Check Out The File From a Document Library in SharePoint 2010 Using ECMAScript

In this article you will see how to check out a file from a document library in SharePoint 2010 using ECMAScript.

Introduction

In this article you will see how to check out a file from a document library in SharePoint 2010 using ECMAScript. I have a document library named "Shared Documents" which has the following document.

I am going to check out that document using ECMAScript.

Steps Involved

• Navigate to the SharePoint site (I have a site page created in my site where I am going to add the content editor web part).

• Go to Site Actions, click on Edit Page.

• Click on the Insert tab in the ribbon interface and then click on Web Part button.

• Select Media and Content in the Categories section and then click on Content Editor.

• Click on Add.

• The Content Editor web part will be added to the site page.

• Click on the down arrow and then click on Edit Web Part.

• Click on "Click here to add new content".

• Click on the Format Text tab in the ribbon interface and then click on HTML drop down.

• Click on Edit HTML source.The HTML source window will pop up.

• Copy and paste the following script.

<script language="ecmascript" type="text/ecmascript">

var list; var item; var file;

function fileCheckOut() { var clientContext = SP.ClientContext.get_current(); if (clientContext != undefined && clientContext != null) { var webSite = clientContext.get_web(); this.list = webSite.get_lists().getByTitle("Shared Documents"); this.item = list.getItemById(16); this.file = this.item.get_file(); this.file.checkOut();  clientContext.load(this.file) clientContext.executeQueryAsync(Function.createDelegate(this,this.OnLoadSuccess), Function.createDelegate(this, this.OnLoadFailed));            }  }

function OnLoadSuccess(sender, args) { alert(this.file.get_title() + " checked out successfully");  }

function OnLoadFailed(sender, args) { alert('Request failed. ' + args.get_message() + '\n' + args.get_stackTrace()); }</script> <input id="btnFileCheckOut" onclick="fileCheckOut()" type="button" value="File Check Out"/>

• Click on Ok.

• In the ribbon interface click on Save & Close button.

• In the content editor web part you can find a button named "File Check Out"; click on that button.

• An alert will pop up which displays the following.

Reference

1. SP.File.checkOut() Method - http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee658788.aspx

Summary

Thus in this article you have seen how to check out a file from a document library in SharePoint 2010 using ECMAScript.