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Class BizFormHelper

Namespace
CMS.OnlineForms
Assembly
CMS.OnlineForms.dll

Provides helper methods for biz forms.

public class BizFormHelper : AbstractHelper<BizFormHelper>
Inheritance
object
BizFormHelper
Inherited Members
Extension Methods

Constructors

BizFormHelper() 

public BizFormHelper()

Methods

Create(string, string, string)

Creates a new biz form by creating the underlying database table and setting the corresponding BizFormInfo and DataClassInfo. The database table name is prefixed using GetFormTablePrefix() and processed by GetFullTableName(TableManager, string, string) which truncates excessive table names.

If formName is not specified or its value equals CODENAME_AUTOMATIC, a new code name is created based on display name.

The form name is sanitized via GetIdentifier(object, string). The form name is used as table name if tableName is not specified or its value equals to CODENAME_AUTOMATIC. 

public static BizFormInfo Create(string formDisplayName, string formName, string tableName)

Parameters

formDisplayName string

Display name of the form.

formName string

Name of the form, or null.

tableName string

Table name to store form data, or null.

Returns

BizFormInfo

Returns the new biz form.

Remarks

The resulting BizFormInfo has FormLogActivity enabled by default.

Exceptions

ArgumentNullException

Thrown when formDisplayName is null.

ArgumentException

Thrown when formDisplayName is an empty string.

BizFormTableNameNotUniqueException

Thrown when biz form table of specified name already exists.

BizFormException

Thrown when an exception during database table creation, BizFormInfo creation or DataClassInfo creation occurs. See the inner exception for details.

CreateBizFormInfo(string, string)

Creates a new BizFormInfo and initializes it using given display name and name. Does not set the info to the database. The method is used by CMS.OnlineForms.BizFormHelper.CreateInternal(System.String,System.String,System.String,System.String) to supply the BizFormInfo instance.

If formName is not specified or its value equals CODENAME_AUTOMATIC, a new code name is created based on display name.

The form name is sanitized via GetIdentifier(object, string) and can be safely used as part of the resulting table name. 

protected virtual BizFormInfo CreateBizFormInfo(string formDisplayName, string formName)

Parameters

formDisplayName string

Display name of the form.

formName string

Name of the form, or null.

Returns

BizFormInfo

Returns a new BizFormInfo instance initialized with given values.

Remarks

The resulting BizFormInfo has FormLogActivity enabled by default.

Exceptions

ArgumentNullException

Thrown when formDisplayName is null.

ArgumentException

Thrown when formDisplayName is an empty string.

CreateInternal(string, string, string)

Creates a new biz form by creating the underlying database table and setting the corresponding BizFormInfo and DataClassInfo. The database table name is prefixed using GetFormTablePrefix() and processed by GetFullTableName(TableManager, string, string) which truncates excessive table names.

If formName is not specified or its value equals CODENAME_AUTOMATIC, a new code name is created based on display name.

The form name is sanitized via GetIdentifier(object, string). The form name is used as table name if tableName is not specified or its value equals to CODENAME_AUTOMATIC. 

protected virtual BizFormInfo CreateInternal(string formDisplayName, string formName, string tableName)

Parameters

formDisplayName string

Display name of the form.

formName string

Name of the form, or null.

tableName string

Table name to store form data, or null.

Returns

BizFormInfo

Returns the new biz form.

Remarks

The resulting BizFormInfo has FormLogActivity enabled by default.

Exceptions

ArgumentNullException

Thrown when formDisplayName is null.

ArgumentException

Thrown when formDisplayName is an empty string.

BizFormTableNameNotUniqueException

Thrown when biz form table of specified name already exists.

BizFormException

Thrown when an exception during database table creation, BizFormInfo creation or DataClassInfo creation occurs. See the inner exception for details.

GetFormTablePrefix()

Gets prefix for biz form table name. The prefix is a string in format Form_.

public static string GetFormTablePrefix()

Returns

string

Returns prefix for biz form table name.

GetFormTablePrefixInternal()

Gets prefix for biz form table name. The prefix is a string in format Form_.

protected virtual string GetFormTablePrefixInternal()

Returns

string

Returns prefix for biz form table name.

GetFullTableName(TableManager, string, string)

Gets table name including prefix for biz form table. Both tableNamePrefix and tableName must be sanitized strings suitable for a table name.

If the resulting table name is longer than 60 characters, it is truncated and appended an ordinal number to ensure uniqueness. 

public static string GetFullTableName(TableManager tableManager, string tableNamePrefix, string tableName)

Parameters

tableManager TableManager

Table manager to be used for uniqueness testing when truncating table name.

tableNamePrefix string

Table name prefix from which to derive full table name.

tableName string

Table name from which to derive full table name.

Returns

string

Returns full table name derived from a prefix and table name.

Exceptions

ArgumentNullException

Thrown when tableManager, tableNamePrefix or tableName is null.

ArgumentException

Thrown when tableNamePrefix or tableName is an empty string.

GetFullTableNameInternal(TableManager, string, string)

Gets table name including prefix for biz form table. Both tableNamePrefix and tableName must be sanitized strings suitable for a table name.

If the resulting table name is longer than 60 characters, it is truncated and appended an ordinal number to ensure uniqueness. 

protected virtual string GetFullTableNameInternal(TableManager tableManager, string tableNamePrefix, string tableName)

Parameters

tableManager TableManager

Table manager to be used for uniqueness testing when truncating table name.

tableNamePrefix string

Table name prefix from which to derive full table name.

tableName string

Table name from which to derive full table name.

Returns

string

Returns full table name derived from a prefix and table name.

Exceptions

ArgumentNullException

Thrown when tableManager, tableNamePrefix or tableName is null.

ArgumentException

Thrown when tableNamePrefix or tableName is an empty string.