SPPermission.PermissionMask Property

NOTE: This API is now obsolete.

Gets or sets the rights for the permission mask of the user or group.

Namespace:  Microsoft.SharePoint
Assembly:  Microsoft.SharePoint (in Microsoft.SharePoint.dll)

Syntax

<ObsoleteAttribute("Use the SPRoleAssignment class instead")> _
Public Property PermissionMask As SPRights
    Get
    Set

Dim instance As SPPermission
Dim value As SPRights

value = instance.PermissionMask

instance.PermissionMask = value

[ObsoleteAttribute("Use the SPRoleAssignment class instead")]
public SPRights PermissionMask { get; set; }

Property Value

Type: Microsoft.SharePoint.SPRights
An SPRights value that specifies the rights.

Remarks

To define a permission mask that consists of multiple rights, use the pipe symbol ("|") in Microsoft Visual C# or Or in Microsoft Visual Basic to delimit the rights.

Examples

The following code example modifies the permission mask for a group, giving it the rights to manage lists and to manage the permissions for lists.

Dim siteCollection As SPSite = SPContext.Current.Site
Dim site As SPWeb = siteCollection.AllWebs("Site_Name")
Dim member As SPMember = site.Roles("Role_Name")

site.Permissions(member).PermissionMask = 
    SPRights.ManageLists Or SPRights.ManageListPermissions 

SPSite oSiteCollection = SPContext.Current.Site;
using(SPWeb oWebsite = oSiteCollection.AllWebs["Site_Name"])
{
    SPMember oMember = oWebsite.Roles["Role_Name"];
    oWebsite.Permissions[oMember].PermissionMask = 
        SPRights.ManageLists | SPRights.ManageListPermissions;
}

See Also

Reference

SPPermission Class

SPPermission Members

Microsoft.SharePoint Namespace