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Contacts

Creating a contact

// Creates a new contact object for the current site
ContactInfo newContact = new ContactInfo()
{
	ContactLastName = "Smith",
	ContactFirstName = "John",
	ContactSiteID = SiteContext.CurrentSiteID,
	ContactIsAnonymous = true
};

// Saves the contact to the database
ContactInfoProvider.SetContactInfo(newContact);

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Updating a contact

// Gets the first contact on the current site whose last name is 'Smith'
ContactInfo updateContact = ContactInfoProvider.GetContacts()
									.WhereEquals("ContactLastName", "Smith")
									.WhereEquals("ContactSiteID", SiteContext.CurrentSiteID)
									.FirstObject;

if (updateContact != null)
{
	// Updates the contact's properties
	updateContact.ContactCompanyName = "Company Inc.";

	// Saves the updated contact to the database
	ContactInfoProvider.SetContactInfo(updateContact);
}

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Updating multiple contacts

// Gets all contacts on the current site whose last name is 'Smith'
var contacts = ContactInfoProvider.GetContacts()
									.WhereEquals("ContactLastName", "Smith")
									.WhereEquals("ContactSiteID", SiteContext.CurrentSiteID);

// Loops through individual contacts
foreach (ContactInfo contact in contacts)
{
	// Updates the properties of the contact
	contact.ContactCompanyName = "Company Inc.";

	// Saves the updated contact to the database
	ContactInfoProvider.SetContactInfo(contact);
}

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Linking contacts with user accounts

// Gets the first contact on the current site whose last name is 'Smith'
ContactInfo contact = ContactInfoProvider.GetContacts()
									.WhereEquals("ContactLastName", "Smith")
									.WhereEquals("ContactSiteID", SiteContext.CurrentSiteID)
									.FirstObject;

if (contact != null)
{
	// Links the contact with the current user
	ContactMembershipInfoProvider.SetRelationship(
		MembershipContext.AuthenticatedUser.UserID,
		MemberTypeEnum.CmsUser,
		contact.ContactID,
		contact.ContactID,
		false);
}

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Removing user accounts from contacts

// Gets the first contact on the current site whose last name is 'Smith'
ContactInfo contact = ContactInfoProvider.GetContacts()
									.WhereEquals("ContactLastName", "Smith")
									.WhereEquals("ContactSiteID", SiteContext.CurrentSiteID)
									.FirstObject;

if (contact != null)
{
	// Gets the relationship between the contact and the current user
	ContactMembershipInfo contactMembership = ContactMembershipInfoProvider.GetMembershipInfo(
		contact.ContactID,
		contact.ContactID,
		MembershipContext.AuthenticatedUser.UserID,
		MemberTypeEnum.CmsUser);

	// Deletes the contact-user relationship
	ContactMembershipInfoProvider.DeleteRelationship(contactMembership.MembershipID);
}

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Assigning IP addresses to contacts

// Gets the first contact on the current site whose last name is 'Smith'
ContactInfo contact = ContactInfoProvider.GetContacts()
									.WhereEquals("ContactLastName", "Smith")
									.WhereEquals("ContactSiteID", SiteContext.CurrentSiteID)
									.FirstObject;

if (contact != null)
{
	// Creates a new IP address and assigns it to the contact
	IPInfo newIP = new IPInfo()
	{
		IPAddress = "127.0.0.1",
		IPOriginalContactID = contact.ContactID,
		IPActiveContactID = contact.ContactID
	};

	// Saves the IP address to the database
	IPInfoProvider.SetIPInfo(newIP);
}

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Removing IP addresses from contacts

// Gets the first contact on the current site whose last name is 'Smith'
ContactInfo contact = ContactInfoProvider.GetContacts()
									.WhereEquals("ContactLastName", "Smith")
									.WhereEquals("ContactSiteID", SiteContext.CurrentSiteID)
									.FirstObject;

if (contact != null)
{
	// Gets all IP addresses assigned to the contact
	var deleteIPs = IPInfoProvider.GetIps().WhereEquals("IPOriginalContactID", contact.ContactID);

	// Loops through individual IP adresses
	foreach (IPInfo ipAddress in deleteIPs)
	{
		// Deletes the IP address
		IPInfoProvider.DeleteIPInfo(ipAddress);
	}
}

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Assigning user agents to contacts

// Gets the first contact on the current site whose last name is 'Smith'
ContactInfo contact = ContactInfoProvider.GetContacts()
									.WhereEquals("ContactLastName", "Smith")
									.WhereEquals("ContactSiteID", SiteContext.CurrentSiteID)
									.FirstObject;

if (contact != null)
{
	// Creates a new agent object and assigns it to the contact
	UserAgentInfo agentInfo = new UserAgentInfo()
	{
		UserAgentActiveContactID = contact.ContactID,
		UserAgentOriginalContactID = contact.ContactID,
		UserAgentString = "Custom User Agent"
	};

