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Thursday, November 29, 2012

SPFieldChoice to the dropdown list programatically:


  1. List Name: MyList
  2. Choice Field Name: MyChoiceField and the values are
    1. MyChoice1
    2. MyChoice2
    3.  MyChoice3
First example to set the SPChoice field default value as dropdown list default value.


          try
            {
                using (SPSite site = new SPSite(SPContext.Current.Site.ID))
                {
                    SPWeb web = site.OpenWeb(SPContext.Current.Web.ID);
                    SPList liMyLists = web.Lists["MyList"];
                    SPFieldChoice fcTypes = (SPFieldChoice)       
                                                liMyLists.Fields["MyChoiceField"];
                    ddlChoiceField.DataSource = fcTypes.Choices;
                   //To set choice field default value as dropdown list default value.
                    ddlChoiceField.SelectedValue = fcTypes.DefaultValue; 
                    ddlChoiceField.DataBind();
            }
            catch (Exception ex)
            {
               //code
             }
OutPut:


Wednesday, November 21, 2012

SPSecurity.Runwithelevatedprivileges: Best practice


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https://sites.google.com/site/sasivalipireddy/home/RunWithElevatedPrivileages_ALL.pdf


  1. RunWithElevatedPrivileges?
  2. Why can’t we use RunWithElevatedPrivileges in event handlers?
  3. Impersonation Improvements in SharePoint 2010 Event Receivers?
  4. Best recommended practice use of it?
  5. Best recommended practice to use of it in Event Receivers?
  6. Best recommended practice to use of it in Feature Receivers?
  7. RunWithElevatedPrivileges in visual studio workflows:
  8. Is RunWithElevatedPrivileges allowed in sandbox solution?
  9. By using which credentials the RunWithElevatedPrivileges will run?
  10. Difference between SPSecurity.CodeToRunElevated and SPSecurity. RunWithElevatedPrivileges?

Enhancements in event receivers in SharePoint 2010

Before learning new enhancements in sharepoint2010, we have to know why they were enhanced. So that we can remember new features easily, below are the limitations on sharepoint2007 what I covered in my development career.
  • Cannot hook the events to a particular SharePoint lists.
  • Need to use standard pre-defined error page when canceling the events, which is not so intuitive for the end users
  • No JavaScript alert instead of redirecting to pre-defined error page
  • No events for SPWeb object.

Tuesday, November 20, 2012

SharePoint Interview Questions and Anwers: Permissions

  1. SPWeb.EnsureUser method?
  2. Difference between SPWeb.Users, SPWeb.AllUsers, SPWeb.SiteUsers?
  3. How to create custom permission levels?
  4. Difference between “Limited Access” and “Read”?
  5. Anonymous access?

SharePoint Interview Questions and Answers: SPSiteDataQuery

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  1. What are SPQuery and SPSiteDataQuery?
  2. SPSiteDataQuery properties?
  3. Difference between SPQuery and SPSiteDataQuery?
  4. What are the limitations of both?
  5. How the SPQuery and SPSiteDataQuery return?
  6. How to set the row limit to the both?
  7. Searching scope levels of SPQuery and SPSiteDataQuery?
  8. What is the max limit of querying the lists using SPSiteDataQuery?
  9. Is it possible to query the records across the site collection level using SPSiteDataQuery?
  10. What is the default row limit value for the SPQuery?

SharePoint Interview Questions and Answers: IIS, WP, AppPool


What is IIS?
IIS (Internet Information Server) is one of the most powerful web servers from Microsoft Corporation that is used to host the Asp.Net web application. IIS has its own ASP.NET process engine to handle the ASP.NET request. So, when request comes from client to server, IIS takes the request and process it and send response back to the clients.
IIS means when request comes from client to the server a lot of operation is performed before sending response to the client. This is about how IIS process the request.

Wednesday, November 7, 2012

SharePoint Interview Questions and Answers:Pages


Preparing answers to the below questions. Will update you the soon.

Difference between Application pages and site pages?
Availability of site pages and application pages and when can we use it?
Handling code techniques to the application pages and site pages?
From which class both the application pages and site pages will inherit?
How to create an application pages and site pages?
Difference between ghosting and unghosting?