Now that the SharePoint API is fully .NET-based, you've gained access to almost the entire SharePoint object model. Learn how to use this new functionality while building a very simple console application using C# and the .NET Framework.
by Amar Galla
November 5, 2004
harePoint has a very extensive API that connects to almost any part of the SharePoint functionality through your code. With SharePoint 2003 Microsoft has re-written most of the base API using .NET. Because it is now fully .NET-based, the SharePoint API gives you the full power of the .NET framework in manipulating the various aspects of a SharePoint portal. The API gives you access to manipulate almost the entire SharePoint object model.
There are two ways to manipulate SharePoint Portal objects. One is using the SharePoint Object Model API and other is connecting to the Web service interfaces exposed by SharePoint and using the functionality given. The former provides more power and control over almost all parts of SharePoint, while the latter is good to use if you want to use a non-.NET-based language or you want to manipulate the site parameters from an external machine.
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harePoint has a very extensive API that connects to almost any part of the SharePoint functionality through your code. With SharePoint 2003 Microsoft has re-written most of the base API using .NET. Because it is now fully .NET-based, the SharePoint API gives you the full power of the .NET framework in manipulating the various aspects of a SharePoint portal. The API gives you access to manipulate almost the entire SharePoint object model.
