.

RecordName
string
call-by-value
Record name that is used as a caption for the label for easy identification of what is being edited.

Return

string
Return the edit link.

Examples:

using Contensive.BaseClasses;

namespace Contensive.Samples
{
    public class GetEditLinkSample : AddonBaseClass
    {
        public override object Execute(CPBaseClass cp)
        {
            string ContentName = "Sample Content";
            string RecordID = "2";
            string RecordName = "SampleRecord2";
            bool AllowCut = false;
            // User must be editing for the edit link to appear.
            bool IsEditing = cp.User.IsEditing(ContentName);

            string editLink = cp.Content.GetEditLink(
                ContentName, RecordID, AllowCut, RecordName, IsEditing);

            // Get a div tag with the edit link inside,
            // see CPHtmlBaseClass for more info.
            string html = cp.Html.div(editLink);

            return html;
        }
    }
}

[deprecated] GetFieldProperty()

Use GetFieldMeta() along with the specified property.

Signatures

[deprecated]
GetFieldProperty(string ContentName, string FieldName, string PropertyName);

Arguments

ContentName
string
call-by-value
Name of desired content.

FieldName
string
call-by-value
Name of desired field.

PropertyName
string
call-by-value
Name of desired field property.


GetID()

Get the content ID number.

Signatures

GetID(string ContentName);

Arguments

ContentName
string
call-by-value
Name of desired content.

Return

int
Return the content's ID number.

Examples:

using Contensive.BaseClasses;

namespace Contensive.Samples
{
    public class ContentGetIDSample : AddonBaseClass
    {
        public override object Execute(CPBaseClass cp)
        {
            int ID = cp.Content.GetID("Sample Content");

            return "#" + ID + " Sample Content";
        }
    }
}

getLayout()

Gets the html layout field of a layout record.

Signatures

getLayout(string layoutName);

Arguments

layoutName
string
call-by-value
Name of desired layout.

Return

string
Return the layout name.

Examples:

using Contensive.BaseClasses;

namespace Contensive.Samples
{
    public class GetLayoutSample : AddonBaseClass
    {
        public override object Execute(CPBaseClass cp)
        {
            string layout = cp.Content.getLayout("defaultLayout");

            return "The layout retrieved: " + layout;
        }
    }
}

GetLinkAliasByPageID()

Returns the primary link alias for the record id and querystringsuffix. The default link is returned if no alias exists.

Signatures

GetLinkAliasByPageID(int PageID, string QueryStringSuffix, string DefaultLink);

Arguments

DefaultLink
string
call-by-value
This value is returned if no link alias is found.

PageID
int
call-by-value
Document's page ID number - cp.Doc.PageId.

QueryStringSuffix
string
call-by-value
Name=value pairs in Querystring format that are used to identify additional link aliases.

Return

string
Return the link alias.

GetListLink()

Get a linked icon to the admin list page for the content.

Signatures

GetListLink(string ContentName);

Arguments

ContentName
string
call-by-value
Name of desired content.

Return

string
Return the list link.

GetPageLink()

Return the appropriate link for a page.

Signatures

GetPageLink(int PageID);

GetPageLink(int PageID, string QueryStringSuffix);

GetPageLink(int PageID, string QueryStringSuffix, bool AllowLinkAlias);

Arguments

AllowLinkAlias
bool
call-by-value
Alias linked can be used if true.

PageID
int
call-by-value
Document's page ID number - cp.Doc.PageId.

QueryStringSuffix
string
call-by-value
Name=value pairs in Querystring format that are used to identify additional link aliases.

Return

string
Return the appropriate link for a page.

[deprecated] GetProperty()

Use models to access record fields. Get a specified property from a specified content.

Signatures

GetProperty(string ContentName, string PropertyName);

Arguments

ContentName
string
call-by-value
Name of desired content.

PropertyName
string
call-by-value

Return

string
Return the field property.

GetRecordID()

Return a record's ID given it's name. If duplicates exist, the first one ordered by ID is returned.

Signatures

GetRecordID(string ContentName, string RecordName);

Arguments

ContentName
string
call-by-value
Name of desired content.

RecordName
string
call-by-value
Record name in the content.

Return

int
Return the record ID number.

Examples:

using Contensive.BaseClasses;

namespace Contensive.Samples
{
    public class GetRecordIDSample : AddonBaseClass
    {
        public override object Execute(CPBaseClass cp)
        {
            string ContentName = "Sample Content";
            string recordName = "SampleRecord1";

            int recordId = cp.Content.GetRecordID(
                ContentName, recordName);

            return "The record ID is: " + recordId;
        }
    }
}

GetRecordName()

Return a records name given it's ID number.

Signatures

GetRecordName(string ContentName, int RecordID);

Arguments

ContentName
string
call-by-value
Name of desired content.

RecordID
int
call-by-value
ID number of desired content.

Return

string
Return the record name.

Examples:

using Contensive.BaseClasses;

namespace Contensive.Samples
{
    public class GetRecordNameSample : AddonBaseClass
    {
        public override object Execute(CPBaseClass cp)
        {
            string ContentName = "Sample Content";
            int recordId = 1;

            string recordName = cp.Content.GetRecordName(
                ContentName, recordId);

            return "The record name is: " + recordName;
        }
    }
}

GetTable()

Get the table used for a content definition.

Signatures

GetTable(string ContentName);

Arguments

ContentName
string
call-by-value
Name of desired content.

Return

string
Return the table name.

Examples:

using Contensive.BaseClasses;

namespace Contensive.Samples
{
    public class GetTableSample : AddonBaseClass
    {
        public override object Execute(CPBaseClass cp)
        {
            string content = "Sample Content";

            // Get the table name
            string table = cp.Content.GetTable(content);

            return content + " holds the " + 
                table + " table.";
        }
    }
}

GetTableID()

Return the recordId in the ccTables table for the specified table.

Signatures

GetTableID(string tableName);

Arguments

tableName
string
call-by-value
Name of desired table.

Return

int
Return the record ID number in the ccTables table for the given table.

Examples:

using Contensive.BaseClasses;

namespace Contensive.Samples
{
    public class GetTableIDSample : AddonBaseClass
    {
        public override object Execute(CPBaseClass cp)
        {
            // Get the table ID of the table
            // linked to 'Sample Content'
            int tableID = cp.Content.GetTableID(
                "sampleContent");

            return "The table ID is #" + tableID;
        }
    }
}

[deprecated] GetTemplateLink()

Template link is no longer supported. Gets an edit link for the specified template.

Signatures

GetTemplateLink(int TemplateID);

Arguments

TemplateID
int
call-by-value
ID number of desired template.

Return

string
Return a link to the template.

IsChildContent()

Used to test if the child content ID is a child of the parent content ID.

Signatures

IsChildContent(string ChildContentID, string ParentContentID);

Arguments

ChildContentID
string
call-by-value
Child content ID number as string.

ParentContentID
string
call-by-value
Parent content ID number as string.

Return

bool
Return true if the content is a child to the given parent, false if it is not.

IsField()

Used to test if a field exists in a content definition.

Signatures

IsField(string ContentName, string FieldName);

Arguments

ContentName
string
call-by-value
Name of desired content.

FieldName
string
call-by-value
Name of desired field in the content.

Return

bool
Return true if the field exists in a content definition, false if it does not.

Examples:

using Contensive.BaseClasses;

namespace Contensive.Samples
{
    public class ContentIsFieldSample : AddonBaseClass
    {
        public override object Execute(CPBaseClass cp)
        {
            string ContentName = "Sample Content";
            string FieldName = "name";

            if(cp.Content.IsField(ContentName, FieldName)) {
                return FieldName + " is a field in " +
                    ContentName;
            } else
            {
                return FieldName + " is a field in " +
                    ContentName;
            }
        }
    }
}

IsLocked()

Used to test if a record is currently being edited.

Signatures

IsLocked(string ContentName, string RecordID);

Arguments

ContentName
string
call-by-value
Name of desired content.

RecordID
string
call-by-value
Record ID number of desired content as string.

Return

bool
Return true if the record is currently being edited, false if it is not.

Examples:

using Contensive.BaseClasses;

namespace Contensive.Samples
{
    public class IsLockedSample : AddonBaseClass
    {
        public override object Execute(CPBaseClass cp)
        {
            string fieldName = "Sample ID";
            string content = "Sample Content";

            // Check if the field is locked
            if (cp.Content.IsLocked(content, fieldName))
            {
                return fieldName + " is locked";
            }
            else
            {
                return fieldName + " is not locked";
            }
        }
    }
}

[deprecated] IsWorkflow()

Workflow editing is deprecated. Used to test if the specified content is workflow.

Signatures

IsWorkflow(string ContentName);

Arguments

ContentName
string
call-by-value
Name of desired content.

Return

bool
Return true if the given content is workflow.

[deprecated] PublishEdit()

Workflow editing is deprecated. Publish changes made to content.

Signatures

PublishEdit(string ContentName, int RecordID);

Arguments

ContentName
string
call-by-value
Name of desired content.

RecordID
int
call-by-value
ID number of desired record.

Return

void

SetCopy()

Set a string in a 'Copy Content' record.

Signatures

SetCopy(string CopyName, string Content);

Arguments

Content
string
call-by-value
Content to be inserted into the 'Copy Content' record.

CopyName
string
call-by-value
Name of the 'Copy Content' record.

Return

void

Examples:

uusing Contensive.BaseClasses;

namespace Contensive.Samples
{
    public class SetCopySample : AddonBaseClass
    {
        public override object Execute(CPBaseClass cp)
        {
            string CopyName = "Sample Copy";

            cp.Content.SetCopy(CopyName, "Sample Content");

            return CopyName + " has been set.";
        }
    }
}

[deprecated] SubmitEdit()

Workflow editing is deprecated. Submit changes made to content.

Signatures

SubmitEdit(string ContentName, int RecordID);

Arguments

ContentName
string
call-by-value
Name of desired content.

RecordID
int
call-by-value
ID number of desired record.

Return

void

Enums


fileTypeIdEnum

File types that indicate the type of a content field upon creation.

Types

Integer = 1


cp.Content.fileTypeIdEnum.Integer
Text = 2


cp.Content.fileTypeIdEnum.Text
LongText = 3


cp.Content.fileTypeIdEnum.LongText
Boolean = 4


cp.Content.fileTypeIdEnum.Boolean
Date = 5


cp.Content.fileTypeIdEnum.Date
File = 6
				


cp.Content.fileTypeIdEnum.File
Lookup = 7


cp.Content.fileTypeIdEnum.Lookup
Redirect = 8


cp.Content.fileTypeIdEnum.Redirect
Currency = 9


cp.Content.fileTypeIdEnum.Currency
FileText = 10
				


cp.Content.fileTypeIdEnum.FileText
FileImage = 11


cp.Content.fileTypeIdEnum.FileImage
Float = 12


cp.Content.fileTypeIdEnum.Float
AutoIdIncrement = 13


cp.Content.fileTypeIdEnum.AutoIdIncrement
ManyToMany = 14


cp.Content.fileTypeIdEnum.ManyToMany
MemberSelect = 15


cp.Content.fileTypeIdEnum.MemberSelect
FileCSS = 16


cp.Content.fileTypeIdEnum.FileCSS
FileXML = 17


cp.Content.fileTypeIdEnum.FileXML
FileJavascript = 18


cp.Content.fileTypeIdEnum.FileJavascript
Link = 19


cp.Content.fileTypeIdEnum.Link
ResourceLink = 20


cp.Content.fileTypeIdEnum.ResourceLink
HTML = 21


cp.Content.fileTypeIdEnum.HTML
FileHTML = 22


cp.Content.fileTypeIdEnum.FileHTML

GoogleVisualizationStatusEnum

The status codes outputted by Google Visualization.

