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74 | Developer’s Guide EPiServer Community 3.1 After the Question object is created, the question can be saved in the database using theAddQuestion method of the ExpertHandler class. // Get the user to create an author IUser user = (IUser)StarCommunitySystem. CurrentContext.DefaultSecurity.CurrentUser; // Create the author of the question. // If the current user is not logged in user (user is null), // the created author will be a GuestAuthor. Otherwise, // a UserAuthor will be created. IAuthor author = null; if ( null == user ) author = new GuestAuthor("Guest"); else author = new UserAuthor(user); // create the question Question question = new Question("Header", "Body", QuestionStatus.New, author); // Add question to the database – returned Question // object has ID property set question = ExpertHandler.AddQuestion(question); 2.18.6 Assign a Question Before an expert can answer a question, it has to be assigned to him. When the question has been assigned, you can use one of several methods in the ExpertHandler class to retrive the question based on its assignments, answered/not answered status etc. Import Necessary Namespaces First, import the necessary namespaces that will be used to ask a question by a user. The namespace StarCommunity.Modules.Expert is described by clicking on its name. Make sure you add the assembly as a reference, mentioned in section 1.1.1. using StarCommunity.Modules.Expert; © EPiServer AB
Tutorials | 75 Assign a Question To assign a question, an AssignedQuestion object has to be created. Objects of this class bind questions to experts, and allow for assigning a forum topic that relates to the question. // Get a question from database Question question = ExpertHandler.GetQuestion(322); // Get an expert from database ExpertBase expert = ExpertHandler.GetExpert(994); // Create AssignedQuestion AssignedQuestion asgndQstn = new AssignedQuestion(question, expert); // Add the assignment to the database; // the returned AssignedQuestion has ID property set asgndQstn = ExpertHandler.AddAssignedQuestion(asgndQstn); 2.18.7 Answer a Question When a question has been assigned to an expert, it can be answered. If the Expert module have the AutoPublish property set to true, the question status is automatically changed to Published if it was in New or Assigned state. Below you can find a short example of how to add an answer to a question. Import Necessary Namespaces First, import the necessary namespaces that will be used to answer a question. The namespace StarCommunity.Modules.Expert is described by clicking on its name. Make sure you add the assembly as a reference, mentioned in section 1.1.1. using StarCommunity.Modules.Expert; Answer a Question To answer a question, an Answer object has to be created. Answer object has a reference to the AssignedQuestion object, therefore both the question and the expert answering the question are always known. When the Answer object has been created, it has to be committed to database using the AddAnswer method of the ExpertHandler class. // Get an assinged question from database AssignedQuestion asgndQstn = ExpertHandler.GetAssignedQuestion(987); // Create an answer, initially in "not approved" state Answer answer = new Answer("Answer header", "The answer itself", AnswerStatus.NotApproved, asgndQstn); // Add answer to the database; // the returned Answer object has its ID property set answer = ExpertHandler.AddAnswer(answer); © EPiServer AB
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Page 53 and 54: Tutorials | 35 Create a New Event C
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Page 57 and 58: Tutorials | 39 Import Necessary Nam
Page 59 and 60: Tutorials | 41 2.11 Chat The Chat M
Page 61 and 62: Tutorials | 43 2.11.2 Base The base
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Page 65 and 66: Tutorials | 47 2.12.2 Removing a Cl
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Page 69 and 70: Tutorials | 51 Import Necessary Nam
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Page 75 and 76: Tutorials | 57 2.14.5 Configuration
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Page 79 and 80: Tutorials | 61 To get a UserCollect
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Page 87 and 88: Tutorials | 69 2.17.6 Configuration
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Page 107 and 108: Tutorials | 89 2.21 Moblog The Mobl
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Page 123 and 124: Tutorials | 105 2.25.6 Add Choices
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Page 127 and 128: Tutorials | 109 2.27.2 Adding video
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