Is it possible to fetch datasource and personalized content of context item?

Question

Context Item- mypage
-- Presentation
----Controller Rendering -R1 with datasource value -D1
-----R1- Personalize Content.D2

How do I refer both these data content and get it rendered in given page context?

Let me know if queries or require more explanation.

Answer 1

By the time the below code is accessed in Controller/View Rendering, any personlization rules are applied.

So, the DataSource and Item properties point to the the datasource are the personalized ones configured for the rule that is applied.

Sitecore.Mvc.Presentation.RenderingContext.Current.Rendering.DataSource
Sitecore.Mvc.Presentation.RenderingContext.Current.Rendering.Item  

Below code shows how to get the RuleList xml and pull the default DataSource out of it.

string text = rendering.Properties["RenderingXml"];
  if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(text))
   {
     var renderingReference =  
     new RenderingReference(XmlExtensions.ToXmlNode(XElement.Parse(text)), <contextlanguage>, <contextdatabase>);

     var DefaultDataSource = renderingreference.Settings.DataSource;
   }

Once the Rendering reference is obtained, the default datasource can be pulled from its Settings.DataSource property.

The order of DataSource for the rendering will be

1. DataSource selected in the Action section of Rule that is applied
2. The order of Default DataSource will be
   • DS selected in the Action section
   • If Action Section is empty, then DS selected from Rendering Parameters
   • If none of them are set then RenderingReference.Settings.DataSource is empty. But the actual Rendering DataSource set to PageItem