/// <summary>
/// Gets the datatype for the specified item.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="item">The item.</param>
/// <returns>The datatype.</returns>
protected virtual IDataType GetDataType(Item item)
{
// find the property
Property editProperty = null;
if (item.GetParsedNodeId().HasValue)
{
Document document = new Document(item.GetParsedNodeId().Value);
editProperty = document.getProperty(item.Field);
}
// find the data type
IDataType editDataType = null;
if (editProperty != null)
{
PropertyType editPropertyType = editProperty.PropertyType;
editDataType = editPropertyType.DataTypeDefinition.DataType;
}
else
{
if (item.PageElements[item.Field] != null)
{
editDataType = new PageElementEditor(item);
}
}
// only allow editing if we the data can be previewed
IDataWithPreview data = editDataType.Data as IDataWithPreview;
if (data == null)
{
editDataType = null;
}
else
{
if (editProperty != null)
{
data.PropertyId = editProperty.Id;
}
data.PreviewMode = true;
// display the latest updated value if available
ItemUpdate latestUpdate
= LiveEditingContext.Updates.GetLatest <ItemUpdate>(u => u.NodeId == item.GetParsedNodeId() &&
u.Field == item.Field);
if (latestUpdate != null)
{
data.Value = latestUpdate.Data;
}
}
return(editDataType);
}
/// <summary>
/// Gets the datatype for the specified item.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="item">The item.</param>
/// <returns>The datatype.</returns>
protected virtual IDataType GetDataType(Item item)
{
// find the property
Property editProperty = null;
if (item.GetParsedNodeId().HasValue)
{
Document document = new Document(item.GetParsedNodeId().Value);
editProperty = document.getProperty(item.Field);
}
// find the data type
IDataType editDataType = null;
if (editProperty != null)
{
PropertyType editPropertyType = editProperty.PropertyType;
editDataType = editPropertyType.DataTypeDefinition.DataType;
}
else
{
if (item.PageElements[item.Field] != null)
{
editDataType = new PageElementEditor(item);
}
}
// only allow editing if we the data can be previewed
IDataWithPreview data = editDataType.Data as IDataWithPreview;
if (data == null)
{
editDataType = null;
}
else
{
if (editProperty != null)
data.PropertyId = editProperty.Id;
data.PreviewMode = true;
// display the latest updated value if available
ItemUpdate latestUpdate
= LiveEditingContext.Updates.GetLatest<ItemUpdate>(u => u.NodeId == item.GetParsedNodeId()
&& u.Field == item.Field);
if (latestUpdate != null)
data.Value = latestUpdate.Data;
}
return editDataType;
}
