Microsoft.SharePoint Namespace

The Microsoft.SharePoint namespace provides types and members that can be used for working with a SharePoint site and its subsites or lists. Its major classes include SPSite, a top-level class that represents a SharePoint site and provides access to its collection of subsites and templates; SPWeb, which represents a Web site and provides access to all its lists, files, folders, Web Parts, and other objects; and SPList, which represents a list and opens access to its fields, views, and other properties.

Classes

The following table shows the classes of the Microsoft.SharePoint namespace and a brief description of each.

Name	Description
SPAlert	Represents an alert, which generates periodic e-mail notifications sent to a user about the list, list item, document, or document library to which the alert applies.
SPAlertCollection	Represents a collection of SPAlert objects.
SPAttachmentCollection	Represents the collection of attachments for a list item.
SPBaseCollection	Provides the base functionality for collections in the Microsoft.SharePoint and Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration namespaces.
SPDataRetrievalServicesSettings	Represents the data retrieval service settings that are used in a virtual server running Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services.
SPDocDiscussion	Represents all the discussions associated with a single document that has been discussed in a document library.
SPDocDiscussionCollection	Represents the collection of SPDocDiscussion objects associated with documents in a specific document library.
SPDocTemplate	Represents a document template used in a document library.
SPDocTemplateCollection	Represents a collection of document templates.
SPDocumentLibrary	Represents a document library in Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services.
SPException	Represents an exception in Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services.
SPField	Represents a field in a list on a SharePoint Web site.
SPFieldCalculated	Represents a calculated field in a list.
SPFieldChoice	Represents a choice field.
SPFieldCollection	Represents a collection of SPField objects.
SPFieldCurrency	Represents a field that contains currency values.
SPFieldDateTime	Represents a field that contains date and time values.
SPFieldLookup	Represents a lookup field.
SPFieldMultiChoice	Represents a field that can contain multiple values.
SPFieldMultiLineText	Represents a text field that can contain multiple lines.
SPFieldNumber	Represents a field for numbers.
SPFieldRatingScale	Represents a rating scale field used in surveys.
SPFieldText	Represents a field that contains a single line of text.
SPFieldUrl	Represents a field that contains URL values.
SPFieldUser	Represents a user field.
SPFile	Represents a file in a SharePoint Web site that can be a Web Part Page, an item in a document library, or a file in a folder.
SPFileCollection	Represents a collection of SPFile objects.
SPFileVersion	Represents a version of an SPFile object.
SPFileVersionCollection	Represents a collection of SPFileVersion objects.
SPFolder	Represents a folder on a SharePoint Web site.
SPFolderCollection	Represents a collection of SPFolder objects.
SPForm	Represents a form creating, displaying, or editing a list item in a list.
SPFormCollection	Represents a collection of SPForm objects.
SPGroup	Represents a cross-site group on a SharePoint Web site.
SPGroupCollection	Represents a collection of SPGroup objects.
SPIssueList	Represents an Issues list.
SPLanguage	Represents a natural language used within the context of Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services.
SPLanguageCollection	Represents a collection of SPLanguage objects.
SPList	Represents a list on a SharePoint Web site.
SPListCollection	Represents a collection of SPList objects.
SPListEvent	Represents an event that occurs within a document library.
SPListItem	Represents an item, or row, in a list.
SPListItemCollection	Represents a collection of SPListItem objects.
SPListItemCollectionPosition	Supports paging through data sets, storing the state that is needed to get the next page of data for a specific view of a list.
SPListTemplate	Represents a list definition or a list template, which defines the fields and views for a list. List definitions are contained in files in the Local_Drive:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Web Server Extensions\60 directory, but list templates are created through the user interface or through the object model when a list is saved as a template.
SPListTemplateCollection	Represents a collection of SPListTemplate objects.
SPLocale	Represents regional settings for a locale that is represented on the site.
SPLocaleCollection	Represents a collection of SPLocale objects.
SPMember	Is the base class for the SPUser, SPRole, and SPGroup classes.
SPModerationInformation	Provides information about the content approval status for an item in a list or a document library.
SPModule	Represents the collection of files and views that are used in a site template.
SPModuleCollection	Represents a collection of SPModule objects.
SPModule.SPModulePropertyBag	Represents metadata for a module.
SPPermission	Represents the permission assigned to a user, site group, or cross-site group for a list or a site.
SPPermissionCollection	Represents a collection of SPPermission objects.
SPPictureLibrary	Represents a document library that contains pictures.
SPQuery	Represents a query in a list view.
SPRegionalSettings	Represents regional settings that are used on the server running Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services.
SPRole	Represents a site group in Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services.
SPRoleCollection	Represents a collection of SPRole objects.
SPSearchResult	Represents the item returned as a result of a search performed on a list, document library, or site.
SPSearchResultCollection	Represents a collection of SPSearchResult objects.
SPSearchResultCollectionPosition	Supports paging through the results of a search and storing the state that is required to get the next page of data.
SPSite	Represents a collection of sites on a virtual server, including a top-level site and all its subsites. Each SPSite object, or site collection, is represented within an SPSiteCollection object that consists of the collection of all site collections on the virtual server.
SPTimeZone	Represents the time zone setting that is implemented on a SharePoint Web site.
SPTimeZoneCollection	Represents a collection of SPTimeZone objects.
SPUser	Represents a user in Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services.
SPUserCollection	Represents a collection of SPUser objects.
SPUserStorage	Maintains information about the user of a Web Part Page and the amount of space in bytes that the user is consuming.
SPUserStorageCollection	Represents a collection of SPUserStorage objects used to maintain storage information for all users of a Web Part Page.
SPView	Represents a view of the data contained in a list on a SharePoint site.
SPViewCollection	Represents a collection of SPView objects.
SPViewFieldCollection	Represents the collection of fields returned in a view.
SPViewStyle	Represents a style for a view.
SPViewStyleCollection	Represents a collection of SPViewStyle objects.
SPWeb	Represents a SharePoint site.
SPWebCollection	Represents a collection of SPWeb objects.
SPWebPartCollection	Represents a collection of Web Parts.
SPWebTemplate	Represents a site definition or a site template that is used to instantiate a SharePoint site. Site definitions are contained in files within Local_Drive:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Web Server Extensions\60, while site templates are created through the user interface or through the object model when a site is saved as a template.
SPWebTemplateCollection	Represents a collection of SPWebTemplate objects.

