Master of

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Master ofDatatypes• Tim Geyssens

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Datatypes ?

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• Extendable (create your own)• More diffucult things to extend

Datatypes

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• Session goal• Rich & Configurable• Take advantage of the tools = easy

Datatypes

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• UsercontrolWrapper• Data Editor Settings• Xml Serialization• Razor

Tools

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• These tools make it really, really easy• (so might be a short session)• Altough I’ll be creating 3 datatypes

Warning

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UserControlWrapper

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• Any Usercontrol as datatype• Implement interface• IUsercontrolDataEditor• Single Member• Property Value (type object)

UC Wrapper

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Datatype #1

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Data Editor Settings

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• Add settings to your datatype• More flexibility, reuse options• Super Easy• Mark public properties with data editor

settings attribute

Data Editor Settings

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Datatype #2

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• Not limited to textbox• 21 types out of the box• Extend with your own types

Data Editor Settings

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XML Serialization

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• Store rich data (not a single value)• Xml properties (related links)• UC Wrapper return xml string• Custom to xml code or• Serialize your object

XML Serialization

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• Not familiar with serialization• 2 Helper Methods• SerializationHelper– ValueToXmlString(object value)– ValueFromXmlString(object value, Type type)

XML Serialization

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Datatype #3

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Razor

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• Outputting our XML Property• Easy with razor• .notation• Note that the root node is removed

Razor

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Questions ?

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