Replace a component globally

The following example shows how to replace a component for the entire system. This example also shows how to replace the built-in Optimizely Content Management System (CMS) page tree with a custom page list component.

1. Declare a replacement component. Use the definition name of the component you want to replace.

   C#

   // A simple component implementation represented with a dijit content pane on the client side
   public class MyCustomPageList: ComponentBase {
     public MyCustomPageList(): base("dijit/layout/ContentPane") {
       // Add "Hello World!" as non-persisted content to the dijit content pane
       this.Settings.Add(new Setting("content", "Hello World!", false));
     }
   
     public override string DefinitionName => new PageTreeComponent().DefinitionName;
   }
   

2. Register the component using the IOC container by implementing the ConfigureContainer method of EPiServer.ServiceLocation.IConfigurableModule in an initialization module.

   C#

   [InitializableModule]
   public class InitializationModule: IConfigurableModule {
     public void ConfigureContainer(ServiceConfigurationContext context) {
       context.Services.AddTransient<IComponent, MyCustomPageList>();
     }
     public void Initialize(InitializationEngine context) {}
     public void Uninitialize(InitializationEngine context) {}
     public void Preload(string[] parameters) {}
   }
   

This code replaces any creation of the PageTreeComponent with an instance of the MyCustomPageList type that the IOC container creates.

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