Types

OK = 1


cp.Content.GoogleVisualizationStatusEnum.OK
warning = 2


cp.Content.GoogleVisualizationStatusEnum.warning
ErrorStatus = 3


cp.Content.GoogleVisualizationStatusEnum.ErrorStatus

CPCSBaseClass


CP.CS - The primary interface to the database. This object is similar to a recordset. It includes features of the content meta data. When a record is inserted, the default values of the record are available to read.


Methods


Close()

Closes an open record set. Should be called every time a record set is opened.

Signatures

Close();

Arguments

No arguments.


Return

void

Delete()

Deletes the current row.

Signatures

Delete();

Arguments

No arguments.


Return

void

Examples:

using Contensive.BaseClasses;

namespace Contensive.Samples
{
    public class CSDeleteSample : AddonBaseClass
    {
        public override object Execute(CPBaseClass cp)
        {
            // Create the cs object.
            CPCSBaseClass cs = cp.CSNew();

            if(cs.Open("Sample Content"))
            {
                // Delete the current row of
                // the made up content table
                cs.Delete();

                cs.Close();
            }

            return "";
        }
    }
}

Dispose()

Support IDisposable.

Signatures

Dispose();

Arguments

No arguments.


Return

void

FieldOK()

Test if the given field is valid for this record set.

Signatures

FieldOK(string fieldName);

Arguments

fieldName
string
call-by-value
Name of the desired field.

Return

bool
Return true if the given field is valid, false if otherwise.

Examples:

using Contensive.BaseClasses;

namespace Contensive.Samples
{
    public class CSFieldOKSample : AddonBaseClass
    {
        public override object Execute(CPBaseClass cp)
        {
            // Create the cs object.
            CPCSBaseClass cs = cp.CSNew();

            if (cs.Open("People"))
            {
                // Test if the 'name' field in
                // people is OK.
                if(cs.FieldOK("name")) {
                    cs.Close();
                    return "Field is ok.";
                }               
            }
            return "";
        }
    }
}

GetAddLink()

Gets an icon linked to the add function in the admin site for this content.

Signatures

GetAddLink();

GetAddLink(string presetNameValueList);

GetAddLink(string presetNameValueList, bool allowPaste);

Arguments

allowPaste
bool
call-by-value
The returned string will include a cut icon if 'AllowPaste' is true and the content supports cut-paste from the public site.

presetNameValueList
string
call-by-value
insert description

Return

string
Return the icon linked to the add function in the admin site for this content.

GetBoolean()

Get the field value cast as a boolean.

Signatures

GetBoolean(string fieldName);

Arguments

fieldName
string
call-by-value
Name of desired field.

Return

bool
Return the field value cast as a boolean.

Examples:

using Contensive.BaseClasses;

namespace Contensive.Samples
{
    public class CSGetBooleanSample : AddonBaseClass
    {
        public override object Execute(CPBaseClass cp)
        {
            // Create the cs object.
            CPCSBaseClass cs = cp.CSNew();

            if (cs.Open("People"))
            {
                // Get the boolean of the first
                // person record's active status.
                if(cs.GetBoolean("active"))
                {
                    cs.Close();

                    return "User is active.";
                }
            }
            return "";
        }
    }
}

GetDate()

Gets the field value cast as a DateTime value.

Signatures

GetDate(string fieldName);

Arguments

fieldName
string
call-by-value
Name of desired field.

Return

DateTime
Return the field value cast as a DateTime value.

Examples:

using Contensive.BaseClasses;
using System;

namespace Contensive.Samples
{
    public class CSGetDateSample : AddonBaseClass
    {
        public override object Execute(CPBaseClass cp)
        {
            // Create the cs object.
            CPCSBaseClass cs = cp.CSNew();

            if (cs.Open("People"))
            {
                // Get the date of the first
                // person record's last visit.
                DateTime lastVisit = 
                    cs.GetDate("lastvisit");

                cs.Close();

                return "Last visitted on: " +
                    lastVisit;
            }
            return "";
        }
    }
}

GetEditLink()

Gets an icon linked to the edit function in the admin site for this content.

Signatures

GetEditLink();

GetEditLink(bool allowCut);

Arguments

allowCut
bool
call-by-value
If true and the content allows cut and paste, then a cut icon will be included in the return string.

Return

string
Return the icon linked to the edit function in the admin site for this content.

GetFilename()

If the field stores content in an external file, this method returns the filename for the field. Use this call to create the appropriate filename when a new file is added. The ContentName argument is required if the data set was opened with a query inste

Signatures

GetFilename(string fieldName);

GetFilename(string fieldName, string originalFilename);

GetFilename(string fieldName, string originalFilename, string contentName);

Arguments

contentName
string
call-by-value
The desired content's contentName field.

fieldName
string
call-by-value
Name of desired field.

originalFilename
string
call-by-value
This file and path is relative to the site's content file path and does not include a leading slash. To use this file in a URL, prefix with cp.site.filepath.

Return

string
Return the filename for the field.

GetFormInput()

Returns a form input element based on a content field definition.

Signatures

GetFormInput(string contentName, string fieldName);

GetFormInput(string contentName, string fieldName, int height);

GetFormInput(string contentName, string fieldName, int height, int width);

GetFormInput(string contentName, string fieldName, int height, int width, string htmlId);

[deprecated]
GetFormInput(string contentName, string fieldName, string height);

[deprecated]
GetFormInput(string contentName, string fieldName, string height, string width);

[deprecated]
GetFormInput(string contentName, string fieldName, string height, string width, string htmlId);

Arguments

contentName
string
call-by-value
The name of the desired content table.

fieldName
string
call-by-value
Field name in the inputted content.

height
int
call-by-value
Height of the form.

htmlId
string
call-by-value
The HTML element ID attribute.

width
int
call-by-value
Width of the form.

Return

object
Return the form input element.

GetHtml()

Gets the result of getText() after verifying its content is valid for use in HTML content. The content is returned without conversion If the field is a fieldTypeHtml. If the field is any other type, the content is HtmlEncoded first.

Signatures

GetHtml(string fieldName);

Arguments

fieldName
string
call-by-value
Name of the desired field.

Return

string
Return the HTML as string.

GetInteger()

Gets the field value cast as an integer.

Signatures

GetInteger(string fieldName);

Arguments

fieldName
string
call-by-value
Name of the desired field.

Return

int
Return the field value cast as an integer value.

Examples:

using Contensive.BaseClasses;

namespace Contensive.Samples
{
    public class CSGetIntegerSample : AddonBaseClass
    {
        public override object Execute(CPBaseClass cp)
        {
            // Create the cs object.
            CPCSBaseClass cs = cp.CSNew();

            if (cs.Open("People"))
            {
                // Get the number of visits for
                // the first people record.
                int visits =
                    cs.GetInteger("visits");

                cs.Close();

                return "Number of visits: " +
                    visits;
            }
            return "";
        }
    }
}

GetNumber()

Gets the field value cast as a double value.

Signatures

GetNumber(string fieldName);

Arguments

fieldName
string
call-by-value
Name of the desired field.

Return

double
Return the field value cast as a double value.

Examples:

using Contensive.BaseClasses;

namespace Contensive.Samples
{
    public class CSGetNumberSample : AddonBaseClass
    {
        public override object Execute(CPBaseClass cp)
        {
            // Create the cs object.
            CPCSBaseClass cs = cp.CSNew();

            // Open a made of content table
            // containing user balances.
            if (cs.Open("User Balances"))
            {
                // Get the first person record's 
                // balance.
                double balance =
                    cs.GetNumber("balance");

                cs.Close();

                return "Current balance: $" +
                    balance;
            }
            return "";
        }
    }
}

GetRowCount()

Returns the number of rows in the result.

Signatures

GetRowCount();

Arguments

No arguments.


Return

int
Return the row count as an integer value.

Examples:

using Contensive.BaseClasses;

namespace Contensive.Samples
{
    public class CSGetRowCountSample : AddonBaseClass
    {
        public override object Execute(CPBaseClass cp)
        {
            // Create the cs object.
            CPCSBaseClass cs = cp.CSNew();

            if (cs.Open("People"))
            {
                // Get the row count of the 
                // current record set returned by
                // open.
                int rowCount = cs.GetRowCount();

                cs.Close();

                return "The opened record set has " +
                    rowCount + " row(s)";
            }
            return "";
        }
    }
}

GetSQL()

Gets the query used to generate the results.

Signatures

GetSQL();

Arguments

No arguments.


Return

string
Return the query used to generate the results.

Examples:

using Contensive.BaseClasses;

namespace Contensive.Samples
{
    public class CSGetSQLSample : AddonBaseClass
    {
        public override object Execute(CPBaseClass cp)
        {
            // Create the cs object.
            CPCSBaseClass cs = cp.CSNew();

            if (cs.Open("People"))
            {
                string sql = cs.GetSQL();

                cs.Close();

                return "The query used to generate" +
                    "the results: " + sql;
            }
            return "";
        }
    }
}

GetText()

Gets the result and converts it to a text type. For field types that store text in files, the text is returned instead of the filename. These include textfile, cssfile, and javascriptfile. The filename is returned for file types that do not contain text.

Signatures

GetText(string fieldName);

Arguments

fieldName
string
call-by-value
Name of the desired field.

Return

string
Return the result converted to a text type.

Examples:

using Contensive.BaseClasses;

namespace Contensive.Samples
{
    public class CSGetTextSample : AddonBaseClass
    {
        public override object Execute(CPBaseClass cp)
        {
            // Create the cs object.
            CPCSBaseClass cs = cp.CSNew();

            if (cs.Open("People"))
            {
                // Get the first person record's 
                // first name.
                string firstName = 
                    cs.GetText("firstname");

                cs.Close();

                return "Hello, " + firstName;
            }
            return "";
        }
    }
}

[deprecated] GetTextFile()

Use getText() to get copy, getFilename() to get file.

Signatures

GetTextFile(string FieldName);

Arguments

FieldName
string
call-by-value
Name of desired field.

Return

string
Return the text file.

GetValue()

Gets the value directly from the field, without the conversions associated with GetText().

Signatures

GetValue(string fieldName);

Arguments

fieldName
string
call-by-value
Name of the desired field.

