Microsoft SharePoint 2007 Development Unleashed

Chapter 2Introduction to the SharePoint Object Model

IN THIS CHAPTER

• First Look at the Object Model
• Development Scenarios and Sample Applications
• Setting Up Your Development Environment
• Creating Your First Object Model Application
• Deploying Your Application

Quite possibly one of the most important facts to remember about Microsoft Office SharePoint Server (MOSS) is that it is an application framework as much as it is an application on its own. As a result, both Windows SharePoint Services (WSS) and MOSS expose a rich and powerful managed application programming interface (API).

This chapter introduces you to the object model exposed by this API, shows you how to set up your development environment for working with this object model, and walks ...