Interface IItemFormatter
Provides methods to get information about a particular type of IVersionable item, and to serialize and deserialize items of that particular type.
Namespace: Algenta.Colectica.Model
Assembly: Algenta.Colectica.Model.dll
Syntax
public interface IItemFormatterMethods
GetImageNameForItemType16(Guid, out String)
Gets the image name for a 16x16 image representing items of the specified type.
Declaration
bool GetImageNameForItemType16(Guid itemType, out string imageName)Parameters
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Guid | itemType | The type of the item. |
| System.String | imageName | The name of the 16x16 image. |
Returns
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
| System.Boolean |
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GetImageNameForItemType32(Guid, out String)
Gets the image name for a 32x32 image representing items of the specified type.
Declaration
bool GetImageNameForItemType32(Guid itemType, out string imageName)Parameters
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Guid | itemType | The type of the item. |
| System.String | imageName | The name of the 32x32 image. |
Returns
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
| System.Boolean |
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GetItem(Guid, String, Collection<Note>, ItemCache, Guid)
Instantiates an IVersionable item by deserializing the provided representantation.
Declaration
IVersionable GetItem(Guid itemType, string representation, Collection<Note> itemNotes, ItemCache itemCache = null, Guid format = null)Parameters
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Guid | itemType | The type of the item to be created. |
| System.String | representation | The representation: usually an xml element. |
| Collection<Note> | itemNotes | The item notes. |
| ItemCache | itemCache | The item cache. |
| Guid | format | The format of the representation to be created, generally taken from RepositoryFormats. |
Returns
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
| IVersionable | The instantiated IVersionable item. |
GetLabelForItemType(Guid)
Gets a singular label for the specified type of item.
Declaration
string GetLabelForItemType(Guid itemType)Parameters
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Guid | itemType | The type of item. |
Returns
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
| System.String | A label for the specified item type. |
GetPluralLabelForItemType(Guid)
Gets a plural label for the specified type of item.
Declaration
string GetPluralLabelForItemType(Guid type)Parameters
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Guid | type | The type of item. |
Returns
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
| System.String | A label for the specified item type. |
GetReferencedTypes(Guid)
Gets an array of item types that can be referenced from the specified item type.
Declaration
Guid[] GetReferencedTypes(Guid itemType)Parameters
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Guid | itemType | The type of the item. |
Returns
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
| Guid[] | An array of item types that can be referenced from the specified item type. |
GetRepresentation(IVersionable, Guid)
Gets the XML representation for the specified item.
Declaration
string GetRepresentation(IVersionable item, Guid format = null)Parameters
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| IVersionable | item | The item for which a representation should be created. |
| Guid | format | The format of the representation to be created, generally taken from RepositoryFormats. |
Returns
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
| System.String |
GetSortOrder(Guid)
Gets the sort order of the specified item type. Lower numbers are sorted before higher numbers.
Declaration
int GetSortOrder(Guid itemType)Parameters
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Guid | itemType | Type of the item. |
Returns
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
| System.Int32 | The sort order of the specified item type. |
GetTextExtract(IVersionable)
Gets a list of the ItemTextExtract extracts from the specified item. These extracts are used for full text indexing.
Declaration
Collection<ItemTextExtract> GetTextExtract(IVersionable item)Parameters
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| IVersionable | item | The item from which extracts are created. |
Returns
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
| Collection<ItemTextExtract> | A list of extracts. |
GetTypeForItemType(Guid)
Gets the .NET type for the specified item type.
Declaration
Type GetTypeForItemType(Guid itemType)Parameters
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Guid | itemType | The type of the item. |
Returns
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
| Type | The .NET type for the specified item type. |
SupportedItems()
Gets a list of item types about which this class can provide information.
Declaration
List<Guid> SupportedItems()Returns
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
| List<Guid> | The list of item types about which this class can provide information. |
SupportsItem(Guid)
Determines whether this class can provide information about an item with the specified type.
Declaration
bool SupportsItem(Guid itemType)Parameters
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Guid | itemType | The type of the item for which information is being queried. |
Returns
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
| System.Boolean |
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