public static void AddNewListItem(CsvRecord record, List spList, ClientContext clientContext)
{
Dictionary <string, object> itemFieldValues = new Dictionary <string, object>();
//Use reflection to iterate through the record's properties
PropertyInfo[] properties = typeof(CsvRecord).GetProperties();
foreach (PropertyInfo property in properties)
{
object propValue = property.GetValue(record, null);
if (!String.IsNullOrEmpty(propValue.ToString()))
{
Field matchingField = spList.Fields.GetByInternalNameOrTitle(property.Name);
clientContext.Load(matchingField);
clientContext.ExecuteQuery();
switch (matchingField.FieldTypeKind)
{
case FieldType.User:
FieldUserValue userFieldValue = GetUserFieldValue(propValue.ToString(), clientContext);
if (userFieldValue != null)
{
itemFieldValues.Add(matchingField.InternalName, userFieldValue);
}
else
{
throw new Exception("User field value could not be added: " + propValue.ToString());
}
break;
case FieldType.Lookup:
FieldLookupValue lookupFieldValue = GetLookupFieldValue(propValue.ToString(),
ConfigurationManager.AppSettings["LookupListName"].ToString(),
clientContext);
if (lookupFieldValue != null)
{
itemFieldValues.Add(matchingField.InternalName, lookupFieldValue);
}
else
{
throw new Exception("Lookup field value could not be added: " + propValue.ToString());
}
break;
case FieldType.Invalid:
switch (matchingField.TypeAsString)
{
default:
//Code for publishing site columns not implemented
continue;
}
default:
itemFieldValues.Add(matchingField.InternalName, propValue);
break;
}
}
}
//Add new item to list
ListItemCreationInformation creationInfo = new ListItemCreationInformation();
ListItem oListItem = spList.AddItem(creationInfo);
foreach (KeyValuePair <string, object> itemFieldValue in itemFieldValues)
{
//Set each field value
oListItem[itemFieldValue.Key] = itemFieldValue.Value;
}
//Persist changes
oListItem.Update();
clientContext.ExecuteQuery();
}
private static void AddNewListItem(CsvRecord record, List spList, ClientContext clientContext)
{
//Instantiate dictionary to temporarily store field values
Dictionary<string, object> itemFieldValues = new Dictionary<string, object>();
//Use reflection to iterate through the record's properties
PropertyInfo[] properties = typeof(CsvRecord).GetProperties();
foreach (PropertyInfo property in properties)
{
//Get property value
object propValue = property.GetValue(record, null);
//Only set field if the property has a value
if (!String.IsNullOrEmpty(propValue.ToString()))
{
//Get site column that matches the property name
//ASSUMPTION: Your property names match the internal names of the corresponding site columns
Field matchingField = spList.Fields.GetByInternalNameOrTitle(property.Name);
clientContext.Load(matchingField);
clientContext.ExecuteQuery();
//Switch on the field type
switch (matchingField.FieldTypeKind)
{
case FieldType.User:
FieldUserValue userFieldValue = GetUserFieldValue(propValue.ToString(), clientContext);
if (userFieldValue != null)
itemFieldValues.Add(matchingField.InternalName, userFieldValue);
else
throw new Exception("User field value could not be added: " + propValue.ToString());
break;
case FieldType.Lookup:
FieldLookupValue lookupFieldValue = GetLookupFieldValue(propValue.ToString(),
ConfigurationManager.AppSettings["LookupListName"].ToString(),
clientContext);
if (lookupFieldValue != null)
itemFieldValues.Add(matchingField.InternalName, lookupFieldValue);
else
throw new Exception("Lookup field value could not be added: " + propValue.ToString());
break;
case FieldType.Invalid:
switch (matchingField.TypeAsString)
{
case "TaxonomyFieldType":
TaxonomyFieldValue taxFieldValue = GetTaxonomyFieldValue(propValue.ToString(), matchingField, clientContext);
if (taxFieldValue != null)
itemFieldValues.Add(matchingField.InternalName, taxFieldValue);
else
throw new Exception("Taxonomy field value could not be added: " + propValue.ToString());
break;
default:
//Code for publishing site columns not implemented
continue;
}
break;
default:
itemFieldValues.Add(matchingField.InternalName, propValue);
break;
}
}
}
//Add new item to list
ListItemCreationInformation creationInfo = new ListItemCreationInformation();
ListItem oListItem = spList.AddItem(creationInfo);
foreach (KeyValuePair<string, object> itemFieldValue in itemFieldValues)
{
//Set each field value
oListItem[itemFieldValue.Key] = itemFieldValue.Value;
}
//Persist changes
oListItem.Update();
clientContext.ExecuteQuery();
}