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SP.SecurableObject object

SharePoint 2013

An object that can be assigned security permissions.

Last modified: March 09, 2015

Applies to: apps for SharePoint | SharePoint Foundation 2013 | SharePoint Server 2013

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var object = new SP.SecurableObject()

The SecurableObject object has the following members.

Constructor

The SecurableObject object has the following constructor.

Constructor

Description

SecurableObject

Initializes a new instance of the SP.SecurableObject object.

Methods

The SecurableObject object has the following methods.

Method

Description

breakRoleInheritance

Creates unique role assignments for the securable object.

initPropertiesFromJson

resetRoleInheritance

Resets the role inheritance for the securable object and inherits role assignments from the parent securable object.

Properties

The SecurableObject object has the following properties.

Property

Description

firstUniqueAncestorSecurableObject

Gets the object where role assignments for this object are defined.

hasUniqueRoleAssignments

Gets a value that specifies whether the role assignments are uniquely defined for this securable object or inherited from a parent securable object.

roleAssignments

Gets the role assignments for the securable object.

The HasUniqueRoleAssignments property is not included in the default scalar property set for this type.

The following example creates an input button on an application page that creates a new permission level and adds a user to a specific list with that permission level.

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<asp:Content ID="Main" ContentPlaceHolderID="PlaceHolderMain" runat="server">
<script type="text/ecmascript" language="ecmascript">

   function runCode() {

       var clientContext = new SP.ClientContext();
       var siteColl = clientContext.get_site();
       var site = clientContext.get_web();

       // Set up permissions.
       var permissions = new SP.BasePermissions();
       permissions.set(SP.PermissionKind.viewListItems);
       permissions.set(SP.PermissionKind.addListItems);
       permissions.set(SP.PermissionKind.editListItems);
       permissions.set(SP.PermissionKind.deleteListItems);

       // Create a new role definition.
       var roleDefinitionCreationInfo = new SP.RoleDefinitionCreationInformation();
       roleDefinitionCreationInfo.set_name('Manage List Items');
       roleDefinitionCreationInfo.set_description('Allows a user to manage list items');
       roleDefinitionCreationInfo.set_basePermissions(permissions);
       var roleDefinition = siteColl.get_rootWeb().get_roleDefinitions().add(roleDefinitionCreationInfo);

       // Create a new RoleDefinitionBindingCollection.
       var newBindings = SP.RoleDefinitionBindingCollection.newObject(clientContext);
       // Add the role to the collection.
       newBindings.add(roleDefinition);

       // Get a securable object to work with (the Announcements list), and use the SecurableObject.BreakPermissions method to break permissions so they can be managed directly.
       var listSecurableObject = site.get_lists().getByTitle('Announcements');
       listSecurableObject.breakRoleInheritance(true, false);

       // Use the SecurableObject.roleAssignments property to get the RoleAssignmentCollection for the list.
       var assignments = listSecurableObject.get_roleAssignments();
       // Add the user to the target list and assign the use to the new RoleDefinitionBindingCollection.
       var roleAssignment = assignments.add(site.get_currentUser(), newBindings);
       clientContext.executeQueryAsync(Function.createDelegate(this, this.onQuerySucceeded),Function.createDelegate(this, this.onQueryFailed));
   }

   function onQuerySucceeded() {
       alert('Security modified');
   }

   function onQueryFailed(sender, args) {
       alert('Request failed. ' + args.get_message() + '\n' + args.get_stackTrace());
   }

</script>

    <input id="Button1" type="button" value="Run Code" onclick="runCode()" />

</asp:Content>
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