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Getting ID of Sitecore control from controller

I am trying to get a field value associated with a control instance in Sitecore within an MVC controller. I seem to be struggling to find the correct syntax.

I tried this I tried using this within the Sitecore controls MVC controller, but it comes back with a null reference exception for "Item":

Guid campaignID = new Guid(Constants.Marketing.CAMPAIGNID);
Sitecore.Mvc.Presentation.RenderingContext renderingContext = new Sitecore.Mvc.Presentation.RenderingContext();
string currentCampaign = renderingContext.PageContext.Item.Fields[campaignID.ToString()].Value;
Solution

  • You should not create a new instance of RenderingContext class.

    You should use RenderingContext.Current. Try the code below:

    Item datasourceOrContextItem = RenderingContext.Current.Rendering.Item;
string currentCampaign = datasourceOrContextItem[campaignID.ToString()].