Return

string
Return the value directly from the field.

Examples:

using Contensive.BaseClasses;

namespace Contensive.Samples
{
    public class CSGetValueSample : AddonBaseClass
    {
        public override object Execute(CPBaseClass cp)
        {
            // Create the cs object.
            CPCSBaseClass cs = cp.CSNew();

            if (cs.Open("People"))
            {
                // Get the first person record's 
                // first name.
                string firstName =
                    cs.GetValue("firstname");

                cs.Close();

                return "Hello, " + firstName;
            }
            return "";
        }
    }
}

GoFirst()

Move to the first record in the current record set.

Signatures

GoFirst();

Arguments

No arguments.


Return

void

Examples:

using Contensive.BaseClasses;

namespace Contensive.Samples
{
    public class CSGoFirstSample : AddonBaseClass
    {
        public override object Execute(CPBaseClass cp)
        {
            // Create the cs object.
            CPCSBaseClass cs = cp.CSNew();

            string retVal = "";

            if (cs.Open("People"))
            {
                // Add the first ID to retVal
                retVal = "ID #" + cs.GetInteger("id");

                // Move forward in the record set
                cs.GoNext();
                retVal += " ID #" + cs.GetInteger("id");
                cs.GoNext();
                retVal += " ID #" + cs.GetInteger("id");

                // Go back to the first.
                cs.GoFirst();
                retVal += " ID #" + cs.GetInteger("id");

                cs.Close();
            }
            return retVal;
        }
    }
}

GoNext()

Move to the next record in a result set.

Signatures

GoNext();

Arguments

No arguments.


Return

void

Examples:

using Contensive.BaseClasses;

namespace Contensive.Samples
{
    public class CSGoNextSample : AddonBaseClass
    {
        public override object Execute(CPBaseClass cp)
        {
            // Create the cs object.
            CPCSBaseClass cs = cp.CSNew();

            if (cs.Open("People"))
            {
                // Move to the second record
                cs.GoNext();
                // Get the name field of the second
                // record
                string name = cs.GetText("name");

                cs.Close();

                return name;
            }
            return "";
        }
    }
}

Insert()

Insert a record, leaving the dataset open in this object. Call cs.close() to close the data.

Signatures

Insert(string contentName);

Arguments

contentName
string
call-by-value
The name of the desired content table.

Return

bool
Return true if the insertion was successful, false if otherwise.

Examples:

using Contensive.BaseClasses;

namespace Contensive.Samples
{
    public class CSInsertSample : AddonBaseClass
    {
        public override object Execute(CPBaseClass cp)
        {
            // Create the cs object.
            CPCSBaseClass cs = cp.CSNew();

            // Insert a default record.
            cs.Insert("People");

            // Close the record set afterwards.
            cs.Close();

            return "";
        }
    }
}

[deprecated] NextOK()

Move to the next record in a result set and return true if the row is valid.

Signatures

NextOK();

Arguments

No arguments.


Return

bool
Return true if the next record is valid, false if otherwise.

OK()

Tests if there is valid data in the current row of the result set.

Signatures

OK();

Arguments

No arguments.


Return

bool
Returns true if there is valid data in the current row of the result set, false if otherwise.

Examples:

using Contensive.BaseClasses;

namespace Contensive.Samples
{
    public class CSOKSample : AddonBaseClass
    {
        public override object Execute(CPBaseClass cp)
        {
            // Create the cs object.
            CPCSBaseClass cs = cp.CSNew();

            if (cs.Open("People"))
            {
                string retVal = "";

                // cs.OK() is typically used in 
                // while loops to determine
                // the stopping point.
                while(cs.OK())
                {
                    retVal += cs.GetText(
                        "name") + ";";

                    // Move to the next record
                    cs.GoNext();
                }

                cs.Close();

                return retVal;
            }
            return "";
        }
    }
}

Open()

Opens a record set with the records specified by the sqlCriteria.

Signatures

Open(string contentName);

Open(string contentName, string sqlCriteria);

Open(string contentName, string sqlCriteria, string sortFieldList);

Open(string contentName, string sqlCriteria, string sortFieldList, bool activeOnly);

Open(string contentName, string sqlCriteria, string sortFieldList, bool activeOnly, string selectFieldList);

Open(string contentName, string sqlCriteria, string sortFieldList, bool activeOnly, string selectFieldList, int pageSize);

Open(string contentName, string sqlCriteria, string sortFieldList, bool activeOnly, string selectFieldList, int pageSize, int pageNumber);

Arguments

activeOnly
bool
call-by-value
When true, only fields with the 'active' option turned on are selected. All fields are selected if false.

contentName
string
call-by-value
The name of the desired content table.

pageNumber
int
call-by-value
Given the number of records per page, divide that by the total number of records to determine which page will contain the desired records.

pageSize
int
call-by-value
Number of records per page. Use to limit the number of records opened.

selectFieldList
string
call-by-value
A comma delimited list of specific fields to open within the content table. See the example for format. All fields are opened by default.

sortFieldList
string
call-by-value
This list is equivalent to the 'ORDER BY' SQL keyword. It is a comma delimited list of terms that ill sort the resulting record set in ascending order by default.

sqlCriteria
string
call-by-value
The query criteria.

Return

bool
Return true if the record set was opened successfully, false if otherwise.

Examples:

using Contensive.BaseClasses;

namespace Contensive.Samples
{
    public class CSOpenSample : AddonBaseClass
    {
        public override object Execute(CPBaseClass cp)
        {
            // Create the cs object.
            CPCSBaseClass cs = cp.CSNew();

            // Open the content.
            if (cs.Open("People"))
            {
                // Manipulate the content here.

                // Close the content before
                // returning.
                cs.Close();
            }
            return "";
        }
    }
}

[deprecated] OpenGroupListUsers()

Use OpenGroupUsers instead. The GroupCommaList is a comma delimited list of groups and cannot handle group names that include a comma.

Signatures

OpenGroupListUsers(string GroupCommaList);

OpenGroupListUsers(string GroupCommaList, string SQLCriteria);

OpenGroupListUsers(string GroupCommaList, string SQLCriteria, string SortFieldList);

OpenGroupListUsers(string GroupCommaList, string SQLCriteria, string SortFieldList, bool ActiveOnly);

OpenGroupListUsers(string GroupCommaList, string SQLCriteria, string SortFieldList, bool ActiveOnly, int PageSize);

OpenGroupListUsers(string GroupCommaList, string SQLCriteria, string SortFieldList, bool ActiveOnly, int PageSize, int PageNumber);

Arguments

ActiveOnly
bool
call-by-value
When true, only fields with the 'active' option turned on are selected. All fields are selected if false.

GroupCommaList
string
call-by-value
Comma delimited list of group names.

PageNumber
int
call-by-value
Given the number of records per page, divide that by the total number of records to determine which page will contain the desired records.

PageSize
int
call-by-value
Number of records per page. Use to limit the number of records opened.

SortFieldList
string
call-by-value
This list is equivalent to the 'ORDER BY' SQL keyword. It is a comma delimited list of terms that ill sort the resulting record set in ascending order by default.

SQLCriteria
string
call-by-value
The SQL query criteria.

Return

bool
Return true if the record set was opened successfully, false if otherwise.

OpenGroupUsers()

Opens a record set with user records that are in a Group.

Signatures

OpenGroupUsers(List<string> groupList);

OpenGroupUsers(List<string> groupList, string sqlCriteria);

OpenGroupUsers(List<string> groupList, string sqlCriteria, string sortFieldList);

OpenGroupUsers(List<string> groupList, string sqlCriteria, string sortFieldList, bool activeOnly);

OpenGroupUsers(List<string> groupList, string sqlCriteria, string sortFieldList, bool activeOnly, int pageSize);

OpenGroupUsers(List<string> groupList, string sqlCriteria, string sortFieldList, bool activeOnly, int pageSize, int pageNumber);

OpenGroupUsers(string groupName);

OpenGroupUsers(string groupName, string sqlCriteria);

OpenGroupUsers(string groupName, string sqlCriteria, string sortFieldList);

OpenGroupUsers(string groupName, string sqlCriteria, string sortFieldList, bool activeOnly);

OpenGroupUsers(string groupName, string sqlCriteria, string sortFieldList, bool activeOnly, int pageSize);

OpenGroupUsers(string groupName, string sqlCriteria, string sortFieldList, bool activeOnly, int pageSize, int pageNumber);

Arguments

activeOnly
bool
call-by-value
When true, only fields with the 'active' option turned on are selected. All fields are selected if false.

groupList
List<String>
call-by-value
A list object containing multiple desired groupNames.

groupName
string
call-by-value
Name of desired group.

pageNumber
int
call-by-value
Given the number of records per page, divide that by the total number of records to determine which page will contain the desired records.

pageSize
int
call-by-value
Number of records per page. Use to limit the number of records opened.

sortFieldList
string
call-by-value
This list is equivalent to the 'ORDER BY' SQL keyword. It is a comma delimited list of terms that ill sort the resulting record set in ascending order by default.

sqlCriteria
string
call-by-value
The query criteria.

Return

bool
Return true if the record set was opened successfully, false if otherwise.

Examples:

using Contensive.BaseClasses;

namespace Contensive.Samples
{
    public class OpenGroupUsersSample : AddonBaseClass
    {
        public override object Execute(CPBaseClass cp)
        {
            // Create the cs object.
            CPCSBaseClass cs = cp.CSNew();

            string groupName = "Site Managers";
            string sqlCriteria = "(memberid = " + cp.User.Id + ")";

            // Open the records in 'Member Rules'.
            if(cs.OpenGroupUsers(groupName, sqlCriteria))
            {
                return cs.GetText("memberid");
            }
            return "";
        }
    }
}

OpenRecord()

Opens a record set with the record specified by the recordId.

Signatures

OpenRecord(string contentName, int recordId);

OpenRecord(string contentName, int recordId, string selectFieldList);

OpenRecord(string contentName, int recordId, string selectFieldList, bool activeOnly);

Arguments

activeOnly
bool
call-by-value
When true, only fields with the 'active' option turned on are selected. All fields are selected if false.

contentName
string
call-by-value
The name of the desired content table.

recordId
int
call-by-value
The ID number of the desired record.

selectFieldList
string
call-by-value
A comma delimited list of specific fields to open within the content table. See the example for format. All fields are opened by default.

Return

bool
Return true if the record was opened successfully, false if otherwise.

Examples:

using Contensive.BaseClasses;

namespace Contensive.Samples
{
    public class OpenRecordSample : AddonBaseClass
    {
        public override object Execute(CPBaseClass cp)
        {
            // Create the cs object.
            CPCSBaseClass cs = cp.CSNew();

            string contentName = "People";
            int recordId = cp.User.Id;
            string selectFieldList = "firstname,lastname";
            bool activeOnly = true;

            if(cs.OpenRecord(contentName, recordId, 
                selectFieldList, activeOnly))
            {
                string firstName = cs.GetText("firstname");
                string lastName = cs.GetText("lastname");

                cs.Close();

                return "Hello, " + firstName +
                    " " + lastName + "!";
            }
            return "";
        }
    }
}

OpenSQL()

Opens a record set based on an SQL statement.

