Template.md

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9.0.0	Template Model	Represents a Template file.

Template

Represents a Template file.

• Namespace: Umbraco.Cms.Core.Models
• Assembly: Umbraco.Core.dll

All samples in this document will require references to the following dll:

• Umbraco.Core.dll

All samples in this document will require the following using statements:

using Umbraco.Cms.Core.Models;

Constructors

new Template(IShortStringHelper shortStringHelper, string name, string alias)

Constructor for creating a new Template object where the necessary parameters are a short String Helper as a IShortStringHelper, the name of the Template as a string and the alias as a string for the Template being created.

Properties

.Alias

Gets the Alias of the File, which is the name without the extension.

var template = new Template(shortStringHelper, "Page", "page");
return template.Alias;

.IsMasterTemplate

Returns true if the template is used as a layout for other templates (i.e. it has 'children')

var template = new Template(shortStringHelper,"Page", "page");
return template.IsMasterTemplate;

.MasterTemplateAlias

Returns the alias of the master template if one is set.

var template = new Template(shortStringHelper, "Page", "page");
return template.MasterTemplateAlias;

.MasterTemplateId

Returns the id of the master template if one is set.

var template = new Template(shortStringHelper, "Page", "page");
return template.MasterTemplateId;

.Name

Gets the Name of the File including extension.

var template = new Template(shortStringHelper, "Page", "page");
return template.Name;

Methods

.SetMasterTemplate(ITemplate masterTemplate)

Sets the master template of the template.

// Create a new template
var template = new Template(shortStringHelper, "Page", "page");
// Get a master template 
var masterTemplate = fileService.GetTemplate(1234);
// Set the master template to new created template
template.SetMasterTemplate(masterTemplate);
// Save the new template
fileService.SaveTemplate(template);