PublishingPage.Update Method

Commits changes to this PublishingPage object.

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

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Sub Update
'Usage
Dim instance As PublishingPage

instance.Update()
public void Update()

Exceptions

Exception Condition
[Microsoft.SharePoint.SPException]

The update operation failed.

Remarks

This method saves changes made to this PublishingPage instance. Call this method after you set values on the PublishingPage; this allows the changes to persist.

The user must have edit permissions on the PublishingPage to call this method.

Examples

This example sets some properties on a PublishingPage object, saves the new values, and publishes the PublishingPage.

Before compiling and running this example, verify that this SPLIstItem is a list item in the pages document library of a PublishingWeb.

This example assumes 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)
        {
            //  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);
        }
    }
}
Imports PublishingPage = Microsoft.SharePoint.Publishing.PublishingPage
Imports SPListItem = Microsoft.SharePoint.SPListItem
Imports SPFile = Microsoft.SharePoint.SPFile
Imports SPModerationStatusType = Microsoft.SharePoint.SPModerationStatusType
Imports PublishingWeb = Microsoft.SharePoint.Publishing.PublishingWeb
Imports SPUser = Microsoft.SharePoint.SPUser
Imports PageLayout = Microsoft.SharePoint.Publishing.PageLayout
Imports PublishingPageCollection = Microsoft.SharePoint.Publishing.PublishingPageCollection

Namespace Microsoft.SDK.SharePointServer.Samples
    Public NotInheritable Class PublishingPageCodeSamples

        Private Sub New()
        End Sub
        Public Shared Sub SetPagePropertiesAndApprove(ByVal listItem As SPListItem, ByVal pageContact As SPUser)
            '  Replace these variable values and input parameters with your own values.
            '
            ' New PublishingPage.Title value
            Dim newTitle As String = "your Title"
            '
            ' New PublishingPage.Description value
            Dim newDescription As String = "your Description"
            '
            ' The comment to set when the page is checked in, published, and approved.
            Dim checkInComment As String = "Your comments"


            ' Validate the input parameters.
            '
            If Nothing Is listItem Then
                Throw New System.ArgumentNullException("listItem")
            End If
            If Nothing Is pageContact Then
                Throw New System.ArgumentNullException("pageContact")
            End If

            ' Get the PublishingPage wrapper for the SPListItem that was passed in.
            '
            Dim publishingPage As PublishingPage = Nothing
            If PublishingPage.IsPublishingPage(listItem) Then
                publishingPage = PublishingPage.GetPublishingPage(listItem)
            Else
                Throw New System.ArgumentException("This SPListItem is not a PublishingPage", "listItem")
            End If


            ' Check out the page if it is not checked out yet.
            '
            If publishingPage.ListItem.File.CheckOutStatus = SPFile.SPCheckOutStatus.None Then
                publishingPage.CheckOut()
            End If


            ' 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)
            Dim pageFile As SPFile = publishingPage.ListItem.File
            pageFile.Publish(checkInComment)
            pageFile.Approve(checkInComment)
        End Sub
    End Class
End Namespace

See Also

Reference

PublishingPage Class

PublishingPage Members

Microsoft.SharePoint.Publishing Namespace