Signatures

OpenSQL(string sql);

OpenSQL(string sql, string dataSourcename);

OpenSQL(string sql, string dataSourcename, int pageSize);

OpenSQL(string sql, string dataSourcename, int pageSize, int pageNumber);

Arguments

dataSourcename
string
call-by-value
Name of the content's data source.

pageNumber
int
call-by-value
Given the number of records per page, divide that by the total number of records to determine which page will contain the desired records.

pageSize
int
call-by-value
Number of records per page. Use to limit the number of records opened.

sql
string
call-by-value
The SQL query.

Return

bool
Return true if the record set was opened successfully, false if otherwise.

Examples:

using Contensive.BaseClasses;

namespace Contensive.Samples
{
    public class OpenSQLSample : AddonBaseClass
    {
        public override object Execute(CPBaseClass cp)
        {
            // Create the cs object.
            CPCSBaseClass cs = cp.CSNew();

            // Query ccMemberRules for all people that
            // belong to the 'Site Managers' group
            string sql = "select memberid from ccMemberRules where " +
                "groupid = " + cp.Db.EncodeSQLNumber(1);

            // Open the record set based on the sql query.
            if(cs.OpenSQL(sql))
            {
                // Get the name of the first person.
                string firstPerson = cp.Content.GetRecordName(
                    "People", cs.GetInteger("memberid"));

                cs.Close();

                return "The first person in the list is: " +
                    firstPerson;
            }
            return "";
        }
    }
}

[deprecated] OpenSQL2()

Use OpenSql().

Signatures

OpenSQL2(string SQL);

OpenSQL2(string SQL, string DataSourcename);

OpenSQL2(string SQL, string DataSourcename, int PageSize);

OpenSQL2(string SQL, string DataSourcename, int PageSize, int PageNumber);

Arguments

DataSourcename
string
call-by-value
Name of the content's data source.

PageNumber
string
call-by-value
Given the number of records per page, divide that by the total number of records to determine which page will contain the desired records.

PageSize
string
call-by-value
Number of records per page. Use to limit the number of records opened.

SQL
string
call-by-value
The SQL query.

Return

bool
Return true if the record set was opened successfully, false if otherwise.

Save()

Forces a save of any changes made to the current row. A save occurs automatically when the content set is closed or when it moves to another row.

Signatures

Save();

Arguments

No arguments.


Return

void

Examples:

using Contensive.BaseClasses;

namespace Contensive.Samples
{
    public class CSSaveSample : AddonBaseClass
    {
        public override object Execute(CPBaseClass cp)
        {
            // Create the cs object.
            CPCSBaseClass cs = cp.CSNew();

            if (cs.Open("People"))
            {
                // Make a change in the current row.
                cs.SetField("nickname", "super user");

                // Force a save.
                cs.Save();

                cs.Close();
            }
            return "";
        }
    }
}

SetField()

Sets a value in a field of the current row.

Signatures

SetField(string fieldName, bool fieldValue);

SetField(string fieldName, DateTime fieldValue);

SetField(string fieldName, int fieldValue);

SetField(string fieldName, object fieldValue);

SetField(string fieldName, string fieldValue);

Arguments

fieldName
string
call-by-value
Name of the desired field.

fieldValue
string, int, bool, DateTime, object
call-by-value
Value to set in the field.

Return

void

Examples:

using Contensive.BaseClasses;

namespace Contensive.Samples
{
    public class CSSetFieldSample : AddonBaseClass
    {
        public override object Execute(CPBaseClass cp)
        {
            // Create the cs object.
            CPCSBaseClass cs = cp.CSNew();

            if (cs.Open("People"))
            {
                // Make a change in the current row.
                cs.SetField("firstname", "super user");

                cs.Close();
            }
            return "";
        }
    }
}

[deprecated] SetFile()

Use SetField() for all field types that store data in files (textfile, cssfile, etc).

Signatures

SetFile(string FieldName, string Copy, string ContentName);

Arguments

ContentName
string
call-by-value
The desired content's contentName field.

FieldName
string
call-by-value
Name of the desired field.

Return

void

SetFormInput()

Processes a value from the incoming request to a field in the current row.

Signatures

SetFormInput(string fieldName);

SetFormInput(string fieldName, string requestName);

Arguments

fieldName
string
call-by-value
Name of the desired field.

requestName
string
call-by-value
Name of the incoming request.

Return

void

CPDbBaseClass


The Db object handles direct access to the Database. The ContentSet functions in the CPCSBaseClass are prefered for general use.

Properties


SQLTimeout
int
Get or set the timeout for all Db methods in the current process.

public abstract int SQLTimeout { get; set; }

Methods


[deprecated] DbGetConnectionString()

Use Db.GetConnectionString().

Signatures

DbGetConnectionString(string DataSourcename);

Arguments

DataSourcename
string
call-by-value
Name of the desired data source.

Return

string
Return the connection string.

[deprecated] DbGetDataSourceType()

Use GetDataSourceType( dataSourceName )

Signatures

DbGetDataSourceType(string DataSourcename);

Arguments

DataSourcename
string
call-by-value
Name of the desired data source.

Return

int
Return an int referencing the data source type.

[deprecated] DbGetTableID()

Use GetTableId() instead.

Signatures

DbGetTableID(string TableName);

Arguments

TableName
string
call-by-value
Name of desired table.

Return

int
Return the table ID number.

[deprecated] DbIsTable()

Use isTable() instead.

Signatures

DbIsTable(string DataSourcename, string TableName);

Arguments

DataSourcename
string
call-by-value
Name of desired data source.

TableName
string
call-by-value
Name of desired table.

Return

bool
Return true if the given name is a table, false if otherwise.

[deprecated] DbIsTableField()

Use isTableField() instead.

Signatures

DbIsTableField(string DataSourcename, string TableName, string FieldName);

Arguments

DataSourcename
string
call-by-value
Name of desired data source.

FieldName
string
call-by-value
Name of desired field in the table.

TableName
string
call-by-value
Name of desired table.

Return

bool
Return true if the given table exists and the field exists within the table, false if otherwise.

Delete()

Delete the record specified by tablename and recordId.

Signatures

[deprecated]
Delete(string dataSourcename, string tableName, int recordId);

Delete(string tableName, int recordId);

Arguments

dataSourceName
string
call-by-value
Name of desired data source.

recordId
int
call-by-value
ID number of desired record in table.

tableName
string
call-by-value
Name of desired table.

Return

void

Examples:

using Contensive.BaseClasses;

namespace Contensive.Samples
{
    public class DbDeleteSample : AddonBaseClass
    {
        public override object Execute(CPBaseClass cp)
        {
            // Delete a made up record from a 
            // made up table.
            string tableName = "exampleTableName";
            int recordId = 2;

            cp.Db.Delete(tableName, recordId);

            return "";
        }
    }
}

Dispose()

Support disposable for non-default datasources.

Signatures

Dispose();

Arguments

No arguments.


Return

void

EncodeSQLBoolean()

Encode a boolean value to be used in an sql Query for this application. Boolean fields are stored as integers in Contensive. Example 'select id from ccmembers where active='+EncodeSqlBoolean(true).

Signatures

EncodeSQLBoolean(bool sourceBoolean);

Arguments

sourceBoolean
bool
call-by-value
The source boolean expression to be encoded.

Return

string
Return the encoded boolean.

Examples:

using Contensive.BaseClasses;
using System.Data;

namespace Contensive.Samples
{
    public class EncodeSQLBooleanSample : AddonBaseClass
    {
        public override object Execute(CPBaseClass cp)
        {
            // Write a SQL query with the encoded boolean in
            // the 'where' clause.
            string sql = "select id from ccmembers where " +
                "active = " + cp.Db.EncodeSQLBoolean(true);

            DataTable activePeopleList = cp.Db.ExecuteQuery(sql);

            // Manipulate the DataTable here.

            return "";
        }
    }
}

EncodeSQLDate()

Encode a date value to be used in an sql Query for this application. Example 'select id from ccmembers where dateadded>'+EncodeSqlDate( myBirthday ).

Signatures

EncodeSQLDate(DateTime sourceDate);

Arguments

sourceDate
DateTime
call-by-value
The source DateTime value to be encoded.

sourceDate
DateTime
call-by-value
Encoded DateTime value to be used in a SQL query.

Return

string
The encoded DateTime value.

Examples:

using Contensive.BaseClasses;
using System.Data;

namespace Contensive.Samples
{
    public class EncodeSQLDateSample : AddonBaseClass
    {
        public override object Execute(CPBaseClass cp)
        {
            // Write a SQL query with the encoded date in
            // the 'where' clause.
            string sql = "select id from ccmembers where " +
                "dateadded = " + cp.Db.EncodeSQLDate(
                    new System.DateTime(03/27/2019));

            DataTable PeopleTable = cp.Db.ExecuteQuery(sql);

            // Manipulate the DataTable here.

            return "";
        }
    }
}

EncodeSQLNumber()

Encode a numeric value (integer or double) to be used in an sql Query for this application.

Signatures

EncodeSQLNumber(double sourceNumber);

EncodeSQLNumber(int sourceNumber);

Arguments

sourceNumber
int, double
call-by-value
The source integer or double value to be encoded.

Return

string
The encoded integer or double value.

Examples:

using Contensive.BaseClasses;
using System.Data;

namespace Contensive.Samples
{
    public class EncodeSQLNumberSample : AddonBaseClass
    {
        public override object Execute(CPBaseClass cp)
        {
            // Write a SQL query with the encoded number in
            // the 'where' clause.
            string sql = "select id from ccmembers where " +
                "birthdayyear = " + cp.Db.EncodeSQLNumber(
                    1995);

            DataTable peopleTable = cp.Db.ExecuteQuery(sql);

            // Manipulate the DataTable here.

            return "";
        }
    }
}

EncodeSQLText()

Encode a text string value to be used in an sql Query for this application. Example 'select id where name='+EncodeSqlText( 'bob' ).

Signatures

EncodeSQLText(string sourceText);

Arguments

sourceText
string
call-by-value
The source text string to be encoded.

Return

string
The encoded text string.

Examples:

using Contensive.BaseClasses;
using System.Data;

namespace Contensive.Samples
{
    public class EncodeSQLTextSample : AddonBaseClass
    {
        public override object Execute(CPBaseClass cp)
        {
            // Write a SQL query with the encoded text in
            // the 'where' clause.
            string sql = "select id from ccmembers where " +
                "name = " + cp.Db.EncodeSQLText(
                    cp.User.Name);

            DataTable peopleTable = cp.Db.ExecuteQuery(sql);

            // Manipulate the DataTable here.

            return "";
        }
    }
}

ExecuteNonQuery()

Execute an sql command on a specific datasource. No data is returned.

