Lists.UpdateList method

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Updates a list based on the specified field definitions and list properties.

Namespace:  WebSvcLists
Assembly:  STSSOAP (in STSSOAP.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
<SoapDocumentMethodAttribute("https://schemas.microsoft.com/sharepoint/soap/UpdateList", RequestNamespace := "https://schemas.microsoft.com/sharepoint/soap/",  _
    ResponseNamespace := "https://schemas.microsoft.com/sharepoint/soap/",  _
    Use := SoapBindingUse.Literal, ParameterStyle := SoapParameterStyle.Wrapped)> _
Public Function UpdateList ( _
    listName As String, _
    listProperties As XmlNode, _
    newFields As XmlNode, _
    updateFields As XmlNode, _
    deleteFields As XmlNode, _
    listVersion As String _
) As XmlNode
'Usage
Dim instance As Lists
Dim listName As String
Dim listProperties As XmlNode
Dim newFields As XmlNode
Dim updateFields As XmlNode
Dim deleteFields As XmlNode
Dim listVersion As String
Dim returnValue As XmlNode

returnValue = instance.UpdateList(listName, _
    listProperties, newFields, updateFields, _
    deleteFields, listVersion)

[SoapDocumentMethodAttribute("https://schemas.microsoft.com/sharepoint/soap/UpdateList", RequestNamespace = "https://schemas.microsoft.com/sharepoint/soap/", 
    ResponseNamespace = "https://schemas.microsoft.com/sharepoint/soap/", 
    Use = SoapBindingUse.Literal, ParameterStyle = SoapParameterStyle.Wrapped)]
public XmlNode UpdateList(
    string listName,
    XmlNode listProperties,
    XmlNode newFields,
    XmlNode updateFields,
    XmlNode deleteFields,
    string listVersion
)

Parameters

  • listName
    Type: System.String

    A string that contains the GUID for the list.

  • listProperties
    Type: System.Xml.XmlNode

    An XML fragment in the following form that can be assigned to a System.Xml.XmlNode object and that contains all the list properties to be updated.

  • newFields
    Type: System.Xml.XmlNode

    An XML fragment in the following form that can be assigned to a System.Xml.XmlNode object and that contains Field elements inside method blocks so that the add operations can be tracked individually.

  • updateFields
    Type: System.Xml.XmlNode

    An XML fragment in the following form that can be assigned to a System.Xml.XmlNode object and that contains Field elements inside method blocks so that the update operations can be tracked individually.

  • deleteFields
    Type: System.Xml.XmlNode

    An XML fragment in the following form that contains Field elements specifying the names of the fields to delete inside method blocks so that the delete operations can be tracked individually.

  • listVersion
    Type: System.String

    A string that contains the version of the list that is being updated so that conflict detection can be performed.

Return value

Type: System.Xml.XmlNode
An XML fragment that contains the list schema after changes are applied, and a results block for every field that is new, updated, or deleted. The fragment is in the following form and can be assigned to a System.Xml.XmlNode object.

