Add General link

[GoranHalvarsson]

Hi

I would like to add a General link to your very nice module.
Do you have any suggestions how to do that best?

I used the Prototypes.StandardWrapper and the Sitecore.Shell.Applications.ContentEditor.Link.
It display it correct and it works when adding links etc, the issue is when I do the save.

In javascript, ExpressSubitem.js, I need to get the xml value from the field- like this:

<link text='' linktype='internal' class='' alt=''  querystring='' id='{1EFA3DB2-D932-4788-9527-E814116052DD}' />

Right now I just get the the actual value, like /news/blabla

The function in js:

 subItem.find(".generallink").each(function () {
        var ele = $sc(this);
        var valueHolder = ele.find('input.scContentControl');
       //Do some magic and get the nice XML value:
       //<link text='' linktype='internal' class='' alt=''  querystring='' id='{1EFA3DB2-D932-4788-9527-E814116052DD}' />
        //Right now I just get the the actual value, like /news/blabla


        fields.push({ fieldId: ele.attr("fieldId"), value: valueHolder.val() });
    });

Please help

/Göran

[mskutta]

Hi Göran,

I have not had an opportunity to look into this today, but should have more time tomorrow. I will take a stab at getting the General Link working.

To make it easier, could you include the full code you have tried so far? Include the .Net code too. It will be a good starting point for me.

Thanks,
Mike

[GoranHalvarsson]

Hi

Thanks for coming back :-)

Instead of adding code in git I will send you code blocks I hope it will
help you :-)

In class ExpressSubitemField.cs and in method InternalFieldContentBuilder:

                      case "General Link":

var link = new Sitecore.Shell.Applications.ContentEditor.Link();
link.ID =
string.Format("ExpressSubitem_{0:N}{1:N}", field.ID.Guid,
subitem.ID.Guid);
link.SetValue(field.Value); link.Source =
field.Source;
Sitecore.Context.ClientPage.AddControl(this, link);
link.Disabled = Disabled;
link.ItemLanguage = subitem.Language.Name;
resultText.AppendFormat(Prototypes.StandardWrapper,
field.DisplayName,
link.RenderAsText(), link.ID,
field.ID,
RenderMenuButtons(link.ID, field, ReadOnly),
"generallink", fieldSource);
break;

In class ExpressSubitem.js added function in ExpressSubitem_getFieldValues :

subItem.find(".generallink").each(function () { var ele =
$sc(this); var valueHolder =
ele.find("input.scContentControl");
fields.push({ fieldId: ele.attr("fieldId"), value: valueHolder.val()
}); });

In class SaveExpressSubitem.ashx.cs in method BuildName:

case "Date": case "Datetime": case "Single-Line Text": case
"Integer": case "General Link": return field.Value;

Br
Göran

[mskutta]

Thanks for the code Göran. I am in the process of trying to figure out how to get the values on the client side. So far no luck. I will let you know once I figure it out.

[ullmark]

👍

[mskutta]

I spent some more time trying to figure this out and so far no luck. I checked the current code into GeneralLink branch. From what i can tell, the required XML value is not available on the client. There may be alternate ways to gain access to this information. This needs further investigation.

I will try to spend more time on this as I have time.

[GoranHalvarsson]

Hi

Thanks for trying.
Hmm perhaps store the xmldata in a hiddenfield after link is "created" by the user

Br
Göran

Med vänlig hälsning
Göran Halvarsson

19 jun 2015 kl. 21:36 skrev mskutta notifications@github.com:

I spent some more time trying to figure this out and so far no luck. I checked the current code into GeneralLink branch. From what i can tell, the required XML value is not available on the client. There may be alternate ways to gain access to this information. This needs further investigation.

I will try to spend more time on this as I have time.

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[mskutta]

I found when submitting the General Link Dialog, the request/post actually contains the XML. I see this in the developer tools of Chrome. The response of the submit is the /news/blabla path, which is then used on the form. I feel like the XML is stored in some session state somewhere. The final XML is not persisted until the save button is pressed on a normal form. I don't see the XML anywhere on the client. It is not even posted when a form containing a General Link is saved. Again, this points to it being stored in session. If we can somehow get to the value in the session state from the client, we would have what we need. This will be the next thing I am planning on focusing on.

[auzick]

Hey Mike. I came across this looking at a similar problem. Did you ever solve it?

[mskutta]

Hi, Unfortunately we have not solved it. A few people have looked into it, but we have been unable to find a solution.