ApiClient; ItemQuery.IncludeItemTypes

[Sludge Vohaul 23]

Hi,

 

if I wanted get a list of all photos and movies in the library would I have to write

var asd = new ItemQuery
{
   IncludeItemTypes = new [] { MediaType.Photo, "Movie" }
}

as there is no Movie-Property in MediaType ?

Is using MediaType the right way, at all?

[ebr 16169]

Media Types and Item Types are different.  Media types are more inclusive.  For instance, the Item Types Video and Movie are both of Media Type Video.

 

So, while the above may work by coincidence, you should just use the strings "Photo" and "Movie".

 

Also, you should never fire off that query just like that as it will likely bring your server to its knees and could take quite a while to return.  If you really need to get all of those items, be sure to put a limit on the query and page them in.

[Sludge Vohaul 23]

Media Types and Item Types are different.  Media types are more inclusive.  For instance, the Item Types Video and Movie are both of Media Type Video.

 

So, while the above may work by coincidence, you should just use the strings "Photo" and "Movie".

 

Also, you should never fire off that query just like that as it will likely bring your server to its knees and could take quite a while to return.  If you really need to get all of those items, be sure to put a limit on the query and page them in.

 

 

Thank you for the clarification on item Types.

Regarding the query it was just an example, I am not planing to fetch all items of a type together.

 

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sv