Helper.FindValue Method (WorkflowContext, Guid, String, Object)

Finds an item in a list that contains a field value that matches the specified value.

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

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Shared Function FindValue ( _
    context As WorkflowContext, _
    externalListId As Guid, _
    fieldNameInExternal As String, _
    value As Object _
) As Integer
'Usage
Dim context As WorkflowContext
Dim externalListId As Guid
Dim fieldNameInExternal As String
Dim value As Object
Dim returnValue As Integer

returnValue = Helper.FindValue(context, _
    externalListId, fieldNameInExternal, _
    value)

public static int FindValue(
    WorkflowContext context,
    Guid externalListId,
    string fieldNameInExternal,
    Object value
)

Parameters

• context
  Type: Microsoft.SharePoint.WorkflowActions.WorkflowContext

  WorkflowContext object that contains properties that are associated with the active workflow instance.

• externalListId
  Type: System.Guid

  The GUID of the external list identifier (ID).

• fieldNameInExternal
  Type: System.String

  A string that represents the field name in the external list.

• value
  Type: System.Object

  An object that contains the field value to look for in the external list.

Return Value

Type: System.Int32
The external list item where the matching value is found.

See Also

Reference

Helper Class

Helper Members

FindValue Overload

Microsoft.SharePoint.WorkflowActions Namespace