SPFeatureDefinitionCollection.ScanForFeatures method

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Scans for new Features in the file system, and if new Features are present, adds them to the Feature definition collection.

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

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Function ScanForFeatures ( _
    solutionId As Guid, _
    ScanOnly As Boolean, _
    force As Boolean _
) As ArrayList
'Usage
Dim instance As SPFeatureDefinitionCollection
Dim solutionId As Guid
Dim ScanOnly As Boolean
Dim force As Boolean
Dim returnValue As ArrayList

returnValue = instance.ScanForFeatures(solutionId, _
    ScanOnly, force)

public ArrayList ScanForFeatures(
    Guid solutionId,
    bool ScanOnly,
    bool force
)

Parameters

  • solutionId
    Type: System.Guid

    System.Guid that identifies the solution.

  • ScanOnly
    Type: System.Boolean

    true to scan only for new Feature definitions but not add them to the collection; otherwise, false.

  • force
    Type: System.Boolean

    true to specify that reinstallation of the Feature definition be forced; otherwise, false.

Return value

Type: System.Collections.ArrayList

See also

Reference

SPFeatureDefinitionCollection class

SPFeatureDefinitionCollection members

Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration namespace