QueryDataSource

Abstract

This topic describes the QueryDataSource component in SPEAK.

You use the QueryDataSource component to retrieve Sitecore items, using a Sitecore Query or a Sitecore Fast Query.

Properties

Name	Description	Default
Appearance
Formatting	Specify a formatting token: `$convert_date_to_friendly_format`: convert internal date format to localized format `$send_localized_dates`: send localized versions of all dates `$convert_id_to_display_name`: convert item IDs to the display names of the items You can enter multiple formats as a pipe-separated (“\|”) list.
Data
Database	Specify the database that Sitecore queries: The exact name of a database, for example “core”, or “master”. `$context_database`: context database. `$context_contentdatabase`: content database.	The context database
Fields	You can provide a pipe-separated (“\|”) list of field names or IDs that Sitecore retrieves. If you enter an asterix, “*”, Sitecore retrieves all fields. Retrieve as few fields as possible to improve performance.	If you do not enter anything, all fields are retrieved.
IsBusy	This read-only property is True when the QueryDataSource component is busy retrieving items.
Items	Contains the retrieved items. You normally bind to this property from a control that can display items, for example, the ListControl control.
Language	Specify the language version of the items you want to search in: Empty: search in all languages. `$context_language`: search in current language from the CMS Exact language: for example: "ja-jp" or "en-us"	All languages
Query	Specify a Sitecore Query or a Sitecore Fast Query.
Paging
PageIndex	The component does not use this property.
PageSize	The component does not use this property.

Configuration

You can create a configuration item for a QueryDataSource component by creating an item based on the QueryDataSource Parameters template.

The configuration item has these specific fields:

Query
IsBusy
Items

It inherits these fields:

Database
Fields
PageSize
PageIndex
Language
Behaviors
Id