GroupCollection.Add method

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Adds a group to the collection of groups in a site collection.

Namespace:  Microsoft.SharePoint.Client
Assembly:  Microsoft.SharePoint.Client (in Microsoft.SharePoint.Client.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Function Add ( _
    parameters As GroupCreationInformation _
) As Group
'Usage
Dim instance As GroupCollection
Dim parameters As GroupCreationInformation
Dim returnValue As Group

returnValue = instance.Add(parameters)

public Group Add(
    GroupCreationInformation parameters
)

Parameters

Return value

Type: Microsoft.SharePoint.Client.Group
A Group object that represents the newly-added group.

Exceptions

Exception Condition
SPException

The group description exceeds the maximum length. Error code: -2146232832. The group collection type is not a site-level group collection. Error code: -2146232832. The group owner is a role. Error code: -2146232832. The group owner is a domain group. Error code: -2146232832. The group collection is read-only. Error code: -2146232832. The group owner is a null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic). Error code: -2130575293. The group name is empty or exceeds the maximum length. Error code: -2130575281. The default user is a non a null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic) domain group. Error code: -2130575274. The group quota has exceeded. Error code: -2130575260. Another group with the same name is being added. Error code: -2130575169.
ArgumentException

The group owner is a null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic). Error code: -2147024809.
ArgumentNullException

The group to be added is a null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic). Error code: -2147467261.
UnauthorizedAccessException

The group description exceeds the maximum length. Error code: -2147024891.

See also

Reference

GroupCollection class

GroupCollection members

Microsoft.SharePoint.Client namespace