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Interface IDataType

Represents a data type.

Namespace: Umbraco.Cms.Core.Models

Assembly: Umbraco.Core.dll

Syntax

public interface IDataType : IUmbracoEntity, ITreeEntity, IEntity, IDeepCloneable, IRememberBeingDirty, ICanBeDirty

Properties

Configuration

Gets or sets the configuration object.

Declaration

object Configuration { get; set; }

Property Value

Type	Description
System.Object

Remarks

The configuration object is serialized to Json and stored into the database.

The serialized Json is deserialized by the property editor, which by default should return a Dictionary{string, object} but could return a typed object e.g. MyEditor.Configuration.

DatabaseType

Gets or sets the database type for the data type values.

Declaration

ValueStorageType DatabaseType { get; set; }

Property Value

Type	Description
ValueStorageType

Remarks

In most cases this is imposed by the property editor, but some editors may support storing different types.

Editor

Gets or sets the property editor.

Declaration

IDataEditor Editor { get; set; }

Property Value

Type	Description
IDataEditor

EditorAlias

Gets the property editor alias.

Declaration

string EditorAlias { get; }

Property Value

Type	Description
System.String

Methods

DeepCloneWithResetIdentities()

Creates a deep clone of the current entity with its identity/alias reset We have the default implementation here to avoid breaking changes for the user

Declaration

virtual IDataType DeepCloneWithResetIdentities()

Returns

Type	Description
IDataType