	// Saves the user agent object to the database
	UserAgentInfoProvider.SetUserAgentInfo(agentInfo);
}

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Removing user agents from contacts

// Gets the first contact on the current site whose last name is 'Smith'
ContactInfo contact = ContactInfoProvider.GetContacts()
									.WhereEquals("ContactLastName", "Smith")
									.WhereEquals("ContactSiteID", SiteContext.CurrentSiteID)
									.FirstObject;

if (contact != null)
{
	// Gets all user agents assigned to the contact
	var deleteAgents = UserAgentInfoProvider.GetUserAgents().WhereEquals("UserAgentOriginalContactID", contact.ContactID);

	// Loops through individual user agents
	foreach (UserAgentInfo agent in deleteAgents)
	{
		// Deletes the user agent
		UserAgentInfoProvider.DeleteUserAgentInfo(agent);
	}
}

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Deleting a contact

// Gets the first contact on the current site whose last name is 'Smith'
ContactInfo deleteContact = ContactInfoProvider.GetContacts()
									.WhereEquals("ContactLastName", "Smith")
									.WhereEquals("ContactSiteID", SiteContext.CurrentSiteID)
									.FirstObject;

if (deleteContact != null)
{
	// Deletes the contact
	ContactInfoProvider.DeleteContactInfo(deleteContact);
}

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Contact statuses

Creating a contact status

// Creates a new contact status object for the current site
ContactStatusInfo newStatus = new ContactStatusInfo()
{
	ContactStatusDisplayName = "New contact status",
	ContactStatusName = "NewContactStatus",
	ContactStatusSiteID = SiteContext.CurrentSiteID
};

// Saves the contact status to the database
ContactStatusInfoProvider.SetContactStatusInfo(newStatus);

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Updating a contact status

// Gets the contact status
ContactStatusInfo updateStatus = ContactStatusInfoProvider.GetContactStatusInfo("NewContactStatus", SiteContext.CurrentSiteName);

if (updateStatus != null)
{
	// Updates the contact status properties
	updateStatus.ContactStatusDisplayName = updateStatus.ContactStatusDisplayName.ToLowerCSafe();

	// Saves the modified contact status to the database
	ContactStatusInfoProvider.SetContactStatusInfo(updateStatus);
}

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Updating multiple contact statuses

// Gets all contact statuses from the current site whose code name starts with 'New'
var statuses = ContactStatusInfoProvider.GetContactStatuses()
												.WhereEquals("ContactStatusSiteID", SiteContext.CurrentSiteID)
												.WhereStartsWith("ContactStatusName","New");

// Loops through individual contact statuses
foreach (ContactStatusInfo contactStatus in statuses)
{
	// Updates the contact status properties
	contactStatus.ContactStatusDisplayName = contactStatus.ContactStatusDisplayName.ToUpper();

	// Saves the modified contact status to the database
	ContactStatusInfoProvider.SetContactStatusInfo(contactStatus);
}

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Assigning a status to a contact

// Gets the first contact on the current site whose last name is 'Smith'
ContactInfo contact = ContactInfoProvider.GetContacts()
									.WhereEquals("ContactLastName", "Smith")
									.WhereEquals("ContactSiteID", SiteContext.CurrentSiteID)
									.FirstObject;

// Gets the contact status
ContactStatusInfo contactStatus = ContactStatusInfoProvider.GetContactStatusInfo("NewContactStatus", SiteContext.CurrentSiteName);

if ((contact != null) && (contactStatus != null))
{
	// Checks that the contact doesn't already have the given status
	if (contact.ContactStatusID != contactStatus.ContactStatusID)
	{
		// Assigns the status to the contact
		contact.ContactStatusID = contactStatus.ContactStatusID;

		// Saves the updated contact to the database
		ContactInfoProvider.SetContactInfo(contact);
	}
}

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Removing statuses from contacts

// Gets the contact status
ContactStatusInfo contactStatus = ContactStatusInfoProvider.GetContactStatusInfo("NewContactStatus", SiteContext.CurrentSiteName);

if (contactStatus != null)
{
	// Gets all contacts from the current site that have the specified status
	var contacts = ContactInfoProvider.GetContacts()
										.WhereEquals("ContactSiteID", SiteContext.CurrentSiteID)
										.WhereEquals("ContactStatusID", contactStatus.ContactStatusID);

	// Loops through the contacts
	foreach (ContactInfo contact in contacts)
	{
		// Sets the status to 'None' for each contact
		contact.ContactStatusID = 0;

		// Saves the updated contact to the database
		ContactInfoProvider.SetContactInfo(contact);
	}
}

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Deleting a contact status

// Gets the contact status
ContactStatusInfo deleteStatus = ContactStatusInfoProvider.GetContactStatusInfo("NewContactStatus", SiteContext.CurrentSiteName);

if (deleteStatus != null)
{
	// Deletes the contact status
	ContactStatusInfoProvider.DeleteContactStatusInfo(deleteStatus);
}

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