SPFileCollection.Add method (String, Stream, Hashtable, SPUser, SPUser, DateTime, DateTime, String, Boolean, Boolean)

Creates a file in the collection based on the specified URL, on a Stream object that contains a file, a Hashtable object that contains metadata for the file, on SPUser objects that represent the users who created and last modified the file, and on DateTime values that specify when they did so.

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

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Function Add ( _
    urlOfFile As String, _
    file As Stream, _
    properties As Hashtable, _
    createdBy As SPUser, _
    modifiedBy As SPUser, _
    timeCreated As DateTime, _
    timeLastModified As DateTime, _
    checkInComment As String, _
    overwrite As Boolean, _
    requireWebFilePermissions As Boolean _
) As SPFile
'Usage
Dim instance As SPFileCollection
Dim urlOfFile As String
Dim file As Stream
Dim properties As Hashtable
Dim createdBy As SPUser
Dim modifiedBy As SPUser
Dim timeCreated As DateTime
Dim timeLastModified As DateTime
Dim checkInComment As String
Dim overwrite As Boolean
Dim requireWebFilePermissions As Boolean
Dim returnValue As SPFile

returnValue = instance.Add(urlOfFile, _
    file, properties, createdBy, modifiedBy, _
    timeCreated, timeLastModified, checkInComment, _
    overwrite, requireWebFilePermissions)

public SPFile Add(
    string urlOfFile,
    Stream file,
    Hashtable properties,
    SPUser createdBy,
    SPUser modifiedBy,
    DateTime timeCreated,
    DateTime timeLastModified,
    string checkInComment,
    bool overwrite,
    bool requireWebFilePermissions
)

Parameters

• urlOfFile
  Type: System.String

  A String that specifies the URL for the file.

• file
  Type: System.IO.Stream

  A Stream object that contains the file.

• properties
  Type: System.Collections.Hashtable

  A Hashtable object containing metadata for the file.

• createdBy
  Type: Microsoft.SharePoint.SPUser

  A SPUser object that represents the user who created the file.

• modifiedBy
  Type: Microsoft.SharePoint.SPUser

  A SPUser object that represents the user who last modified the file.

• timeCreated
  Type: System.DateTime

  A DateTime value that specifies when the file was created.

• timeLastModified
  Type: System.DateTime

  A DateTime value that specifies when the file was last modified.

• checkInComment
  Type: System.String

  A String containing a check-in comment to use when creating the file in the collection. This method uses migration semantics and will always be created in the checked-in state.

• overwrite
  Type: System.Boolean

  true to overwrite a file of the same name; otherwise, false.

• requireWebFilePermissions
  Type: System.Boolean

  true to indicate that adding Web files requires the Add and Customize Web Pages permission; otherwise, false. The default is true.

Return value

Type: Microsoft.SharePoint.SPFile
An SPFile object that represents the file.

Remarks

This method overwrites any file of the same name only if the overwrite parameter is true.

See also

Reference

SPFileCollection class

SPFileCollection members

Add overload

Microsoft.SharePoint namespace