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Class Element

Represents an Element object

Inheritance

object

BeingDirtyBase

EntityBase

TreeEntityBase

ContentBase

PublishableContentBase

Namespace: Umbraco.Cms.Core.Models

Assembly: Umbraco.Core.dll

Syntax

[DataContract(IsReference = true)]
public class Element : PublishableContentBase, IElement, IPublishableContentBase, IContentBase, IUmbracoEntity, ITreeEntity, IEntity, IDeepCloneable, IRememberBeingDirty, ICanBeDirty

Constructors

Element(string, int, IContentType, int, string?)

Constructor for creating an Element object

Declaration

public Element(string name, int parentId, IContentType contentType, int userId, string? culture = null)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
string	name	Name of the element
int	parentId	Id of the Parent folder
IContentType	contentType	ContentType for the current Element object
int	userId	The identifier of the user creating the Element object
string	culture	An optional culture.

Element(string, int, IContentType?, string?)

Constructor for creating an Element object

Declaration

public Element(string name, int parentId, IContentType? contentType, string? culture = null)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
string	name	Name of the element
int	parentId	Id of the Parent folder
IContentType	contentType	ContentType for the current Element object
string	culture	An optional culture.

Element(string, int, IContentType?, PropertyCollection, string?)

Constructor for creating an Element object

Declaration

public Element(string name, int parentId, IContentType? contentType, PropertyCollection properties, string? culture = null)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
string	name	Name of the element
int	parentId	Id of the Parent folder
IContentType	contentType	ContentType for the current Element object
PropertyCollection	properties	Collection of properties
string	culture	An optional culture.

Element(string, IContentType, int, string?)

Constructor for creating an Element object

Declaration

public Element(string name, IContentType contentType, int userId, string? culture = null)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
string	name	Name of the element
IContentType	contentType	ContentType for the current Element object
int	userId	The identifier of the user creating the Element object
string	culture	An optional culture.

Element(string, IContentType, string?)

Constructor for creating an Element object

Declaration

public Element(string name, IContentType contentType, string? culture = null)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
string	name	Name of the element
IContentType	contentType	ContentType for the current Element object
string	culture	An optional culture.

Element(string, IContentType, PropertyCollection, string?)

Constructor for creating an Element object

Declaration

public Element(string name, IContentType contentType, PropertyCollection properties, string? culture = null)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
string	name	Name of the element
IContentType	contentType	ContentType for the current Element object
PropertyCollection	properties	Collection of properties
string	culture	An optional culture.

Methods

DeepCloneWithResetIdentities()

Creates a deep clone of the current entity with its identity and it's property identities reset

Declaration

public IElement DeepCloneWithResetIdentities()

Returns

Type	Description
IElement