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ViewController<T> Class

The base REST API for performing view tasks.
Inheritance Hierarchy
System.Object
  Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ControllerBase
    Dundas.BI.WebApi.Controllers.ApiControllerBase
      Dundas.BI.WebApi.Controllers.ViewController<T>
        Dundas.BI.WebApi.Controllers.DashboardController
        Dundas.BI.WebApi.Controllers.ReportController
        Dundas.BI.WebApi.Controllers.ScorecardController
        Dundas.BI.WebApi.Controllers.SmallMultipleController

Namespace:  Dundas.BI.WebApi.Controllers
Assembly:  Dundas.BI.WebApi (in Dundas.BI.WebApi.dll) Version: 2.0.0.0 (25.1.0.1000)
Syntax
public abstract class ViewController<T> : ApiControllerBase
where T : new(), View

Type Parameters

T
The specific view type.

The ViewController<T> type exposes the following members.

Constructors
  NameDescription
Protected methodViewController<T>
Initializes a new instance of the ViewController<T> class
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Properties
  NameDescription
Protected propertyViewService
Gets the service that provides functionality for getting and saving views.
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Methods
  NameDescription
Public methodCodeLibraryRecursiveReferenceIds
Recursively gets the code library reference IDs in the reverse order as a flat list so that they can be included in script includes on a web page. See GetCodeLibraryRecursiveReferenceIds() for more information on the methodology.
Public methodCreate
Creates a view.
Public methodCreateLocalUserCopy
Creates a local user copy of a view and any metric sets which are not sub entries.
Protected methodEnsureCallerContext
If the current context is not already the specified context, creates a new caller context which is a clone of the specified context and sets it as the current one.
(Inherited from ApiControllerBase.)
Protected methodEnsureFormFileMultipartContent
Ensures when form files are access the content is MIME multi-part which we want.
(Inherited from ApiControllerBase.)
Public methodGenerateAndStoreViewThumbnail
Queues an asynchronous operation to generate a thumbnail for the specified view and store it in the application database.
Public methodGetById
Retrieves a view.
Public methodGetByIds
Retrieves multiple views.
Public methodGetByIds2
Retrieves multiple views with options.
Protected methodGetClientIdFromCookieOrProvided
Gets the client ID from cookie or from the provided value, which is usually from the query string.
(Inherited from ApiControllerBase.)
Protected methodGetService<T>
Gets the requested service.
(Inherited from ApiControllerBase.)
Protected methodGetSessionIdFromCookieHeaderOrProvided
Gets the session ID from cookie, the authorization header or from the provided value, which is usually from the query string.
(Inherited from ApiControllerBase.)
Protected methodLoadSession
Creates a new caller context associated with the specified session ID. The session is not validated.
(Inherited from ApiControllerBase.)
Protected methodRequestFirstFormFile
Retrieves the first form file from the request.
(Inherited from ApiControllerBase.)
Protected methodRequestFormFiles
Retrieves the form files from the request.
(Inherited from ApiControllerBase.)
Protected methodReturnInvalidWindowsIdentityResponse
Returns the invalid windows identity response to challenge the browser.
(Inherited from ApiControllerBase.)
Public methodTrackUsage
Tracks the usage for the view provided. If the session and client ID are not provided, the current cookie values are used.
Public methodTrackUsages
Tracks the usages for the views provided. If the session and client ID are not provided, the current cookie values are used.
Public methodUpdate
Updates view.
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