Use Embeddables in a custom content type

Question

I have a custom IContentType and want to be able to use embeddables within it. What do I need to do to enable my custom content type to use embeddables?

Ben Tiedt · Accepted Answer

Try passing null for the second parameter -- this is not supposed to be the ContentTypeId but instead a unique ID to represent embeddables for a non-default purpose. If the second parameter is the issue, we can log and resolve that. I don't think the intention is to version the embeddables here. 
 The exception itself, if its coming from Velocity, may be an issue with the data type being passed to your widget extension. There is a bit of a disconnect in the stack trace, however, which makes this appear to be a SQL data type conversion issue vs. a parameter type issue (which is what I get from the top-most exception).

Steven Heffner · Answer

You'll want to implement IContentEmbeddableContentType , which provides a reference to IContentEmbeddableContentTypeController to call Updated when content that may contain embeddables is created or updated. (Also Deleted for when it is deleted). The basic setup is similar to that shown in the IFileEmbeddable training , though the method signatures and usages obviously differ.

Use Embeddables in a custom content type

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