Interface IContactCreator

Namespace

CMS.ContactManagement

Assembly

CMS.ContactManagement.dll

Provides method for creating new contacts.

public interface IContactCreator

Extension Methods

DataExtensions.With<T>(T, Action<T>)

QueryExtensions.AsLiteral<T>(T)

QueryExtensions.AsValue<T>(T, bool)

Methods

CreateAnonymousContact()

Creates new anonymous contact. Created instance of ContactInfo is saved to the database. ContactLastName starts with prefix ANONYMOUS.

ContactInfo CreateAnonymousContact()

Returns

ContactInfo

Created contact

Examples

Following example shows how to use the method CreateAnonymousContact()

...
IContactCreator contactCreator = someImplementation;

// Assume it is now midnight on 2016/01/01

// Will create new contact with ContactLastName 'Anonymous - 2016-01-01 00:00:00.000'
var contactWithoutPrefix = contactCreator.CreateAnonymousContact();
...

CreateContact(string)

Creates and returns new contact with given namePrefix in ContactLastName. Created instance of ContactInfo is saved to the database.

ContactInfo CreateContact(string namePrefix)

Parameters

namePrefix string

Prefix that will be prepend to the created ContactLastName. If null is passed, no prefix will be used

Returns

ContactInfo

Created contact

Examples

Following example shows how to use the method CreateContact(string)

...
IContactCreator contactCreator = someImplementation;

// Assume it is now midnight on 2016/01/01

// Will create new contact with ContactLastName '2016-01-01 00:00:00.000'
var contactWithoutPrefix = contactCreator.CreateContact();

// Will create new contact with ContactLastName 'prefix_2016-01-01 00:00:00.000'
var contactWithoutPrefix = contactCreator.CreateContact("prefix");
...

Remarks

Current date time will be used as default value of ContactLastName.