SPSite.ReadOnly Property
Gets or sets a Boolean value that specifies whether the site collection is read-only, locked, and unavailable for write access.
Namespace: Microsoft.SharePoint
Assembly: Microsoft.SharePoint (in Microsoft.SharePoint.dll)
Available in Sandboxed Solutions: Yes
Available in SharePoint Online
Syntax
'Declaration
Public Property ReadOnly As Boolean
Get
Set
'Usage
Dim instance As SPSite
Dim value As Boolean
value = instance.ReadOnly
instance.ReadOnly = value
public bool ReadOnly { get; set; }
Property Value
Type: System.Boolean
true if the site collection is read-only, locked, and unavailable for write access; otherwise, false.
Remarks
Setting ReadOnly to true or false also sets WriteLocked to the same value.
ReadOnly returns true whenever the IsReadOnly property of the parent SPDatabase object is true.