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Resolving macros using API

Resolving macros using API

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Resolving macros using API

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There is an easy way to resolve macros in .NET code. To resolve all the macros (recommended), use the following static method:

 

string CMS.CMSHelper.CMSContext.CurrentResolver.ResolveMacros(string inputText)

 

To resolve just the localization macros, use another static method:

 

string CMS.GlobalHelper.ResHelper.LocalizeString(string inputText)

 

Creating a custom resolver

 

In the following example, you can see how a custom macro resolver can be created, loaded with data and used to resolve a text containing macros.

 

using CMS.SiteProvider;

using CMS.CMSHelper;

 

private void CustomResolverExample()

{

  string resolvedText = "";

 

  // Create child resolver of ContextResolver

  ContextResolver resolver = CMSContext.CurrentResolver.CreateContextChild();

 

  // Fill the resolver with custom data

   resolver.SetNamedSourceData("MyUser", UserInfoProvider.GetUserInfo("administrator"));

   resolver.SourceParameters = new object[,] { { "MySimpleValue", "RESOLVED Simple value!" }, { "MySecondSimpleValue", "RESOLVED Second simple value!" } };

 

  // Use the resolver to resolve macros in the text

   resolvedText = resolver.ResolveMacros("Name of my user is (in upper case): {% MyUser.UserName.ToUpper() %}. First eight characters of simple val#1: {% MySimpleValue.Substring(0, 8) %}");

}