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If you don't specify what type of EPiServer property a code property should map to using the Type property on the PageTypeProperty attribute Page Type Builder will try to figure it out for you. The default mappings are as follows:
| Code property type | Default Page Type Property Type |
| string | PropertyXhtmlString |
| int | PropertyNumber |
| int? | PropertyNumber |
| bool | PropertyBoolean |
| bool? | PropertyBoolean |
| DateTime | PropertyDate |
| DateTime? | PropertyDate |
| float | PropertyFloatNumber |
| float? | PropertyFloatNumber |
| PageReference | PropertyPageReference |
| PageType | PropertyPageType |
That is, if you create a couple of properties with code such as this:
[PageTypeProperty]
public virtual string MainBody { get; set; }
[PageTypeProperty]
public virtual PageReference LinkTo { get; set; }
[PageTypeProperty]
public virtual bool IncludeInRssFeed { get; set; }
It’s equivalent to writing the code this way:
[PageTypeProperty(Type= typeof(PropertyXhtmlString))]
public virtual string MainBody { get; set; }
[PageTypeProperty(Type = typeof(PropertyPageReference))]
public virtual PageReference LinkTo { get; set; }
[PageTypeProperty(Type = typeof(PropertyBoolean))]
public virtual bool IncludeInRssFeed { get; set; }
If you on the other hand where to create a property of a type that isn’t included in the default mapped types in the table above and you don’t specify the Type property of the attribute, such as this:
[PageTypeProperty]
public virtual Uri LinkUri { get; set; }
You’ll get an error message like the one below at runtime.
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Comments
Alan Allard 1 years ago
And what about if you don't rely on defaults and define the type as, say, "PropertyMultipleValue" and still get the same error message? Are multiple value lists not handled at present?
Alan Allard 1 years ago
What happens is that you define PropertyAppSettingsMultiple instead :) Sorry for the noise...feel free to delete ;)
Tomas Larsson 1 years ago
How do i get rid of the html editor for strings? I just want a text input field!
Emil Lundin 1 years ago
Tomas, just add a string property and decorate it with [PageTypeProperty(Type = typeof(PropertyString))]