Signatures

ExecuteNonQuery(string sql);

ExecuteNonQuery(string sql, ref int recordsAffected);

[deprecated]
ExecuteNonQuery(string sql, string dataSourceName);

[deprecated]
ExecuteNonQuery(string sql, string dataSourceName, ref int recordsAffected);

Arguments

dataSourcename
string
call-by-value
Name of desired data source.

recordsAffected
int
call-by-reference
Call-by-reference return value of the number of records affected by the non query.

sql
string
call-by-value
The SQL query.

Return

void

Examples:

using Contensive.BaseClasses;

namespace Contensive.Samples
{
    public class ExecuteNonQuerySample : AddonBaseClass
    {
        public override object Execute(CPBaseClass cp)
        {
            string sql = "insert into ccmembers default values;";
            int recordsAffected = 0;

            // Execute the nonquery.
            cp.Db.ExecuteNonQuery(sql, ref recordsAffected);

            // Return the number of records affected by the 
            // nonquery.
            return recordsAffected + " new record was " +
                "added to People.";
        }
    }
}

ExecuteNonQueryAsync()

Execute an sql command on a specific datasource, returning immediately.

Signatures

ExecuteNonQueryAsync(string sql);

[deprecated]
ExecuteNonQueryAsync(string sql, string dataSourceName);

Arguments

dataSourcename
string
call-by-value
Name of desired data source.

sql
string
call-by-value
The SQL query.

Return

void

Examples:

using Contensive.BaseClasses;

namespace Contensive.Samples
{
    public class ExecuteNonQueryAsyncSample : AddonBaseClass
    {
        public override object Execute(CPBaseClass cp)
        {
            string sql = "insert into ccmembers default values;";

            // Execute the async nonquery which returns 
            // immediately.
            cp.Db.ExecuteNonQueryAsync(sql);

            // Return the number of records affected by the 
            // nonquery.
            return "The nonquery was executed.";
        }
    }
}

ExecuteQuery()

Execute a query and return a data table.

Signatures

ExecuteQuery(string sql);

ExecuteQuery(string sql, int startRecord);

[deprecated]
ExecuteQuery(string sql, string dataSourceName);

[deprecated]
ExecuteQuery(string sql, string dataSourceName, int startRecord);

[deprecated]
ExecuteQuery(string sql, string dataSourceName, int startRecord, int maxRecords);

Arguments

dataSourcename
string
call-by-value
Name of desired data source.

maxRecord
int
call-by-value
insert description

sql
string
call-by-value
The SQL query.

startRecord
int
call-by-value
insert description

Return

DataTable
Return the resulting DataTable object.

Examples:

using Contensive.BaseClasses;
using System.Data;

namespace Contensive.Samples
{
    public class ExecuteQuerySample : AddonBaseClass
    {
        public override object Execute(CPBaseClass cp)
        {
            // Query ccMemberRules for all people that
            // belong to the 'Site Managers' group
            string sql = "select memberid from ccMemberRules where " +
                "groupid = " + cp.Db.EncodeSQLNumber(1);

            // Execute the query.
            DataTable peopleTable = cp.Db.ExecuteQuery(sql);

            // Return the name of person in the first row
            // of the DataTable.
            return "The first person in the list is: " +
                cp.Content.GetRecordName(
                    "People", (int)peopleTable.Rows[0]["memberid"]);
        }
    }
}

ExecuteRemoteQuery()

For internal use. Execute a SQL query stored with getRemoteQueryKey.

Signatures

ExecuteRemoteQuery(string remoteQueryKey);

Arguments

remoteQueryKey
string
call-by-value
The remote query key obtained from Db.GetRemoteQueryKey().

Return

DataTable
Return the resulting DataTable object.

[deprecated] ExecuteSQL()

Convert to datatables and use executeQuery(), executeNonQuery(), or executeNonQueryAsync().

Signatures

ExecuteSQL(string SQL);

ExecuteSQL(string SQL, string DataSourcename);

ExecuteSQL(string SQL, string DataSourcename, string Retries);

ExecuteSQL(string SQL, string DataSourcename, string Retries, string PageSize);

ExecuteSQL(string SQL, string DataSourcename, string Retries, string PageSize, string PageNumber);

Arguments

DataSourcename
string
call-by-value
Name of desired data source.

PageNumber
string
call-by-value
Given the number of records per page, divide that by the total number of records to determine which page will contain the desired records.

PageSize
string
call-by-value
Number of records per page. Use to limit the number of records opened.

Retries
string
call-by-value
insert description

SQL
string
call-by-value
The SQL query.

Return

object
Return an object containing the data table.

GetConnectionString()

Get the connection string in the form of: server=({...});User Id={...};Password={...};Database={...};

Signatures

GetConnectionString();

[deprecated]
GetConnectionString(string dataSourcename);

Arguments

dataSourcename
string
call-by-value
Name of desired data source.

Return

string
Return the connection string.

Examples:

using Contensive.BaseClasses;

namespace Contensive.Samples
{
    public class GetConnectionStringSample : AddonBaseClass
    {
        public override object Execute(CPBaseClass cp)
        {
            string connectionString = cp.Db.GetConnectionString();

            // Create your own database instance here.

            return ""; 
        }
    }
}

[deprecated] GetDataSourceType()

Only SQL Server is currently supported.

Signatures

GetDataSourceType(string DataSourcename);

Arguments

DataSourcename
string
call-by-value
Name of desired data source.

Return

int
Return an int referencing the data source type.

GetRemoteQueryKey()

For internal use. To give a remote method the ability to run an arbitrary query, store it as a remote query and executeRemoteQuery(). This key acts as a permission token for when an addon may need to execute a query.

Signatures

GetRemoteQueryKey(string sql);

GetRemoteQueryKey(string sql, int pageSize);

[deprecated]
GetRemoteQueryKey(string sql, string DataSourceName);

[deprecated]
GetRemoteQueryKey(string sql, string DataSourceName, int pageSize);

Arguments

DataSourceName
string
call-by-value
Name of desired data source.

pageSize
int
call-by-value
Number of records per page. Use to limit the number of records opened.

sql
string
call-by-value
The SQL query.

Return

string
Return the remote query key.

[deprecated] GetTableID()

Use CP.Content.GetTableId().

Signatures

GetTableID(string tableName);

Arguments

tableName
string
call-by-value
Name of desired table.

Return

int
Return the table ID number.

IsTable()

Used to test if the specified table is a valid database table in the current application.

Signatures

[deprecated]
IsTable(string dataSourcename, string tableName);

IsTable(string tableName);

Arguments

dataSourcename
string
call-by-value
Name of desired data source.

tableName
string
call-by-value
Name of desired table.

Return

bool
Return true if the given table name is a table, false if not.

Examples:

using Contensive.BaseClasses;

namespace Contensive.Samples
{
    public class IsTableSample : AddonBaseClass
    {
        public override object Execute(CPBaseClass cp)
        {
            // The 'People' content name.
            string tableName = "ccMembers";

            // Check if the table exists
            if(cp.Db.IsTable(tableName))
            {
                return tableName + 
                    " is a table.";
            } else
            {
                return tableName +
                    "is not a table.";
            }
        }
    }
}

IsTableField()

Used to test if the given field is a valid database field in a valid table in the current application

Signatures

[deprecated]
IsTableField(string dataSourcename, string tableName, string fieldName);

IsTableField(string tableName, string fieldName);

Arguments

dataSourcename
string
call-by-value
Name of desired data source.

fieldName
string
call-by-value
Name of desired field inside the table.

tableName
string
call-by-value
Name of desired table.

Return

bool
Return true if the given table is valid and the given field exists in the table.

Examples:

using Contensive.BaseClasses;

namespace Contensive.Samples
{
    public class IsTableFieldSample : AddonBaseClass
    {
        public override object Execute(CPBaseClass cp)
        {
            // The 'People' content name.
            string tableName = "ccMembers";

            // The 'firstname' field in the
            // ccMembers table.
            string fieldName = "firstname";

            // Check if the field exists
            // in the table.
            if (cp.Db.IsTableField
                (tableName, fieldName))
            {
                return fieldName + " is a field in " +
                    tableName + ".";
            }
            else
            {
                return fieldName + " is not a field in " +
                    tableName + ".";
            }
        }
    }
}

CPDocBaseClass


The Doc object handles features related to the document (page) being constructed in the current call.

Properties


Body
string
Body content of document.

public abstract string Body { get; set; }
IsAdminSite
bool
Returns true if current document is the admin site.

public abstract bool IsAdminSite { get; }
NoFollow
bool
Can the page be found by search engines.

public abstract bool NoFollow { get; set; }
PageId
int
Document's page ID.

public abstract int PageId { get; }
PageName
string
Name of page present on the document.

public abstract string PageName { get; }
RefreshQueryString
string
Current value of refresh query string.

public abstract string RefreshQueryString { get; }
StartTime
DateTime
The time and date for when this document was started.

public abstract DateTime StartTime { get; }
TemplateId
int
ID number of current document's template.

public abstract int TemplateId { get; }
Type
string
The docType that is set by the page manager settings.

public abstract string Type { get; }

Methods


AddBodyEnd()

Insert html before the end of the last body tag.

Signatures

AddBodyEnd(string html)

Arguments

html
string
call-by-value
Html to be inserted at the end of the body.

Return

void

Examples:

using Contensive.BaseClasses;

namespace Contensive.Samples
{
    public class AddBodyEndSample : AddonBaseClass
    {
        public override object Execute(CPBaseClass cp)
        {
            // This represents a Google analytics embed link
            string googleAnalyticsEmbed = "embed link";
            cp.Doc.AddBodyEnd(googleAnalyticsEmbed);

            // Return value is arbitrary for this
            // example because nothing needs to be 
            // explicitly returned to the user.
            return "";
        }
    }
}

AddHeadJavascript()

Adds Javascript code inside the head of the specified document. Code tags are automatically inserted.

Signatures

AddHeadJavascript(string code)

Arguments

code
string
call-by-value
Javascript code as string.

Return

void

Examples:

using Contensive.BaseClasses;

namespace Contensive.Samples
{
    public class AddHeadJavascriptSample : AddonBaseClass
    {
        public override object Execute(CPBaseClass cp)
        {
            string jsExample = "console.log(\"Hello World!\");";
            cp.Doc.AddHeadJavascript(jsExample);

            // Return value is arbitrary for this
            // example because nothing needs to be 
            // explicitly returned to the user.
            return "";
        }
    }
}

AddHeadStyle()

Adds css to the head of the specified document.

Signatures

AddHeadStyle(string styleSheet)

Arguments

styleSheet
string
call-by-value
The actual styles that are added to the page.

Return

void

Examples:

using Contensive.BaseClasses;

namespace Contensive.Samples
{
    public class AddHeadStyleSample : AddonBaseClass
    {
        public override object Execute(CPBaseClass cp)
        {
            string styleSheet = "body { background:green; }";

            cp.Doc.AddHeadStyle(styleSheet);

            // Return value is arbitrary for this
            // example because nothing needs to be 
            // explicitly returned to the user.
            return "";
        }
    }
}

AddHeadStyleLink()

Add a link to an external style sheet in the head of the specified document.

