Helper.CreatedBy method (WorkflowContext, String, Int32, String)

Finds the creator of the specified SharePoint Foundation list item and compares it to a specified name.

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

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Shared Function CreatedBy ( _
    context As WorkflowContext, _
    listId As String, _
    listItem As Integer, _
    name As String _
) As Boolean
'Usage
Dim context As WorkflowContext
Dim listId As String
Dim listItem As Integer
Dim name As String
Dim returnValue As Boolean

returnValue = Helper.CreatedBy(context, _
    listId, listItem, name)

public static bool CreatedBy(
    WorkflowContext context,
    string listId,
    int listItem,
    string name
)

Parameters

• context
  Type: Microsoft.SharePoint.WorkflowActions.WorkflowContext

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

• listId
  Type: System.String

  A string that represents the GUID of the SharePoint Foundation list identifier (ID). May also be the display name of the list.

• listItem
  Type: System.Int32

  An integer that represents the SharePoint Foundation list item in a specified list.

• name
  Type: System.String

  A name that is compared with the CreatedBy field of the SharePoint Foundation list item. The name provided in this field is compared to the SPUser.LoginName property for the user who created the item.

Return value

Type: System.Boolean
true if the name provided matches the creator of the list item; otherwise, the value is false.

See also

Reference

Helper class

Helper members

CreatedBy overload

Microsoft.SharePoint.WorkflowActions namespace