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SPSite.SelfServiceCreateSite method (String, String, String, UInt32, Int32, Int32, String, String, String, String, String, String, String, String, SPSiteSubscription)

SharePoint 2013

Creates a site collection by using Self-Service Site Creation based on the specified quota template and other specified information (see parameter list).

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

Syntax

[SubsetCallableExcludeMemberAttribute(SubsetCallableExcludeMemberType.PerSpec)]
public SPSite SelfServiceCreateSite(
	string siteUrl,
	string title,
	string description,
	uint nLCID,
	int compatibilityLevel,
	int overrideCompatLevel,
	string webTemplate,
	string ownerLogin,
	string ownerName,
	string ownerEmail,
	string contactLogin,
	string contactName,
	string contactEmail,
	string quotaTemplate,
	SPSiteSubscription siteSubscription
)

Parameters

siteUrl: Type: System.String
A string that contains the absolute URL for the site collection.

title: Type: System.String
A string that contains the title for the site collection.

description: Type: System.String
A string that contains the description for the site collection.

nLCID: Type: System.UInt32
An unsigned 32-bit integer that specifies the locale ID.

compatibilityLevel: Type: System.Int32

overrideCompatLevel: Type: System.Int32

webTemplate: Type: System.String
A string that contains the name of the site definition to use to create the site collection.

ownerLogin: Type: System.String
A string that contains the user name for the site collection owner.

ownerName: Type: System.String
A string that contains the display name for the site collection owner.

ownerEmail: Type: System.String
A string that contains the e-mail address for the site collection owner.

contactLogin: Type: System.String
A string that contains the user name for the secondary contact.

contactName: Type: System.String
A string that contains the display name for the secondary contact.

contactEmail: Type: System.String
A string that contains the e-mail address for the secondary contact.

quotaTemplate: Type: System.String
A string that contains the name of the quota template.

siteSubscription: Type: Microsoft.SharePoint.SPSiteSubscription
Site subscription to associate with the new site.

Return value

Type: Microsoft.SharePoint.SPSite
An SPSite object that represents the new site collection.

Remarks

The SelfServiceCreateSite method throws an exception of type ArgumentException if the value passed for the strSiteUrl parameter does not specify an absolute URL. If this method is called when Self-Service Site Creation is disabled on the server, an exception of type SPException is thrown.

Reference

SPSite class

SPSite members

SelfServiceCreateSite overload

Microsoft.SharePoint namespace

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