DataMapper Class

Provides mapping of data types and their values from .NET types to Azure Search types.

The implementation can map Int32, Int64, Boolean, Double, DateTime, String and IEnumerable<T> of String types directly to their Azure counterparts. Types Guid and Decimal are mapped as String and Double respectively.

Inheritance Hierarchy

System.Object
  CMS.Search.Azure.DataMapper

Namespace: CMS.Search.Azure
Assembly: CMS.Search.Azure (in CMS.Search.Azure.dll) Version: 12.0.0

Syntax

public class DataMapper

The DataMapper type exposes the following members.

Properties

	Name	Description
Public property Static member	Instance	Gets the DataMapper instance.

Methods

	Name	Description
Public method	ConvertValue	Coverts value of type supported by this mapper to result of type suitable for Azure Search.
Public method	MapType	Gets Azure Search DataType suitable for given type.
Public method	RegisterMapping	Registers a new mapping of type to Azure Search DataType along with a function for conversion of source values to target values directly assignable to Azure Search API.

Remarks

Certain mappings can cause loss of precision. Azure Search does not support sub-millisecond precision of date time. The Decimal type is mapped to Double, which can lead to round-off errors.