/// <summary>
/// Returns the Content block instance that is textually represented with a specified string value, or null if no such object is found.<para/>
/// </summary>
/// <param name="text">The text representing the Content block to be retrieved from the database.</param>
/// <returns>The Content block object whose string representation matches the specified text.</returns>
public static ContentBlock Parse(string text)
{
if (text.IsEmpty())
{
throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(text));
}
return(Database.Find <ContentBlock>(c => c.Key == text));
}
/* -------------------------- Methods ----------------------------*/
public static Settings Parse(string text)
{
if (text.LacksValue())
{
throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(text));
}
return(Database.Find <Settings>(s => s.Name == text));
}
/* -------------------------- Methods ----------------------------*/
/// <summary>
/// Find and returns an instance of Content block from the database by its Key.<para/>
/// If no matching Content block is found, it returns Null.<para/>
/// </summary>
/// <param name="key">The Key of the requested Content block.</param>
/// <returns>
/// The Content block instance with the specified Key or null if there is no Content block with that Key in the database.<para/>
/// </returns>
public static ContentBlock FindByKey(string key)
{
return(Database.Find <ContentBlock>(c => c.Key == key));
}
/* -------------------------- Methods ----------------------------*/
/// <summary>
/// Find and returns an instance of User from the database by its Email.<para/>
/// If no matching User is found, it returns Null.<para/>
/// </summary>
/// <param name="email">The Email of the requested User.</param>
/// <returns>
/// The User instance with the specified Email or null if there is no User with that Email in the database.<para/>
/// </returns>
public static User FindByEmail(string email)
{
return(Database.Find <User>(u => u.Email == email));
}
/* -------------------------- Methods ----------------------------*/
public static ContactType FindByName(string name)
{
return(Database.Find <ContactType>(c => c.Name == name));
}