A DataType is what you see in the backoffice in the Settings / DataTypes tree. The listed nodes are definitions of the DataTypes that are available to use on your PropertyTypes.
A DataType is what you see in the backoffice in the Settings / DataTypes tree. The listed nodes are definitions of the DataTypes that are available to use on your PropertyTypes.
Namespace: Umbraco.Cms.Core.Models
Assembly: Umbraco.Core.dll
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Constructor for creating a new DataType object where the necessary parameters are a IDataEditor and a IConfigurationEditorJsonSerializer. Optionally, the parentId can be added, if not provided the default value is -1, which means it will be created at root level.
Gets or Sets a DateTime object, indicating then the given DataType was created.
Gets or Sets the Id of the User who created the DataType.
Gets or Sets the DatabaseType as a ValueStorageType enum for which the DataType's value is saved as.
Returns the unique DataType ID as an Int. The ID, derived from a database identity field, isn't safe for code references as they are moved across instances. Therefore it's recommended to use Key instead.
Returns the Guid assigned to the DataType during creation. This value is unique, and should never change, even if the DataType is moved between instances.
Gets or Sets the given DataType level in the site hierarchy as an Int. DataType placed at the root of the site, will return 1, DataType right underneath will return 2, and so on.
Gets or Sets the name of the DataType as a String.
Gets or Sets the parent DataType Id as an Int.
Gets or Sets the path of the DataType as a String. This string contains a comma separated list of the ancestor Ids including the current contents own id at the end of the string.
Returns the given DataType index, compared to sibling DataType.
Returns a Bool indicating whether the given DataType is currently in the recycle bin.