Sitecore 5.0 API

Item.Database Property

Gets the database.

[Visual Basic]
Public ReadOnly Property Database As Database
[C#]
public Sitecore.Data.Database Database {get;}

Remarks

A database is a collection of items. A database uses a data source object to retrieve and store items. The data source is an concrete implementation that manages items in a storage, e.g. a SQL database or the file system.

Example

The following example gets the Home item in the same database as a supplied item.

{{{
public Item GetHome(Item item) {
  Item result = item.Database.Items["/sitecore/content/Home"];
  return result;
}
}}}

See Also

Item Class | Sitecore.Data.Items Namespace