PublishingPage.CheckOut Method
Checks out this PublishingPage instance for editing.
Namespace: Microsoft.SharePoint.Publishing
Assembly: Microsoft.SharePoint.Publishing (in Microsoft.SharePoint.Publishing.dll)
Syntax
'Declaration
Public Sub CheckOut
'Usage
Dim instance As PublishingPage
instance.CheckOut()
public void CheckOut()
Remarks
The PublishingPage's underlying SPFile object is checked out to the current user. This method is a wrapper for the CheckOut method.
Examples
This sample sets some properties on a PublishingPage object, saves the new values, and publishes the PublishingPage.
Before compiling and running this sample, verify that this SPLIstItem is a list item in the pages document library of a PublishingWeb.
This sample presumes that the document library that contains the SPListItem requires content approval.
using PublishingPage = Microsoft.SharePoint.Publishing.PublishingPage;
using SPListItem = Microsoft.SharePoint.SPListItem;
using SPFile = Microsoft.SharePoint.SPFile;
using SPModerationStatusType = Microsoft.SharePoint.SPModerationStatusType;
using PublishingWeb = Microsoft.SharePoint.Publishing.PublishingWeb;
using SPUser = Microsoft.SharePoint.SPUser;
using PageLayout = Microsoft.SharePoint.Publishing.PageLayout;
using PublishingPageCollection = Microsoft.SharePoint.Publishing.PublishingPageCollection;
namespace Microsoft.SDK.SharePointServer.Samples
{
public static class PublishingPageCodeSamples
{
public static void SetPagePropertiesAndApprove(SPListItem listItem, SPUser pageContact)
{
// TODO: Replace these variable values and input parameters with your own values.
//
// New PublishingPage.Title value
string newTitle = "your Title";
//
// New PublishingPage.Description value
string newDescription = "your Description";
//
// The comment to set when the page is checked in, published, and approved.
string checkInComment = "Your comments";
// Validate the input parameters.
//
if (null == listItem)
{
throw new System.ArgumentNullException("listItem");
}
if (null == pageContact)
{
throw new System.ArgumentNullException("pageContact");
}
// Get the PublishingPage wrapper for the SPListItem that was passed in.
//
PublishingPage publishingPage = null;
if (PublishingPage.IsPublishingPage(listItem))
{
publishingPage = PublishingPage.GetPublishingPage(listItem);
}
else
{
throw new System.ArgumentException("This SPListItem is not a PublishingPage", "listItem");
}
// Check out the page if it is not checked out yet.
//
if (publishingPage.ListItem.File.CheckOutStatus == SPFile.SPCheckOutStatus.None)
{
publishingPage.CheckOut();
}
// Set and save some properties on the PublishingPage.
//
publishingPage.Title = newTitle;
publishingPage.Description = newDescription;
publishingPage.Contact = pageContact;
publishingPage.Update();
// Publish the page, and approve it if required, so that the updated
// values are visible on the published Web site.
//
publishingPage.CheckIn(checkInComment);
SPFile pageFile = publishingPage.ListItem.File;
pageFile.Publish(checkInComment);
pageFile.Approve(checkInComment);
}
}
}