ThreadedDiscussion Class

This section describes the Web Service methods used with Ektron's Threaded Discussion feature. The Threaded Discussion Web service is a wrapper for the Threaded Discussion API: Ektron.Cms.API.Content.ThreadedDiscussion. These methods can be accessed through the ThreadedDiscussion.asmx file located in:

~/Workarea/webservices/WebServiceAPI/Content/ThreadedDiscussion.asmx

IMPORTANT: If you are accessing these Web Services remotely, you will need to set the authentication header.

Class Hierarchy

[WebService(Namespace = "http://tempuri.org/")]
[WebServiceBinding(ConformsTo = WsiProfiles.None)]
public class ThreadedDiscussion : EktronBaseService;

Visual Basic

<WebService(Namespace = "http://tempuri.org/")>
<WebServiceBinding(ConformsTo = WsiProfiles.None)>
Public Class ThreadedDiscussion
Inherits EktronBaseService

File

ThreadedDiscussion.cs

Group

Classes

Topics

Name	Description
ThreadedDiscussion Methods	The methods of the ThreadedDiscussion class are listed here.

ThreadedDiscussion Methods

	Name	Description
	AddBoard	Adds a discussion board to a given folder. Accepts name, title, and other parameters. Returns numeric ID of the new discussion board. This method can be accessed through the ThreadedDiscussion.asmx file located in:
	AddForum	Adds a discussion forum to a given board. Accepts name, description, and other parameters. Category ID must be valid for the board ID. Returns the numeric ID of new discussion forum. This method can be accessed through the ThreadedDiscussion.asmx file located in:
	AddReply	Adds a Reply to the Forum.
	AddTopic	This is the overview for the AddTopic method overload.
	DeleteBoard	Deletes a board with a given ID. This will delete the board as well as all forums, topics and posts under it. BoardID must be greater than 0. This method can be accessed through the ThreadedDiscussion.asmx file located in:
	DeleteForum	Deletes a forum with a given ID. This will delete the forum as well as all topics and posts under it. forumID must be greater than 0. This method can be accessed through the ThreadedDiscussion.asmx file located in:
	DeleteTopic	Deletes a topic by topicID. This method deletes all posts associated with the topic as well. Returns boolean value. This method can be accessed through the ThreadedDiscussion.asmx file located in:
	GetBoardCategories	Method to get the Categories for a board by ID. Returns either zero length or populated array. See DiscussionCategory class for more information. This method can be accessed through the ThreadedDiscussion.asmx file located in:
	GetBoardForums	Method to get the Forums for a board by ID. Returns either zero length or populated array. See DiscussionForum class for more information. This method can be accessed through the ThreadedDiscussion.asmx file located in:
	GetDiscussionBoard	This is the overview for the GetDiscussionBoard method overload.
	GetDiscussionBoardString	Method to get the rendered view of a discussion board by ID. Returns a string of the output based upon the input parameters. Display of the board can be controlled by using CSS stylesheets. This method can be accessed through the ThreadedDiscussion.asmx file located in:
	GetForum	Method to obtain a particular forum by ID. Will return a discussion board with a 1 length Discussion Forum array. If the forum does not exist, then a DiscussionBoard with a zero length Forums property will be returned. This method can be accessed through the ThreadedDiscussion.asmx file located in:
	GetRepliesForTopics	Method returns a list of replies for a given forum ID. ArrayList Structure ArrayListItem(j)(0) ' content_id ArrayListItem(j)(1) ' comment_total ArrayListItem(j)(2) ' comment_sum ArrayListItem(j)(3) ' last_posted ArrayListItem(j)(4) ' content_language This method can be accessed through the ThreadedDiscussion.asmx file located in:
	GetTopic	Method to obtain a particular Topic by ID. Will return a discussion board with a 1 length Discussion Forum array containing a 1 length DiscussionTopic array. If the topic does not exist, then a DiscussionBoard with a 1 length Forums property containing a zero length Topics property will be returned. This method can be accessed through the ThreadedDiscussion.asmx file located in:
	SearchReplies	Method to obtain an array of topic replies matching search criteria. Will return an instance of EkTasks, which is effectively an array of EkTask objects. If no results are returned, then a zero length EkTasks will be returned. This method can be accessed through the ThreadedDiscussion.asmx file located in:

Links

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