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Morten Peter Hagh Jensen 25 posts 85 karma points

Sep 12, 2017 @ 12:16

Random and Max from archetype

Templates, (partial) views and macros

Umbraco 7

Is it possible somehow to randomize the order and take 1 item from an archetype fieldset ?

I have this now

@{
    var testimonials = Umbraco.ContentSingleAtXPath("//HomePage").GetPropertyValue<ArchetypeModel>("testimonialItems");

    foreach (var item in testimonials) 
    {
        <h2>@item.GetValue("testimonalItemHeader")</h2>

        @item.GetValue("testimonalItemText")

         <q> @item.GetValue("testimonalItemName")</q>
    }
}

I have tried with

 var testimonials = Umbraco.ContentSingleAtXPath("//HomePage").GetPropertyValue<ArchetypeModel>("testimonialItems").RandomOrder().Take(1);

But I am getting an error that Take and RandomOrder is not a part of ArchetypeModel

Sean Mooney 131 posts 158 karma points c-trib

Sep 12, 2017 @ 15:47

Sean Mooney

Have you tried this:

 var testimonials = Umbraco.ContentSingleAtXPath("//HomePage").GetPropertyValue<ArchetypeModel>("testimonialItems").OrderBy(x => Guid.NewGuid()).Take(1);

Morten Peter Hagh Jensen 25 posts 85 karma points

Sep 12, 2017 @ 16:51

When using the above I am getting

error CS1977: Cannot use a lambda expression as an argument to a dynamically dispatched operation without first casting it to a delegate or expression tree type

Sean Mooney 131 posts 158 karma points c-trib

Sep 12, 2017 @ 17:23
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what about this? (sorry I don't currently have a project with Archetype)
```
 var testimonials = Umbraco.ContentSingleAtXPath("//HomePage").GetPropertyValue<ArchetypeModel>("testimonialItems").Fieldsets.OrderBy(x => Guid.NewGuid()).Take(1);
```
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Morten Peter Hagh Jensen 25 posts 85 karma points

Sep 12, 2017 @ 17:26

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That didn't work either. Getting the same error.

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Sean Mooney 131 posts 158 karma points c-trib

Sep 12, 2017 @ 18:19

Sean Mooney

OK, one last shot:

var testimonials = Umbraco.ContentSingleAtXPath("//HomePage").GetPropertyValue<ArchetypeModel>("testimonialItems").ToList().OrderBy(x => Guid.NewGuid()).Take(1);

Morten Peter Hagh Jensen 25 posts 85 karma points

Sep 13, 2017 @ 06:10

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Hmm... That didn't work either. Same error!

Thanks for the help anyway! :)

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Dave Woestenborghs 3504 posts 12133 karma points MVP 8x admin c-trib

Sep 13, 2017 @ 06:35
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Hi Peter,

Can you try this.
```
var testimonials = Umbraco.ContentSingleAtXPath("//HomePage").GetPropertyValue<ArchetypeModel>("testimonialItems").ToList().RandomOrder().Take(1);
```
If it's not working, can you post the exact error

Dave
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Morten Peter Hagh Jensen 25 posts 85 karma points

Sep 13, 2017 @ 06:39
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Inserting this I am getting the error:
```
Microsoft.CSharp.RuntimeBinder.RuntimeBinderException: 'Archetype.Models.ArchetypeModel' does not contain a definition for 'ToList'
```
the same with Take or RandomOrder
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Dave Woestenborghs 3504 posts 12133 karma points MVP 8x admin c-trib

Sep 13, 2017 @ 11:51

Dave Woestenborghs

Hi

Can you try this :

var testimonials = Umbraco.ContentSingleAtXPath("//HomePage").GetPropertyValue<ArchetypeModel>("testimonialItems").Fieldsets.ToList().RandomOrder().Take(1);

Morten Peter Hagh Jensen 25 posts 85 karma points

Sep 13, 2017 @ 12:29

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Hi Dave,

Just the same error.

Am I missing something?

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