Helper.LookupString Method (WorkflowContext, Guid, SPItemKey, String)

Retrieves the string value of a field for the specified list item.

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

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Shared Function LookupString ( _
    context As WorkflowContext, _
    listId As Guid, _
    listItem As SPItemKey, _
    fieldName As String _
) As String
'Usage
Dim context As WorkflowContext
Dim listId As Guid
Dim listItem As SPItemKey
Dim fieldName As String
Dim returnValue As String

returnValue = Helper.LookupString(context, _
    listId, listItem, fieldName)

public static string LookupString(
    WorkflowContext context,
    Guid listId,
    SPItemKey listItem,
    string fieldName
)

Parameters

• context
  Type: Microsoft.SharePoint.WorkflowActions.WorkflowContext

  A workflow context that contains properties that are associated with the active workflow instance.

• listId
  Type: System.Guid

  The GUID of the list.

• listItem
  Type: Microsoft.SharePoint.Workflow.SPItemKey

  The item in specified list.

• fieldName
  Type: System.String

  The name of the field for the specified list item in the specified list from which to retrieve the value.

Return Value

Type: System.String
A value that is retrieved from the specified field of the specified list item.

Remarks

This method gets the value of the specified field for the specified item in the list.

This method returns null if the field cannot be found.

See Also

Reference

Helper Class

Helper Members

LookupString Overload

Microsoft.SharePoint.WorkflowActions Namespace