SPFieldUser.ValidateAndParseValue method
Validates and parses the input value and returns a valid object that can be the value of the field.
Namespace: Microsoft.SharePoint
Assembly: Microsoft.SharePoint (in Microsoft.SharePoint.dll)
Syntax
'Declaration
Public Overrides Function ValidateAndParseValue ( _
item As SPListItem, _
value As String _
) As Object
'Usage
Dim instance As SPFieldUser
Dim item As SPListItem
Dim value As String
Dim returnValue As Object
returnValue = instance.ValidateAndParseValue(item, _
value)
public override Object ValidateAndParseValue(
SPListItem item,
string value
)
Parameters
item
Type: Microsoft.SharePoint.SPListItemAn SPListItem containing a field whose new value needs to be validated.
value
Type: System.StringA string with the value to be parsed and returned.
Return value
Type: System.Object
An object that can be assigned to the field as its value.
Remarks
This override assumes that value is a delimited list of people picker entity keys. It verifies that they all refer to real users and converts the list to an SPFieldUserValueCollection object which it returns.