AquaLogic Interaction Development Kit (IDK) 6.0.0

IContentItemManager.CopyContentItem Method 

Copies an IContentItem.

IContentItem CopyContentItem(
   IContentItem contentItem,
   string name
);

Parameters

contentItem
The content item to copy; cannot be null.
name
The name of the copied item; cannot be null, empty, or longer than 255 characters. The string used for the name will be trimmed of leading and trailing whitespace when it is stored and is case-insensitive during name comparison.

Return Value

A new content item that is a copy of the original item with the new name.

Remarks

Creates a copy of the an IContentItem with a new name in the same IFolder as the passed in content item.

The copied item will be checked in and will have a new version number and version history. 

// Create a new content item name from an existing, persisted item
string nameOfCopy = originalContentItem.Name + " Copy";
IContentItem copyOfItem = contentItemManager.CopyContentItem(originalContentItem, nameOfCopy);
// Now a copy of the item exists in the same folder

Exceptions

Exception Type Condition
ContentSecurityException The user does not have permission to copy the item.
NameAlreadyInUseException If there is already a content item with the given name in the same folder.
ContentException The method call resulted in a Publisher exception.
InvalidOperationException The content item to be copied has not been persisted or has already been removed.
SoapException There was a communication problem during the execution of the remote method call.
ArgumentException The name is an empty string or longer than 255 characters.

See Also

IContentItemManager Interface | Plumtree.Remote.PRC.Content.Item Namespace