Locations module: Create the definitions class

After Locations module: Create the web service for the Locations module, you need to create the definitions class. You use the definitions class for building the user interface (UI) for the backend and the frontend views of the module. To create the definitions class:

1. In Visual Studio, in the LocationsModule project, open the context menu of the Web folder and click UI.
   Click Add » Class.
2. Name the class file LocationsDefinitions.cs and click Add.
3. Open the file LocationsDefinitions.cs.
4. Add the following using statements:
   • using Telerik.Sitefinity.Services;
   • using Telerik.Sitefinity.Web.UI.ContentUI.Config;
   • using LocationsModule.Web.UI;
5. Define the following static constructor:
   static LocationsDefinitions()

   {

       SystemManager.GetApplicationModule(LocationsModule.ModuleName);

   }

   NOTE: You create the ModuleName constant later in this tutorial. For more information, see Locations module: Implement the module class.

6. Define the following constants:
   public const string BackendDefinitionName = "LocationsBackend";

   public const string BackendListViewName = "LocationsBackendListView";

   public const string BackendInsertViewName = "LocationsBackendInsertView";

   public const string BackendEditViewName = "LocationsBackendEditView";

   public const string BackendPreviewName = "LocationsBackendPreview";

    

   public const string FrontendDefinitionName = "LocationsFrontend";

   public const string FrontendListViewName = "LocationsFrontendListView";

   public const string FrontendDetailViewName = "LocationsDetailView";
7. Define the DefineLocationsBackendContentView and the DefineLocationsFrontendContentView methods in the following way:
   public static ContentViewControlElement DefineLocationsBackendContentView(ConfigElement parent)

   {

       throw new NotImplementedException();

   }

    

   public static ContentViewControlElement DefineLocationsFrontendContentView(ConfigElement parent)

   {

       throw new NotImplementedException();

   }

   NOTE: You implement these methods in the next steps of this tutorial when you create the backend and frontend views of the Locations module. In the methods, you must return a ContentViewControlElement object that contains the UI for the respective view.

   You must call the DefineLocationsBackendContentView and the DefineLocationsFrontendContentView methods you created when Locations module: Implement a configuration class.