SPWeb.GetFile Method (String)

Retrieves the file object located at the specified URL.

Namespace:  Microsoft.SharePoint
Assembly:  Microsoft.SharePoint (in Microsoft.SharePoint.dll)
Available in Sandboxed Solutions: Yes
Available in SharePoint Online

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Function GetFile ( _
    strUrl As String _
) As SPFile
'Usage
Dim instance As SPWeb
Dim strUrl As String
Dim returnValue As SPFile

returnValue = instance.GetFile(strUrl)

public SPFile GetFile(
    string strUrl
)

Parameters

• strUrl
  Type: System.String

  The URL for the file.

Return Value

Type: Microsoft.SharePoint.SPFile
The file object with the specified URL.

Exceptions

Remarks

This method calls the SPFile constructor with this and strUrl.

Examples

The following code example loads the default.aspx file.

SPFile file = web.GetFile(“default.aspx”);
    if(file.Exists) // here, this condition will return always false
    {
      // …
    }

See Also

Reference

SPWeb Class

SPWeb Members

GetFile Overload

Microsoft.SharePoint Namespace