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Add custom field to pages

Use the following code samples to create custom fields for pages using the Native API or the Fluent API:
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Native API
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
using System.Threading.Tasks;
using Telerik.Sitefinity.Data.Metadata;
using Telerik.Sitefinity.Metadata.Model;
using Telerik.Sitefinity.Model;
using Telerik.Sitefinity.Pages.Model;
namespace Telerik.Sitefinity.Documentation.CodeSnippets.DevGuide.SitefinityEssentials.Pages.CustomFields
{
public partial class PagesCustomFieldsSnippets
{
public static void CreateCustomFieldNativeAPI(string fieldName)
{
var metaManager = MetadataManager.GetManager();
if (metaManager.GetMetaType(typeof(PageNode)) == null)
{
var type = metaManager.CreateMetaType(typeof(Telerik.Sitefinity.Pages.Model.PageNode));
metaManager.SaveChanges();
}
var field = metaManager.CreateMetafield(fieldName);
field.MetaAttributes.Add(new MetaFieldAttribute()
{
Name = "UserFriendlyDataType",
Value = "ShortText"
});
field.ClrType = typeof(Lstring).FullName;
var metaType = metaManager.GetMetaType(typeof(PageNode));
metaType.Fields.Add(field);
metaManager.SaveChanges();
}
}
}
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Fluent API
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
using System.Threading.Tasks;
using Telerik.Sitefinity.Metadata.Model;
using Telerik.Sitefinity.Model;
using Telerik.Sitefinity.Pages.Model;
namespace Telerik.Sitefinity.Documentation.CodeSnippets.DevGuide.SitefinityEssentials.Pages.CustomFields
{
public partial class PagesCustomFieldsSnippets
{
public void CreateCustomFieldFluentAPI(string fieldName)
{
App.WorkWith()
.DynamicData()
.Type(typeof(PageNode))
.Field()
.TryCreateNew(fieldName, typeof(Lstring))
.Do((metaField) =>
{
metaField.MetaAttributes.Add(new MetaFieldAttribute()
{
Name = "UserFriendlyDataType",
Value = "ShortText"
});
})
.SaveChanges();
}
}
}
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