Get Attributes (.NET)
Description
GetAttributes()
is used to fetch experimentation and personalized experiences from Target and extract attribute values.
Method
getAttributes
TargetAttributes TargetClient.GetAttributes(TargetDeliveryRequest targetRequest, params string[] mboxes)
Parameters
Name
Type
Required
Default
Description
mboxNames
params string[]
No
null
A parameter array of mbox names
Result
A TargetAttributes
object is returned from TargetClient.GetAttributes()
which has the following properties and methods:
Property/Method
Return Type
Description
ToDictionary
IReadOnlyDictionary
Returns a dictionary of dictionaries with key value pairs grouped by mbox names
ToMboxDictionary(mboxName)
IReadOnlyDictionary
Returns a dictionary with key value pairs for the provided mbox
GetBoolean(mboxName, key, defaultValue)
bool
Returns the value for a specified mbox name and attribute key
GetString(mboxName, key, defaultValue)
string
Returns the value for a specified mbox name and attribute key
GetInteger(mboxName, key, defaultValue)
int
Returns the value for a specified mbox name and attribute key
GetDouble(mboxName, key, defaultValue)
double
Returns the value for a specified mbox name and attribute key
GetValue(mboxName, key, defaultValue)
T
Returns the value for a specified mbox name and attribute key
Example
.NET
var targetClientConfig = new TargetClientConfig.Builder("acmeClient", "ABCDEF012345677890ABCDEF0@AdobeOrg")
.Build();
var targetClient = TargetClient.Create(targetClientConfig);
var mboxRequests = new List<MboxRequest> { new (index: 1, name: "a1-serverside-ab") };
var targetDeliveryRequest = new TargetDeliveryRequest.Builder()
.Build();
var offerAttributes = targetClient.GetAttributes(targetDeliveryRequest, "demo-engineering-flags");
//returns just the value of searchProviderId from the mbox offer
var searchProviderId = offerAttributes.GetString("demo-engineering-flags", "searchProviderId");
//returns a simple Dictionary representing the mbox offer
var engineeringFlags = offerAttributes.ToMboxDictionary("demo-engineering-flags");
// the value of engineeringFlags looks like this
// {
// "cdnHostname": "cdn.cloud.corp.net",
// "searchProviderId": 143,
// "hasLegacyAccess": false
// }
var assetUrl = $"http://{engineeringFlags["cdnHostname"]}/path/to/asset";
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