Enumerations

The following table shows the enumerations of the Microsoft.SharePoint namespace and a brief description of each.

Name	Description
PAGETYPE	Specifies the type of a form.
SPAlertFrequency	Specifies the time interval for sending an alert about changes to a specific list, list item, document library, or document.
SPAlertType	Specifies the type of item that an alert applies to.
SPEventType	Specifies the type of event for a list, list item, document, or document library to which an alert responds.
SPBaseType	Specifies the base type for a list.
SPCalendarOrderType	Specifies the order to use for day, month, and year in calendar dates.
SPCalendarType	Specifies the calendar type.
SPChoiceFormatType	Specifies how options for making selections in a choice field are displayed.
SPCurrencyFieldFormats	Specifies the format to use in currency fields.
SPDateTimeFieldFormatType	Specifies the format to use in displaying date and time fields.
SPFieldType	Specifies a field type for a field.
SPFile.SPCheckOutStatus	Specifies the check-out status for a file in a document library.
SPIssueList.ReportType	Specifies the kind of report to use in displaying data from an Issues list.
SPListEventType	Specifies the type of an event that occurs in a document library.
SPListTemplateType	Specifies the type of a list definition or a list template.
SPModerationStatusType	Specifies values for content approval status of items in lists and document libraries.
SPNumberFormatTypes	Specifies the number of decimal places to use in number and currency fields.
SPObjectType	Specifies the type of object, which can be a list or a site.
SPPermissionGroup	Represents the permissions available for site groups on a Web site.
SPRights	Specifies the rights that apply to users, site groups, and cross-site groups.
SPRoleType	Specifies the type of site groups available for users and groups.
SPSite.StorageManagementSortedOn	Specifies whether items on a page are sorted by size (increasing or decreasing) or by date (increasing or decreasing).
SPSite.StorageManagementSortOrder	Specifies the direction in which items are sorted on a page.
SPSite.StorageManagementInformationType	Specifies the kind of storage management data to display.
SPUrlFieldFormatType	Specifies the format used for URL fields.
SPViewCollection.SPViewType	Specifies the type of view to implement for a list.
SPViewScope	Specifies the recursive scope of a view for a document library.
SPWebTemplate.TeamSiteConfiguration	Specifies a configuration in the site definition for a site.
SPWebTemplate.WebTemplate	Specifies the type of a site definition.
SPWeb.WebAnonymousState	Specifies settings for anonymous access to a site.
WffRequestType	Specifies the type of file dialog box or form for a document library.

Interfaces

The following table shows the interfaces of the Microsoft.SharePoint namespace and a brief description of each.

Name	Description
IExternalSecurityWeb	Provides methods that return custom information about the security used in Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services for use in indexing by a search crawler on a portal.
IFileDialogPostProcessor	Provides a method for customizing the Web views used in file dialog boxes and forms of document libraries.
IListEventSink	Defines the interface that a list event handler must implement to respond to events within a document library.

Structures

The following table shows the structures of the Microsoft.SharePoint namespace and a brief description of each.

Name	Description
ExternalSecurityWebProperty	Provides fields that contain custom information about security used in Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services.
SPSite.UsageInfo	Provides fields used to access information regarding site collection usage.
SPSystemTime	Provides properties used to define system date and time values.
SPTimeZoneInformation	Provides fields used to define a time zone.
SPUserInfo	Defines information about a user who is not currently registered in the content database.