SPList.SaveAsNewView method

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First tries to find if the view already exists. Overwrite it if yes, add a new view if no. Then extract all the adhoc filter/sort info from the URL and build and update the view's xml Returns the url of the new/overwritten view.

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

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Function SaveAsNewView ( _
    oldName As String, _
    newName As String, _
    privateView As Boolean, _
    uri As Uri _
) As String
'Usage
Dim instance As SPList
Dim oldName As String
Dim newName As String
Dim privateView As Boolean
Dim uri As Uri
Dim returnValue As String

returnValue = instance.SaveAsNewView(oldName, _
    newName, privateView, uri)

public string SaveAsNewView(
    string oldName,
    string newName,
    bool privateView,
    Uri uri
)

Parameters

  • oldName
    Type: System.String

    The name of the view the user did the adhoc filter on (is currently on).

  • privateView
    Type: System.Boolean

    Boolean true when the user wants make a new view that's personal

  • uri
    Type: System.Uri

    Url that keeps all the adhoc filter/sort inforatmion

Return value

Type: System.String
The url of the new/overwritten view

See also

Reference

SPList class

SPList members

Microsoft.SharePoint namespace