SP.ListDataSource Class
Applies to: SharePoint Foundation 2010
Represents information associated with a connection to an external data source.
SP.ListDataSource
Inherits
Example
The following example creates an input button on an application page that shows which lists on the current website are external.
<asp:Content ID="Main" ContentPlaceHolderID="PlaceHolderMain" runat="server">
<script type="text/ecmascript" language="ecmascript">
function runCode() {
var clientContext = new SP.ClientContext();
site = clientContext.get_web();
clientContext.load(site);
listCollection = site.get_lists();
clientContext.load(listCollection, 'Include(Title,DataSource)');
clientContext.executeQueryAsync(Function.createDelegate(this, this.onQuerySucceeded), Function.createDelegate(this, this.onQueryFailed));
}
function onQuerySucceeded() {
var ds;
var targetList;
var messageExternal = "External Lists:";
var messageNormal = "Normal Lists:";
var listEnumerator = listCollection.getEnumerator();
while (listEnumerator.moveNext()) {
targetList = listEnumerator.get_current();
// Get a ListDataSource object.
ds = targetList.get_dataSource();
if (!SP.ScriptUtility.isNullOrUndefined(ds)) {
messageExternal += '\n\t' + targetList.get_title();
// Get connection properties of the ListDataSource object.
messageExternal += '(Entity=' + ds.get_properties()["Entity"] + '; ';
messageExternal += 'LOB System=' + ds.get_properties()["LobSystemInstance"] + '); ';
}
else {
messageNormal += "\n\t" + targetList.get_title();
}
}
alert(messageExternal + "\n\n" + messageNormal);
}
function onQueryFailed(sender, args) {
alert('Request failed. \nError: ' + args.get_message() + '\nStackTrace: ' + args.get_stackTrace());
}
</script>
<input id="Button1" type="button" value="Run Code" onclick="runCode()" />
</asp:Content>