Signatures

AddHeadStyleLink(string styleSheetLink)

Arguments

styleSheetLink
string
call-by-value
Link to external style sheet as string.

Return

void

Examples:

using Contensive.BaseClasses;

namespace Contensive.Samples
{
    public class AddHeadStyleLinkSample : AddonBaseClass
    {
        public override object Execute(CPBaseClass cp)
        {
            string styleSheetLink = "https://mystyles.com";

            cp.Doc.AddHeadStyleLink(styleSheetLink);

            // Return value is arbitrary for this
            // example because nothing needs to be 
            // explicitly returned to the user.
            return "";
        }
    }
}

AddHeadTag()

Adds an empty html tag inside the head of the specified document.

Signatures

AddHeadTag(string htmlTag)

Arguments

htmlTag
string
call-by-value
The type of html tag to be inserted.

Return

void

Examples:

using Contensive.BaseClasses;

namespace Contensive.Samples
{
    public class AddHeadTagSample : AddonBaseClass
    {
        public override object Execute(CPBaseClass cp)
        {
            string emptyHeadTag = "<meta>";

            cp.Doc.AddHeadTag(emptyHeadTag);

            // Return value is arbitrary for this
            // example because nothing needs to be 
            // explicitly returned to the user.
            return "";
        }
    }
}

AddMetaDescription()

Add a meta description to the specified document.

Signatures

AddMetaDescription(string metaDescription)

Arguments

metaDescription
string
call-by-value
The meta description as string.

Return

void

Examples:

using Contensive.BaseClasses;

namespace Contensive.Samples
{
    public class AddMetaDescriptionSample : AddonBaseClass
    {
        public override object Execute(CPBaseClass cp)
        {
            string metaDescription = "Hello World!";

            cp.Doc.AddMetaDescription(metaDescription);

            // Return value is arbitrary for this
            // example because nothing needs to be 
            // explicitly returned to the user.
            return "";
        }
    }
}

AddMetaKeywordList()

Add a list of meta keywords to the specified document.

Signatures

AddMetaKeywordList(string metaKeywordList)

Arguments

metaKeywordList
string
call-by-value
Comma delimited meta keyword list as string.

Return

void

Examples:

using Contensive.BaseClasses;

namespace Contensive.Samples
{
    public class AddMetaKeywordListSample : AddonBaseClass
    {
        public override object Execute(CPBaseClass cp)
        {
            string metaKeywordList = "HTML, CSS, XML";

            cp.Doc.AddMetaKeywordList(metaKeywordList);

            // Return value is arbitrary for this
            // example because nothing needs to be 
            // explicitly returned to the user.
            return "";
        }
    }
}

AddOnLoadJavascript()

Adds Javascript code that is executed during the onload event.

Signatures

AddOnLoadJavascript(string code)

Arguments

code
string
call-by-value
Javascript code as string.

Return

void

Examples:

using Contensive.BaseClasses;

namespace Contensive.Samples
{
    public class AddOnloadJavascriptSample : AddonBaseClass
    {
        public override object Execute(CPBaseClass cp)
        {
            string jsExample = "console.log(\"Hello World!\");";
            cp.Doc.AddOnLoadJavascript(jsExample);

            // Return value is arbitrary for this
            // example because nothing needs to be 
            // explicitly returned to the user.
            return "";
        }
    }
}

AddRefreshQueryString()

Adds a refresh query string to the specified document.

Signatures

AddRefreshQueryString(string key, bool Value)

AddRefreshQueryString(string key, DateTime Value)

AddRefreshQueryString(string key, double Value)

AddRefreshQueryString(string key, int Value)

AddRefreshQueryString(string key, string Value)

Arguments

key
string
call-by-value
Key in a name=value pair.

Value
string, int, double, bool, DateTime
call-by-value
Value in the name=value pair.

Return

void

Examples:

using Contensive.BaseClasses;

namespace Contensive.Samples
{
    public class AddRefreshQueryStringSample : AddonBaseClass
    {
        public override object Execute(CPBaseClass cp)
        {
            string key = "sampleKey";
            string Value = "sampleValue";

            cp.Doc.AddRefreshQueryString(key, Value);

            // Return value is arbitrary for this
            // example because nothing needs to be 
            // explicitly returned to the user.
            return "";
        }
    }
}

AddTitle()

Add a title to the specified document.

Signatures

AddTitle(string pageTitle)

Arguments

pageTitle
string
call-by-value
Title to add to document as string.

Return

void

Examples:

using Contensive.BaseClasses;

namespace Contensive.Samples
{
    public class AddTitleSample : AddonBaseClass
    {
        public override object Execute(CPBaseClass cp)
        {
            string pageTitle = "My webpage";

            cp.Doc.AddTitle(pageTitle);

            // Return value is arbitrary for this
            // example because nothing needs to be 
            // explicitly returned to the user.
            return "";
        }
    }
}

[deprecated] get_GlobalVar()

Behaves the same as GetText().

Signatures

get_GlobalVar(string Index);

Arguments

Index
string
call-by-value
Index of global variable to get.

Return

string
Return the global var as string.

Examples:

using Contensive.BaseClasses;

namespace Contensive.Samples
{
    public class DocGet_GlobalVarSample : AddonBaseClass
    {
        public override object Execute(CPBaseClass cp)
        {
            // Prompt the user for text that displays
            // in the body of the web page. Display
            // 'Hello world!' if there is no input.
            // Will need additional JS and
            // html to show the prompt.
            string key = "displayText";

            cp.Doc.Body = cp.Doc.get_GlobalVar(key);

            return "";
        }
    }
}

[deprecated] get_IsGlobalVar()

Check if the specified object is a global var.

Signatures

get_IsGlobalVar(string Index);

Arguments

Index
string
call-by-value
Index of desired content.

Return

bool
Return true if the specified object is a global var.

Examples:

using Contensive.BaseClasses;

namespace Contensive.Samples
{
    public class DocIs_GlobalVarSample : AddonBaseClass
    {
        public override object Execute(CPBaseClass cp)
        {
            string key = "totalPageVisits";

            if (cp.Doc.get_IsGlobalVar(key))
            {
                return key + " is a property.";
            }
            else
            {
                return key + " is not a property.";
            }
        }
    }
}

[deprecated] get_IsVar()

Checks if the specified content is a variable. Behaves the same as IsProperty().

Signatures

get_IsVar(string Index);

Arguments

Index
string
call-by-value
Index of specified object.

Return

bool
Return true if the specified object is a variable.

Examples:

using Contensive.BaseClasses;

namespace Contensive.Samples
{
    public class DocGet_IsVarSample : AddonBaseClass
    {
        public override object Execute(CPBaseClass cp)
        {
            string key = "headerName";

            if (cp.Doc.get_IsVar(key))
            {
                return key + " is a property.";
            }
            else
            {
                return key + " is not a property.";
            }
        }
    }
}

[deprecated] get_Var()

Get a variable. Behaves the same as GetText().

Signatures

get_Var(string Index);

Arguments

Index
string
call-by-value
Index of specified object.

Return

string
Return the specified variable.

Examples:

using Contensive.BaseClasses;

namespace Contensive.Samples
{
    public class DocGet_VarSample : AddonBaseClass
    {
        public override object Execute(CPBaseClass cp)
        {
            // Prompt the user for text that displays
            // in the body of the web page. Display
            // 'Hello world!' if there is no input.
            // Will need additional JS and
            // html to show the prompt.
            string key = "displayText";
            string defaultValue = "Hello world!";

            cp.Doc.Body = cp.Doc.get_Var(key, defaultValue);

            return "";
        }
    }
}

GetBoolean()

Get the boolean value from the desired object.

Signatures

GetBoolean(string key);

GetBoolean(string key, bool defaultValue);

[deprecated]
GetBoolean(string key, string defaultValue);

Arguments

defaultValue
bool
call-by-value
Default value of the desired boolean.

key
string
call-by-value
Key of the desired boolean.

Return

bool
Return the value of the desired boolean.

Examples:

using Contensive.BaseClasses;

namespace Contensive.Samples
{
    public class DocGetBooleanSample : AddonBaseClass
    {
        public override object Execute(CPBaseClass cp)
        {
            // Make a form with a button
            string makeLarge = cp.Html5.CheckBox("largerText", false);
            string makeSmall = cp.Html5.CheckBox("smallerText", false);
            string button = cp.Html5.Button("button", "Submit");

            string form = cp.Html5.Form(makeLarge + "Check " +
                "the box to make the example's text " +
                "larger<br><br>" + makeSmall + "Check " +
                "the box to make the example's text " +
                "smaller<br><br>" + button + "<br>");

            string retVal = cp.Html5.Div(form, "example");

            // Check if the user clicked the Submit button.
            if (cp.Doc.GetText("button").Equals("Submit"))
            {
                // Get the Doc boolean property that is set
                // when the user clicks the Submit button.
                if (cp.Doc.GetBoolean("largerText"))
                {
                    cp.Doc.AddHeadStyle(".example {font-size: 32px;}");

                } else if (cp.Doc.GetBoolean("smallerText"))
                {
                    cp.Doc.AddHeadStyle(".example {font-size: 12px;}");

                }
            }
            // Return the initial form.
            return retVal;
        }
    }
}

GetDate()

Get the date property of the desired key.

Signatures

GetDate(string key);

GetDate(string key, DateTime defaultValue);

[deprecated]
GetDate(string key, string defaultValue);

Arguments

defaultValue
DateTime
call-by-value
Default DateTime value of the desired object.

key
string
call-by-value
Key of the desired object.

Return

DateTime
Return the DateTime of the desired object.

Examples:

using Contensive.BaseClasses;
using System;

namespace Contensive.Samples
{
    public class DocGetDateSample : AddonBaseClass
    {
        public override object Execute(CPBaseClass cp)
        {
            // Input date field and submit button.
            string date = cp.Html5.InputDate("dateOfBirth");
            string button = cp.Html5.Button("button", "Submit");

            // Add the date field and submit button to the form.
            string innerHtml = "Enter your birthday:<br>" +
                date + "<br><br>" + button + "<br>";
            string form = cp.Html5.Form(innerHtml);

            // Check if the user clicked the submit button.
            if (cp.Doc.GetText("button").Equals("Submit"))
            {
                // Get the date they entered.
                DateTime input = cp.Doc.GetDate("dateOfBirth");
                // Display the form along with the user input.
                return form + cp.Html5.P("Your birthday is:<br>" 
                    + input.ToShortDateString());
            }
            // Return the initial form.
            return form;
        }
    }
}

GetInteger()

Get the int value from the desired object.

