Serialize object to XML

        /// <summary>

        /// Serialize object to XML

        /// </summary>

        /// <param name="instance">Object Instance to be serialized</param>

        /// <returns>Respective XML for specific instace</returns>

        public static string SerializeToXml(object instance) {

            string serializedXml = string.Empty;

            if (instance != null) {

                StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();

                StringWriter sw = new StringWriter();

                XmlSerializer serializer = new XmlSerializer(instance.GetType(), "");

                serializer.Serialize(sw, instance);

                serializedXml = sw.ToString();

            }

            return serializedXml;

        }

Generates Json for specific object instance

Generates Json for specific object instance

/// <summary>

        /// Generates Json for specific object instance

        /// </summary>

        /// <param name="instance">Instance to be converted to Json </param>

        /// <param name="recursionDepth">Recursion depth optional paramter</param>

        /// <returns>Json for specific object instance</returns>

        public static string ToJson(this object instance, int recursionDepth = 100) {

            JavaScriptSerializer serializer = new JavaScriptSerializer();

            serializer.RecursionLimit = recursionDepth;

            return serializer.Serialize(instance);

        }

DeSerailizes Json string to specific object

DeSerailizes Json string to specific object

/// <summary>

        /// DeSerailizes Json string to specific object

        /// </summary>

        /// <typeparam name="T">Type of Object</typeparam>

        /// <param name="jsonObject">Json String to be converted to Collection</param>

        /// <param name="recursionDepth">Recursion depth optional paramter</param>

        /// <returns>Collection of Object from Json Response</returns>

        public static T ToObject<T>(this string jsonObject, int recursionDepth = 100) {

            JavaScriptSerializer serializer = new JavaScriptSerializer();

            serializer.RecursionLimit = recursionDepth;

            return serializer.Deserialize<T>(jsonObject);

        }

Fetches Associated Sitecore Image from Site core Item

Fetches Associated Sitecore Image from Site core Item

/// <summary>

        /// Fetches Associated Sitecore Image from Site core Item

        /// </summary>

        /// <param name="item">Site core Item containg Image Field</param>

        /// <param name="fieldName">Name of the Image Field</param>

        /// <returns>Associated Sitecore Image from Site core Item</returns>

        public static string GetItemImageURL(Sitecore.Data.Items.Item item, string fieldName) {

            string imageTag = string.Empty;

            Sitecore.Data.Fields.ImageField imageField = item.Fields[fieldName];

            if (imageField != null && imageField.MediaItem != null) {

                MediaItem image = new MediaItem(imageField.MediaItem);

                string src = Sitecore.StringUtil.EnsurePrefix('/', Sitecore.Resources.Media.MediaManager.GetMediaUrl(image));

                if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(src)) {

                    imageTag = src;                

                   }

            }

            return imageTag;

        }

Send email with image in Sitecore and C#

Send email with image

public static bool SendEmailWithImage(string mailTo, string mailFrom, string subject, string mailBody, bool isHtml) {

            bool response = false;

            string emailStatus = string.Empty;

            //string from = Convert.ToString(ConfigurationManager.AppSettings["EmailReminder.FromAddress"]);

            string to = mailTo;

            try {

                using (MailMessage mail = new MailMessage()) {

                    #region Mail setting

                    mail.From = new MailAddress(mailFrom, mailFrom);

                    mail.To.Add(new MailAddress(mailTo, mailTo));

                    mail.IsBodyHtml = isHtml;

                    mail.Subject = subject;

                    mail.Body = mailBody;

                    #endregion

                    EmbedCompanyLogo(mail);

                    Sitecore.MainUtil.SendMail(mail);

                }

                response = true;

            } catch (Exception ex) {

                Sitecore.Diagnostics.Log.Error(ex.Message + " : ", ex);

                response = false;

            }

            return response;

        }

        /// <summary> 

        /// Embeds the company logo into the given mail message 

        /// </summary> 

        /// <param name="message">Message in which the logo should be embedded</param> 

        public static void EmbedCompanyLogo(MailMessage message) {

            AlternateView av1 = AlternateView.CreateAlternateViewFromString(message.Body, null, System.Net.Mime.MediaTypeNames.Text.Html);

            string strImageUrl = System.Web.HttpContext.Current.Server.MapPath("~/Images/dealer/logo_menu.jpg");

            LinkedResource logo = new LinkedResource(strImageUrl, System.Net.Mime.MediaTypeNames.Image.Jpeg);

            logo.ContentId = "logo_menu";

            //To refer to this image in the html body, use <img src="cid:companylogo"/> 

            av1.LinkedResources.Add(logo);

            message.AlternateViews.Add(av1);

        }

Get URL of Sitecore item

var directionItem = Sitecore.Context.Database.SelectSingleItem(Sitecore.Context.Site.StartPath + "//*[@@templatename='Hotel Directions']");

string directionURL = directionItem != null ? LinkManager.GetItemUrl(directionItem) : "";

Glass Library Implementation in Sitecore Project

1.    Install Package Managar in Visual Studio

a.    Go to Tools->Extension Manager-> click Online Gallery -> NuGet Package Manager. Download & install it

2.    Install Glass library

a.    Go to Tools-> Library Package Manager->Package Manager Console

Type command PM>"Install-Package Glass.Sitecore.Mapper" & press enter

3.    Create folder "Model" in your visual Studio project.

4.    Add cs file like "SitecoreHome.cs" in Model folder which map to content/template fields of sitecore

5.    Add following code in “Global.asax”

public void Application_Start() {

var loader = new Glass.Sitecore.Mapper.Configuration.Attributes.AttributeConfigurationLoader(

            "WebApplicationRND.Model, WebApplicationRND");

Glass.Sitecore.Mapper.Context context = new Glass.Sitecore.Mapper.Context(loader);

  }

6.    Try to access it from web page code behind file as

Glass.Sitecore.Mapper.ISitecoreContext context = new Glass.Sitecore.Mapper.SitecoreContext();

var home = context.GetCurrentItem<WebApplicationRND.Model.SitecoreHome>();

Label4.Text = "<br> This is ---" + home.PageTitle + "----" + home.Created.ToString() + "---" + home.CreatedBy ;

Use LINQ with Glass

https://github.com/Glass-lu/Glass.Sitecore.Mapper/wiki/SitecoreService