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Current User Liked Row Class

This sample demonstrates how to change the background color of a row that has been liked by the current user.

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Shared by Tetsuya Kawahara
Updated Oct 20, 2021

Currentuser Liked Row Class
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Use your list's internal column names and replace any tenant-specific URLs or flow IDs. Formatting is presentation, not a way to secure data.

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{
  "$schema": "https://developer.microsoft.com/json-schemas/sp/v2/row-formatting.schema.json",
  "additionalRowClass": "=if(indexOf([$LikedBy.email] , @me) >= 0 , 'ms-bgColor-themeLighter' , '')"
}
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This historical definition differs from the pinned Microsoft schema. This may indicate an unsupported pattern or a schema limitation. Check the original requirements and test in your tenant before use.

  • /additionalRowClass must be object

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Summary

This sample demonstrates how to change the background color of a row that has been liked by the current user.

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Prerequisites

Enabling the ratings feature

The ratings feature is available by default in the team site, but not in the communication site. If you want to use the ratings feature in the list of communication sites, you need to enable the feature GUID 915c240e-a6cc-49b8-8b2c-0bff8b553ed3. The following is an example of how to enable it using PnP PowerShell.

$targetURL = "https://<tenent name>.sharepoint.com/sites/<site name>"
Connect-PnPOnline -Url $targetURL -Interactive
Enable-PnPFeature –identity 915c240e-a6cc-49b8-8b2c-0bff8b553ed3 -Scope site
Disconnect-PnPOnline

Add a ratings feature to the list

  1. Click gear icon

  2. Click List Settings

  3. Under General Settings, click Rating settings.

    screenshot of how to add the ratings feature

  4. Under Allow items in this list to be rated?, click Yes.

  5. Under Which voting/rating experience would you like to enable for this list?, click Likes.

  6. Click OK.

    screenshot of how to add the ratings feature

View requirements

  • Add a ratings feature to the list and display a like button.

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Solution Author(s)
currentuser-liked-rowclass.json Tetsuya Kawahara

Version history

Version Date Comments
1.0 October 20, 2021 Initial release

Disclaimer

THIS CODE IS PROVIDED AS IS WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, MERCHANTABILITY, OR NON-INFRINGEMENT.

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