Signatures

GetInteger(string key);

GetInteger(string key, int defaultValue);

[deprecated]
GetInteger(string key, string defaultValue);

Arguments

defaultValue
int
call-by-value
Int value of the desired object.

key
string
call-by-value
Key of the desired object.

Return

int
Return the int value of the desired object.

Examples:

using Contensive.BaseClasses;

namespace Contensive.Samples
{
    public class DocGetIntegerSample : AddonBaseClass
    {
        public override object Execute(CPBaseClass cp)
        {
            // The button.
            string button = cp.Html5.Button("button", "Click me!");

            // Add both buttons to the form.
            string form = cp.Html5.Form(button);

            // Check if the user clicked the Surpise1 button.
            if (cp.Doc.GetText("button").Equals("Click me!"))
            {
                cp.Doc.SetProperty("randomInt", 
                    cp.Utils.GetRandomInteger().ToString());
                // Return the form and get the 'randomInt' 
                // Doc property with GetInteger
                return form + cp.Html5.P("Here's a random " +
                    "number: " + cp.Doc.GetInteger("randomInt"));
            }
            // Return the initial form.
            return form;
        }
    }
}

GetNumber()

Get the double value of the desired object.

Signatures

GetNumber(string key);

GetNumber(string key, double defaultValue);

[deprecated]
GetNumber(string key, string defaultValue);

Arguments

defaultValue
double
call-by-value
Default value of the desired object.

key
string
call-by-value
Key of the desired object.

Return

double
Return the double value of the desired object.

Examples:

using Contensive.BaseClasses;

namespace Contensive.Samples
{
    public class DocGetNumberSample : AddonBaseClass
    {
        public override object Execute(CPBaseClass cp)
        {
            // Input text field and submit button.
            string text = cp.Html5.InputText("answer", 50);
            string button = cp.Html5.Button("button", "Submit");

            // Add the text field and submit button to the form.
            string innerHtml = "What is 5.75 - .13?<br>" + text 
                + "<br><br>" + button + "<br>";
            string form = cp.Html5.Form(innerHtml);

            // Check if the user clicked the submit button.
            if (cp.Doc.GetText("button").Equals("Submit"))
            {
                // Get the double value they entered with the
                // GetNumber method.
                double input = cp.Doc.GetNumber("answer");
                // Display the form along with the user input.
                if(input == 5.62)
                {
                    return form + cp.Html5.P("Correct!");
                } else
                {
                    return form + cp.Html5.P("Wrong answer!");
                }
            }
            // Return the initial form.
            return form;
        }
    }
}

GetProperty()

Get a CP.Doc property.

Signatures

GetProperty(string key);

GetProperty(string key, string defaultValue);

Arguments

defaultValue
string
call-by-value
Default value of desired property.

key
string
call-by-value
Key of desired property.

Return

string
Returns the desired property as string.

Examples:

using Contensive.BaseClasses;

namespace Contensive.Samples
{
    public class DocGetPropertySample : AddonBaseClass
    {
        public override object Execute(CPBaseClass cp)
        {
            // Input text field and submit button.
            string text = cp.Html5.InputText("textInput", 50);
            string button = cp.Html5.Button("button", "Submit");

            // Add the text field and submit button to the form.
            string innerHtml = "Do you like standing? yes/no<br>" +
                text + "<br><br>" + button + "<br>";
            string form = cp.Html5.Form(innerHtml);

            // Check if the user clicked the submit button.
            if (cp.Doc.GetText("button").Equals("Submit"))
            {
                // Get the text they entered using GetProperty().
                if (cp.Doc.GetProperty("textInput").Equals("yes"))
                {
                    return form + cp.Html5.P("Nice!");
                }
                else
                {
                    return form + cp.Html5.P("Sitting is fun too.");
                }
            }
            // Return the initial form.
            return form;
        }
    }
}

GetText()

Get the text from the desired key.

Signatures

GetText(string key);

GetText(string key, string defaultValue);

Arguments

defaultValue
string
call-by-value
Default value of the desired object.

key
string
call-by-value
Key of the desired object.

Return

string
Return the text from the desired object.

Examples:

using Contensive.BaseClasses;

namespace Contensive.Samples
{
    public class DocGetTextSample : AddonBaseClass
    {
        public override object Execute(CPBaseClass cp)
        {
            // Input text field and submit button.
            string text = cp.Html5.InputText("textInput", 50);
            string button = cp.Html5.Button("button", "Submit");

            // Add the text field and submit button to the form.
            string innerHtml = "Do you like cars? yes/no<br>" +
                text + "<br><br>" + button + "<br>";
            string form = cp.Html5.Form(innerHtml);

            // Check if the user clicked the submit button.
            if (cp.Doc.GetText("button").Equals("Submit"))
            {
                // Get the text they entered using GetText()
                if(cp.Doc.GetText("textInput").Equals("yes"))
                {
                    return form + cp.Html5.P("Nice!");
                } else
                {
                    return form + cp.Html5.P("Walking is fun too.");
                }           
            }
            // Return the initial form.
            return form;
        }
    }
}

IsProperty()

Checks if the specified key is a CP.Doc property.

Signatures

IsProperty(string key);

Arguments

key
string
call-by-value
Desired key to check if it is a property.

Return

bool
Return true if the specified key is a CP.Doc property.

Examples:

using Contensive.BaseClasses;

namespace Contensive.Samples
{
    public class DocIsPropertySample : AddonBaseClass
    {
        public override object Execute(CPBaseClass cp)
        {
            string key = "totalPageVisits";

            if (cp.Doc.IsProperty(key))
            {
                return key + " is a property.";
            }
            else
            {
                return key + " is not a property.";
            }
        }
    }
}

[deprecated] set_GlobalVar()

Set the value of a global variable. Behaves the same as SetProperty().

Signatures

set_GlobalVar(string Index, string Value);

Arguments

Index
string
call-by-value
Index of global var.

Value
string
call-by-value
New value for the desired global var.

Return

void

Examples:

using Contensive.BaseClasses;

namespace Contensive.Samples
{
    public class DocSet_GlobalVarSample : AddonBaseClass
    {
        public override object Execute(CPBaseClass cp)
        {
            string key = "pageName";
            string value = "Page #" + cp.Doc.PageId;

            cp.Doc.set_GlobalVar(key, value);

            // Return value is arbitrary for this
            // example because nothing needs to be 
            // explicitly returned to the user.
            return "";
        }
    }
}

[deprecated] set_Var()

Set the value of a variable. Behaves the same as SetProperty().

Signatures

set_Var(string Index, string Value);

Arguments

Index
string
call-by-value
Index of the specified object.

Value
string
call-by-value
New value for the specified object.

Return

void

Examples:

using Contensive.BaseClasses;

namespace Contensive.Samples
{
    public class DocSet_VarSample : AddonBaseClass
    {
        public override object Execute(CPBaseClass cp)
        {
            string key = "pageName";
            string value = "Page #" + cp.Doc.PageId;

            cp.Doc.set_Var(key, value);

            // Return value is arbitrary for this
            // example because nothing needs to be 
            // explicitly returned to the user.
            return "";
        }
    }
}

SetProperty()

Set a property of the specified document by accessing it via key-value pairs.

Signatures

SetProperty(string key, bool value);

SetProperty(string key, DateTime value);

SetProperty(string key, double value);

SetProperty(string key, int value);

SetProperty(string key, string value);

Arguments

key
string
call-by-value
Desired property's key.

value
string, int, double, bool, DateTime
call-by-value
New value for specified property.

Return

void

Examples:

using Contensive.BaseClasses;

namespace Contensive.Samples
{
    public class DocSetPropertyExample : AddonBaseClass
    {
        public override object Execute(CPBaseClass cp)
        {
            string key = "pageName";
            string value = "Page #" + cp.Doc.PageId;

            cp.Doc.SetProperty(key, value);

            // Return value is arbitrary for this
            // example because nothing needs to be 
            // explicitly returned to the user.
            return "";
        }
    }
}

CPEmailBaseClass


CP.Email handles sending emails from a Contensive site.

Properties


fromAddressDefault
string
The site's default "from" email address.

public abstract string fromAddressDefault { get; }

Methods


send()

Sends an email to an email address.

Signatures

send(string toAddress, string fromAddress, string subject, 
    string body);

send(string toAddress, string fromAddress, string subject, 
    string body, bool sendImmediately);

send(string toAddress, string fromAddress, string subject, 
    string body, bool sendImmediately, 
    bool bodyIsHTML, ref string userErrorMessage);

send(string toAddress, string fromAddress, string subject, 
    string body, bool sendImmediately, bool bodyIsHTML);

Arguments

body
string
call-by-value
Body content of email.

bodyIsHTML
bool
call-by-value
True if the body content contains html and not just text.

fromAddress
string
call-by-value
Email address of sender.

sendImmediately
bool
call-by-value
Send email immediately if true.

subject
string
call-by-value
Subject line of email.

toAddress
string
call-by-value
Recipient email address.

userErrorMessage
string
call-by-reference
Call-by-reference string that gets updated if an error occurs in sending the email.

Return

void

Examples:

using Contensive.BaseClasses;

namespace Contensive.Samples
{
    public class SendSample : AddonBaseClass
    {    
        public override object Execute(CPBaseClass cp)
        {
            string toAddress = "them@example.com";
            string fromAddress = "me@contensive.com";

            string subject = "Regarding the recent example";
            string body = "It was great!";

            string userErrorMessage = "Error temp";

            bool sendImmediately = true;
            bool bodyIsHTML = false;

            cp.Email.send(toAddress, fromAddress,
                subject, body, sendImmediately,
                bodyIsHTML, ref userErrorMessage);

            // Return value is arbitrary for this
            // example because nothing needs to be 
            // explicitly returned to the user.
            return "";
        }
    }
}

sendForm()

Sends an email that includes all the form elements in the current webpage response.

Signatures

sendForm(string toAddress, string fromAddress, string subject);

sendForm(string toAddress, string fromAddress, string subject, 
    ref string userErrorMessage);

Arguments

fromAddress
string
call-by-value
Email address of sender.

subject
string
call-by-value
Subject line of email.

toAddress
string
call-by-value
Recipient email address.

userErrorMessage
string
call-by-reference
Call-by-reference string that gets updated if an error occurs in sending the email.

Return

void

Examples:

using Contensive.BaseClasses;

namespace Contensive.Samples
{
    public class SendFormSample : AddonBaseClass
    {
        public override object Execute(CPBaseClass cp)
        {
            string toAddress = "them@example.com";
            string fromAddress = "me@contensive.com";

            string subject = "Send Form Example";

            cp.Email.sendForm(toAddress, fromAddress, subject);

            // Return value is arbitrary for this
            // example because nothing needs to be 
            // explicitly returned to the user.
            return "";
        }
    }
}

sendGroup()

Sends an email to everyone in a group list. The list can be of Group Ids or names. Group names in the list can not contain commas.

