Find latest approved version of an SPListItem

Question

I am trying to iterate through the SPListItem.Versions collection to find the latest approved list item.

My list item has three versions: the first two are approved, the last is in draft. But my code says they're all in draft! Please help!

// Iterate through all versions
for (int index = 0; index < item.Versions.Count; index++)
{
    SPListItem versionedItem = item.Versions[index].ListItem;

    // Check if moderation information is set to approved
    if (versionedItem.ModerationInformation.Status.Equals(SPModerationStatusType.Approved))
    {
        // We found an approved version!
        itemFound = versionedItem;
    }
}

Answer 1

The way Mattias recommends and you have implemented is the best way to do it. It's a little awkward but still efficient as the items are ordered from most recent to oldest. This means you are likely to get a match on the published version quickly.

Expanding on the MSDN SPListItemVersionCollection article (specifically Sebastian Wojciechowski's addition):

// Current version of the item (note: this may be a draft)
SPListItem.Versions[0]

// Previous version of the item
SPListItem.Versions[1]

// First version of the item
SPListItem.Versions[SPListItem.Versions.Count - 1]