<Results xmlns="https://schemas.microsoft.com/sharepoint/soap/">
   <NewFields>
      <Method ID="1">
         <ErrorCode>0x00000000</ErrorCode>
         <Field Type="DateTime" DateOnly="TRUE" 
            DisplayName="Field1_Display_Name" FromBaseType="TRUE" 
            Name="Field1_Name" ColName="datetime2" />
      </Method>
      <Method ID="2">
         <ErrorCode>0x00000000</ErrorCode>
         <Field Type="Text" DisplayName="Field2_Display_Name" 
            Required="TRUE" FromBaseType="TRUE" 
            Description="Description" Name="Field2_Name" 
            ColName="nvarchar4" />
      </Method>
   </NewFields>
   <UpdateFields>
      <Method ID="3">
         <ErrorCode>0x00000000</ErrorCode>
         <Field Type="Number" Name="NumberColumn" DisplayName="Numbers" 
            Required="TRUE" FromBaseType="TRUE" 
            Description="Description" ColName="float1" />
      </Method>
      <Method ID="4">
         <ErrorCode>0x00000000</ErrorCode>
         <Field Type="Text" Name="Title" DisplayName="Title" 
            Required="TRUE" FromBaseType="TRUE" 
            Description="Description" ColName="nvarchar1" />
      </Method>
   </UpdateFields>
   <DeleteFields>
      <Method ID="5">
         <ErrorCode>0x00000000</ErrorCode>
      </Method>
      <Method ID="6">
         <ErrorCode>0x00000000</ErrorCode>
      </Method>
   </DeleteFields>
   <ListProperties DocTemplateUrl="" 
      DefaultViewUrl="/Site_Name/Lists/List_Name/AllItems.aspx" 
      ID="{6800A6B5-5B01-4E7B-B847-7F0C01F1F602}" Title="List_Name" 
      Description="New_Description" 
      ImageUrl="/_layouts/images/itgen.gif" 
      Name="{6800A6B5-5B01-4E7B-B847-7F0C01F1F602}" BaseType="0" 
      ServerTemplate="100" 
      Created="20030619 05:35:34" Modified="20030619 05:39:43" 
      LastDeleted="20030619 05:35:34" 
      Version="11" Direction="none" ThumbnailSize="" WebImageWidth="" 
      WebImageHeight="" 
      Flags="4096" ItemCount="0" AnonymousPermMask="" 
      RootFolder="/Site_Name/Lists/List_Name" 
      ReadSecurity="1" WriteSecurity="1" Author="1" 
      EventSinkAssembly="" EventSinkClass="" 
      EventSinkData="" EmailInsertsFolder="" AllowDeletion="True" 
      AllowMultiResponses="False" 
      EnableAttachments="True" EnableModeration="False" 
      EnableVersioning="False" Hidden="False" 
      MultipleDataList="False" Ordered="False" ShowUser="True" />
</Results>

Examples

The following code example modifies the fields and properties of a specified list in the current site, showing how to implement each parameter of the UpdateList method. The example uses the GetList method to return the version of the list, and uses an XmlDocument object to create XmlNode objects for parameters.

This example requires that a using (Visual C#) or Imports (Visual Basic) directive be included for the System.Xml namespace.

Dim listService As New Web_Reference_Folder.Lists()
listService.Credentials = System.Net.CredentialCache.DefaultCredentials

Dim ndList As XmlNode = listService.GetList("List_Name")
Dim ndVersion As XmlNode = ndList.Attributes("Version")

Dim xmlDoc = New System.Xml.XmlDocument()

Dim ndDeleteFields As XmlNode = xmlDoc.CreateNode(XmlNodeType.Element, 
   "Fields", "")
Dim ndProperties As XmlNode = xmlDoc.CreateNode(XmlNodeType.Element, 
   "List", "")
Dim ndTitleAttrib As XmlAttribute = 
   CType(xmlDoc.CreateNode(XmlNodeType.Attribute, "Title", ""), 
   XmlAttribute)
Dim ndDescriptionAttrib As XmlAttribute = 
   CType(xmlDoc.CreateNode(XmlNodeType.Attribute, "Description", ""), _
   XmlAttribute)
Dim ndNewFields As XmlNode = xmlDoc.CreateNode(XmlNodeType.Element, 
   "Fields", "")
Dim ndUpdateFields As XmlNode = xmlDoc.CreateNode(XmlNodeType.Element, 
   "Fields", "")

ndTitleAttrib.Value = "List_Name"
ndDescriptionAttrib.Value = "New_Description"

ndProperties.Attributes.Append(ndTitleAttrib)
ndProperties.Attributes.Append(ndDescriptionAttrib)

ndDeleteFields.InnerXml = "<Method ID='5'>
    <Field Name='Field1'/></Method>" + _
    "<Method ID='6'><Field Name='Field2'/></Method>"
ndNewFields.InnerXml = "<Method ID='1'>" + _ 
    "<Field Type='DateTime' DateOnly='TRUE' DisplayName='NewField1' 
        FromBaseType='TRUE'/>" + _
    "</Method><Method ID='2'>" + _
    "<Field Type='Text' DisplayName='NewField2' Required='TRUE' 
        FromBaseType='TRUE' Description='Description'/>" + _
    "</Method>"
ndUpdateFields.InnerXml = "<Method ID='3'>" + _
    "<Field Type='Number' Name='Field1' DisplayName='Field1_Display' 
        Required='TRUE' FromBaseType='TRUE' 
        Description='Description'/>" + "</Method><Method ID='4'>" + _
    "<Field Type='Text' Name='Field2' DisplayName='Field2_Display' 
        Required='TRUE' FromBaseType='TRUE' 
        Description='Description'/>" + _
    "</Method>"

