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SPFeatureDefinition.GetElementDefinitions Method

SharePoint 2010

Windows SharePoint Services 3

Returns the collection of element definitions contained within the Feature definition.

Namespace: Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration
Assembly: Microsoft.SharePoint (in Microsoft.SharePoint.dll)
Available in Sandboxed Solutions: No

Syntax

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[SubsetCallableExcludeMemberAttribute(SubsetCallableExcludeMemberType.PerSpec)]
public SPElementDefinitionCollection GetElementDefinitions(
	CultureInfo ciElements
)

Parameters

ciElements: Type: System.Globalization.CultureInfo
A CultureInfo object that represents the regional settings of the Feature.

Return Value

Type: Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration.SPElementDefinitionCollection
An SPElementDefinitionCollection object that represents the element definitions.

Exceptions

Exception	Condition
ArgumentException	Element Manifest Location is null or empty. Element Manifest Location is not the directory nor is it a subdirectory of the directory in which feature.xml resides.

Exception

Condition

ArgumentException

Element Manifest Location is null or empty.

Element Manifest Location is not the directory nor is it a subdirectory of the directory in which feature.xml resides.

Remarks

Feature definitions define where associated files are located inside a solution. During deployment, feature manifests are parsed to find assembly and _layouts files. All other feature files are copied to the feature directory.

Reference

SPFeatureDefinition Class

SPFeatureDefinition Members

Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration Namespace

Other Resources

ElementManifest Element

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