LibraryManagerTryGetItem Method (String, LibraryItemType, LibraryItem, LibraryItemRetrievalOption)

Spotfire 14.3 API Reference

Tries to get the item associated with the specified path. Returns true if the item is found and false otherwise. On success, the item parameter is assigned and populated according to the specified metadata options.

Namespace: Spotfire.Dxp.Framework.Library
Assembly: Spotfire.Dxp.Framework (in Spotfire.Dxp.Framework.dll) Version: 65.0.19510.3242 (65.0.19510.3242)

Syntax

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public bool TryGetItem(
	string path,
	LibraryItemType itemType,
	out LibraryItem item,
	params LibraryItemRetrievalOption[] retrievalOptions
)

Parameters

path: Type: SystemString
The path of the item to get.
itemType: Type: Spotfire.Dxp.Framework.LibraryLibraryItemType
The type of the item. There can be several items with the same path but with different types.
item: Type: Spotfire.Dxp.Framework.LibraryLibraryItem
Will be assigned with the library item or null if no item with the specified path and type can be found.
retrievalOptions: Type: Spotfire.Dxp.Framework.LibraryLibraryItemRetrievalOption
Specifies the kinds of metadata that the returned item shall be populated with.

Return Value

Type: Boolean
true if an item was found, false otherwise.

Exceptions

Exception	Condition
LibraryException	If an error occurs in the communication with the library.
ArgumentNullException	If path or itemType is null.
ArgumentException	If path is an empty string.

Version Information

Supported in: 14.3, 14.2, 14.1, 14.0, 12.5, 12.4, 12.3, 12.2, 12.1, 12.0, 11.8

Reference

LibraryManager Class

TryGetItem Overload

Spotfire.Dxp.Framework.Library Namespace