Try

    Dim ndReturn As XmlNode = 
        listService.UpdateList("f2c47fbe-0fe1-4c84-8ed0-f56912f3dca7", 
        ndProperties, ndNewFields, _
        ndUpdateFields, ndDeleteFields, ndVersion.Value)

    MessageBox.Show(ndReturn.OuterXml)

    Catch ex As Exception

        MessageBox.Show("Message:" + ControlChars.Lf + ex.Message + 
            ControlChars.Lf + _
            "StackTrace:" + ControlChars.Lf + ex.StackTrace)

End Try

Web_Reference_Folder.Lists listService = new Web_Reference_Folder.Lists();
listService.Credentials= System.Net.CredentialCache.DefaultCredentials;

XmlNode ndList = listService.GetList("List_Name");
XmlNode ndVersion = ndList.Attributes["Version"];

XmlDocument xmlDoc = new System.Xml.XmlDocument();

XmlNode ndDeleteFields = xmlDoc.CreateNode(XmlNodeType.Element, 
    "Fields", "");
XmlNode ndProperties = xmlDoc.CreateNode(XmlNodeType.Element, "List", 
    "");
XmlAttribute ndTitleAttrib = 
    (XmlAttribute)xmlDoc.CreateNode(XmlNodeType.Attribute, 
    "Title", "");
XmlAttribute ndDescriptionAttrib = 
    (XmlAttribute)xmlDoc.CreateNode(XmlNodeType.Attribute, 
    "Description", "");
XmlNode ndNewFields = xmlDoc.CreateNode(XmlNodeType.Element, 
    "Fields", "");
XmlNode ndUpdateFields = xmlDoc.CreateNode(XmlNodeType.Element, 
    "Fields", "");

ndTitleAttrib.Value = "List_Name";
ndDescriptionAttrib.Value = "New_Description";

ndProperties.Attributes.Append(ndTitleAttrib);
ndProperties.Attributes.Append(ndDescriptionAttrib);

ndDeleteFields.InnerXml="<Method ID='5'>" + 
   "<Field Name='Field1'/></Method>" + 
   "<Method ID='6'><Field Name='Field2'/>" + 
   "</Method>";

ndNewFields.InnerXml = "<Method ID='1'>" +
   "<Field Type='DateTime' DateOnly='TRUE' DisplayName='NewField1' 
        FromBaseType='TRUE'/>" + 
   "</Method><Method ID='2'>" +
   "<Field Type='Text' DisplayName='NewField2' Required='TRUE' 
      FromBaseType='TRUE' Description='Description'/>" +
   "</Method>";

ndUpdateFields.InnerXml = "<Method ID='3'>" +
   "<Field Type='Number' Name='Field1' DisplayName='Field1_Display' 
      Required='TRUE' FromBaseType='TRUE' 
      Description='Description'/>" +
   "</Method><Method ID='4'>" +
   "<Field Type='Text' Name='Field2' DisplayName='Field2_Display' 
      Required='TRUE' FromBaseType='TRUE' 
      Description='Description'/>" +
   "</Method>";

try
{
   XmlNode ndReturn = 
      listService.UpdateList("f2c47fbe-0fe1-4c84-8ed0-f56912f3dca7", 
      ndProperties, ndNewFields, ndUpdateFields, ndDeleteFields, 
      ndVersion.Value);

   MessageBox.Show(ndReturn.OuterXml);
}

catch (Exception ex)
{
   MessageBox.Show("Message:\n" + ex.Message + "\nStackTrace:\n" + 
      ex.StackTrace);
}

See also

Reference

Lists class

Lists members

WebSvcLists namespace