Signatures

sendGroup(int groupId, string fromAddress, 
    string subject, string body);

sendGroup(int groupId, string fromAddress, string subject, 
    string body, bool sendImmediately);

sendGroup(int groupId, string fromAddress, string subject, 
    string body, bool sendImmediately, bool bodyIsHTML);

sendGroup(int groupId, string fromAddress, string subject, 
    string body, bool sendImmediately, bool bodyIsHTML, 
    ref string userErrorMessage);

sendGroup(List<int> groupIdList, string fromAddress, 
    string subject, string body);

sendGroup(List<int> groupIdList, string fromAddress, 
    string subject, string body, 
    bool sendImmediately, bool bodyIsHTML);

sendGroup(List<int> groupIdList, string fromAddress, 
    string subject, string body, bool sendImmediately);

sendGroup(List<int> groupIdList, string fromAddress, 
    string subject, string body, bool sendImmediately, 
    bool bodyIsHTML, ref string userErrorMessage);

sendGroup(List<string> groupNameList, string fromAddress, 
    string subject, string body);

sendGroup(List<string> groupNameList, string fromAddress, 
    string subject, string body, bool sendImmediately);

sendGroup(List<string> groupNameList, string fromAddress, 
    string subject, string body, bool sendImmediately, 
    bool bodyIsHTML);

sendGroup(List<string> groupNameList, string fromAddress, 
    string subject, string body, bool sendImmediately, 
    bool bodyIsHTML, ref string userErrorMessage);

sendGroup(string groupName, string fromAddress, 
    string subject, string body);

sendGroup(string groupName, string fromAddress, 
    string subject, string body, bool sendImmediately);

sendGroup(string groupName, string fromAddress, 
    string subject, string body, bool sendImmediately, 
    bool bodyIsHTML);

sendGroup(string groupName, string fromAddress, 
    string subject, string body, bool sendImmediately, 
    bool bodyIsHTML, ref string userErrorMessage);

Arguments

body
string
call-by-value
Body content of email.

bodyIsHTML
bool
call-by-value
True if the body content contains html and not just text.

fromAddress
string
call-by-value
Email address of sender.

groupId
int
call-by-value
An ID number of a single group.

groupIdList
List<int>
call-by-value
List of group ID numbers delimited by spaces only.

groupName
string
call-by-value
A single group name.

groupNameList
List<String>
call-by-value
List of group names delimited by spaces only.

sendImmediately
bool
call-by-value
Send email immediately if true.

subject
string
call-by-value
Subject line of email.

userErrorMessage
string
call-by-reference
Call-by-reference string that gets updated if an error occurs in sending the email.

Return

void

Examples:

using Contensive.BaseClasses;

namespace Contensive.Samples
{
    public class SendGroupSample : AddonBaseClass
    {    
        public override object Execute(CPBaseClass cp)
        {
            int groupId = cp.Group.GetId("Site Managers");
            string fromAddress = "example@contensive.com";

            string subject = "Hello Site Managers";
            string body = cp.Html5.P("You're doing" +
                " a great job!");

            bool sendImmediately = true;
            bool bodyIsHtml = true;


            cp.Email.sendGroup(groupId, fromAddress,
                subject, body, sendImmediately, bodyIsHtml);

            // Return value is arbitrary for this
            // example because nothing needs to be 
            // explicitly returned to the user.
            return "";
        }
    }
}

sendPassword()

Send an email to the given address that includes the username and password associated with that address.

Signatures

sendPassword(string userEmailAddress);

sendPassword(string userEmailAddress, 
    ref string userErrorMessage);

Arguments

userEmailAddress
string
call-by-value
Specified user's email address.

userErrorMessage
string
call-by-reference
Call-by-reference string that gets updated if an error occurs in sending the email.

Return

void

Examples:

using Contensive.BaseClasses;

namespace Contensive.Samples
{
    public class SendPasswordSample : AddonBaseClass
    {    
        public override object Execute(CPBaseClass cp)
        {
            string userEmailAddress = "them@example.com";

            cp.Email.sendPassword(userEmailAddress);

            // Return value is arbitrary for this
            // example because nothing needs to be 
            // explicitly returned to the user.
            return "";
        }
    }
}

sendSystem()

Send a system email record. If the EmailIdOrName field contains a number, it is assumed first to be an Id.

Signatures

sendSystem(int emailId);

sendSystem(int emailId, string additionalCopy);

sendSystem(int emailId, string additionalCopy, 
    int additionalUserID);

sendSystem(int emailId, string additionalCopy, 
    int additionalUserID, ref string userErrorMessage);

sendSystem(string emailName);

sendSystem(string emailName, string additionalCopy);

sendSystem(string emailName, string additionalCopy, 
    int additionalUserID);

sendSystem(string emailName, string additionalCopy, 
    int additionalUserID, ref string userErrorMessage);

Arguments

additionalCopy
string
call-by-value
insert description

additionalUserID
int
call-by-value
insert description

emailId
int
call-by-value
Id number of specified email record.

emailName
string
call-by-value
Name of specified email record.

userErrorMessage
string
call-by-reference
Call-by-reference string that gets updated if an error occurs in sending the email.

Return

void

sendUser()

Send an email using the values in a user record.

Signatures

sendUser(int toUserId, string fromAddress, string subject, 
    string body);

sendUser(int toUserId, string fromAddress, string subject, 
    string body, bool sendImmediately);

sendUser(int toUserId, string fromAddress, string subject, 
    string body, bool sendImmediately, bool bodyIsHTML);

sendUser(int toUserId, string fromAddress, string subject, 
    string body, bool sendImmediately, bool bodyIsHTML, 
    ref string userErrorMessage);

[deprecated]
sendUser(string ToUserID, string FromAddress, 
    string Subject, string Body);

[deprecated]
sendUser(string ToUserID, string FromAddress, string Subject, 
    string Body, bool SendImmediately);

[deprecated]
sendUser(string ToUserID, string FromAddress, string Subject, 
    string Body, bool SendImmediately, bool BodyIsHTML);

Arguments

body
string
call-by-value
Body content of email.

bodyIsHTML
bool
call-by-value
True if the body content contains html and not just text.

fromAddress
string
call-by-value
Email address of sender.

sendImmediately
bool
call-by-value
Send email immediately if true.

subject
string
call-by-value
Subject line of email.

toUserId
int
call-by-value
Email recipient found via user ID number.

userErrorMessage
string
call-by-value
Call-by-reference string that gets updated if an error occurs in sending the email.

Return

void

Examples:

using Contensive.BaseClasses;

namespace Contensive.Samples
{
    public class SendUserSample : AddonBaseClass
    {    
        public override object Execute(CPBaseClass cp)
        {
            int toUserId = 123;
            string fromAddress = cp.User.Email;

            string subject = "Hello Site Managers";
            string body = cp.Html5.P("You're doing " +
                "a great job!");

            cp.Email.sendUser(toUserId, fromAddress,
                subject, body);

            // Return value is arbitrary for this
            // example because nothing needs to be 
            // explicitly returned to the user.
            return "";
        }
    }
}

CPFileBaseClass


This class has been deprecated. use cp.File.cdn, cp.File.private, cp.File.appRoot, or cp.File.server instead. Handles file system methods.


Methods


[deprecated] AppendVirtual()

Append content to a text file in the content files. If the file does not exist it will be created.

Signatures

AppendVirtual(string Filename, string FileContent);

Arguments

FileContent
string
call-by-value
A test appended to the file.

Filename
string
call-by-value
The filename of the file to be appended. May include subfolders in the content file area. It should not include a leading slash. Folder slashes should be \.

Return

void

[deprecated] CopyVirtual()

Copies a file in the content file area to another. If the destination does not exist it is created. Filenames may include subfolders but should not include a leading slash.

Signatures

CopyVirtual(string SourceFilename, string DestinationFilename);

Arguments

DestinationFilename
string
call-by-value
Where to copy the file.

SourceFilename
string
call-by-value
File to copy.

Return

void

[deprecated] CreateFolder()

Create a folder given a physical folder path.

Signatures

CreateFolder(string FolderPath);

Arguments

FolderPath
string
call-by-value
The physical folder path.

Return

void

[deprecated] Delete()

Delete a file within the file space.

Signatures

Delete(string Filename);

Arguments

Filename
string
call-by-value
The filename of the file to be deleted. May include subfolders in the content file area. It should not include a leading slash. Folder slashes should be \.

Return

void

[deprecated] DeleteFolder()

Delete a folder within the file space.

Signatures

DeleteFolder(string folderPath);

Arguments

folderPath
string
call-by-value
Folder path within the file space.

Return

void

[deprecated] DeleteVirtual()

Delete a file in the content file area. The filename may contain subfolders and should not begin with a leading slash.

Signatures

DeleteVirtual(string Filename);

Arguments

Filename
string
call-by-value
The file to delete.

Return

void

[deprecated] fileExists()

Returns true if a file exists

Signatures

fileExists(string pathFileName);

Arguments

pathFileName
string
call-by-value
Path of desired file to check for existence.

Return

bool
Return true if file exists.

[deprecated] fileList()

Get a crlf delimited list of files in a given path. Each row is a tab delimited list of attributes for each file. The attributes are: Name, Attributes, DateCreated, DateLastAccessed, and DateLastModified

Signatures

fileList(string folderName);

fileList(string folderName, int pageSize);

fileList(string folderName, int pageSize, int pageNumber);

Arguments

folderName
string
call-by-value
Name of folder to get file list from.

pageNumber
int
call-by-value
Given the number of records per page, divide that by the total number of records to determine which page will contain the desired records.

pageSize
int
call-by-value
Number of records per page. Use to limit the number of records opened.

Return

string
Return a crlf delimited list of files contained within the given directory.

[deprecated] folderExists()

Returns true if a folder exists.

Signatures

folderExists(string folderName);

Arguments

folderName
string
call-by-value
Path of desired folder to check for existence.

Return

bool
Return true if folder exists.

[deprecated] folderList()

Get a crlf delimited list of folders in a given path. Each row is a tab delimited list of attributes for each folder. Attributes: Name, Attributes, DateCreated, DateLastAccessed, DateLastModified, and Type

Signatures

folderList(string folderName);

Arguments

folderName
string
call-by-value
Name of folder to get folder list from.

Return

string
Return a crlf delimited list of folders contained within the given directory.

[deprecated] getVirtualFileLink()

Returns a URL to a file in the File.cdn store.

Signatures

getVirtualFileLink(string virtualFilename);

Arguments

virtualFilename
string
call-by-value
File located in the File.cdn store.

Return

string
Return a URL to a file in the File.cdn store as string.

[deprecated] Read()

Read a text file within the file space.

Signatures

Read(string Filename);

Arguments

Filename
string
call-by-value
File to be read.

Return

string
Return the text contained within the file as string.

[deprecated] ReadVirtual()

Read a text file in the content file area. The filename may contain subfolders and should not begin with a leading slash.

Signatures

ReadVirtual(string Filename);

Arguments

Filename
string
call-by-value
File to be read.

Return

string
Return the text contained within the file as string.

[deprecated] Save()

Save or create a text file within the file space.