Introduction

One the most improved feature in SharePoint 2010 is Client Object Model. It enable client application to interact with SharePoint content directly. In Summary “SharePoint 2010 client object model lets you write client-side code to work with all the common objects in SharePoint sites. Through the object model, you can add and remove lists, add, update, and delete list items, change documents in document libraries, create sites, manage permissions of items, and add and remove Web Parts from a page.”

Building the Sample

1. Visual Studio 2010

2. .NET Framework 3.5

3.  WPF Application Project (VS 2010)

4.  SharePoint 2010 Server 

Description

Client Object Module allows to interact following ways.

1. .NET Managed Client

2. Silverlight

3. JavaScript

In this example you will see .NET Managed client by create WPF application, We will see how to retrieve list from SharePoint site, Create list in SharePoint site and Deleting the list from SharePoint site

 

Source Code Files

• SharePoint WPF.zip - Which contain full visual studio 2010 project and Source code.

More Information

To learn more about Client object model you can refer to  Steve Peschka has written a really good series:

• Using the SharePoint 2010 Client Object Model - Part 1 
• Using the SharePoint 2010 Client Object Model - Part 2 
• Using the SharePoint 2010 Client Object Model - Part 3 
• Using the SharePoint 2010 Client Object Model - Part 4 
• Using the SharePoint 2010 Client Object Model - Part 5 
• Using the SharePoint 2010 Client Object Model - Part 6