Exploring the Object Model

When working with the server side object model, the typical approach involves starting out at a particular level in the object hierarchy and navigating through the hierarchy to reach the object of interest. A number of tools are available that you can use to familiarize yourself with the object hierarchy and examine properties of various objects in the hierarchy. To begin with, Visual Studio’s Object Browser is a handy tool that you can use from within Visual Studio to examine the Microsoft.SharePoint.dll assembly.

Next in the list is Visual Studio’s Server Explorer. Using Server Explorer, you can Add a SharePoint Connection to your site collection and start exploring the contents of the same using a friendly user interface ...

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