Webs.DeleteContentType method
Deletes the specified site content type from the site.
Namespace: WebSvcWebs
Assembly: STSSOAP (in STSSOAP.dll)
Syntax
'Declaration
<SoapDocumentMethodAttribute("https://schemas.microsoft.com/sharepoint/soap/DeleteContentType", RequestNamespace := "https://schemas.microsoft.com/sharepoint/soap/", _
ResponseNamespace := "https://schemas.microsoft.com/sharepoint/soap/", _
Use := SoapBindingUse.Literal, ParameterStyle := SoapParameterStyle.Wrapped)> _
Public Function DeleteContentType ( _
contentTypeId As String _
) As XmlNode
'Usage
Dim instance As Webs
Dim contentTypeId As String
Dim returnValue As XmlNode
returnValue = instance.DeleteContentType(contentTypeId)
[SoapDocumentMethodAttribute("https://schemas.microsoft.com/sharepoint/soap/DeleteContentType", RequestNamespace = "https://schemas.microsoft.com/sharepoint/soap/",
ResponseNamespace = "https://schemas.microsoft.com/sharepoint/soap/",
Use = SoapBindingUse.Literal, ParameterStyle = SoapParameterStyle.Wrapped)]
public XmlNode DeleteContentType(
string contentTypeId
)
Parameters
contentTypeId
Type: System.StringA string that represents the content type ID of the site content type to delete.
Return value
Type: System.Xml.XmlNode
A string, in the following format, indicating that the method succeeded.
<Success xmlns="https://schemas.microsoft.com/sharepoint/soap/"/>
Remarks
You cannot delete a site content type if that content type has child content types. Those child content types can be other site content types based on this content type, or list content types. For more information, see Content Type Deletion.
Examples
The following example deletes the specified site content type.
Imports System.Xml
Imports System.Web.Services.Protocols
…
Public Sub DeleteSiteContentType()
Dim websService As New Web_Reference_Folder_Name.Webs
websService.Credentials = System.Net.CredentialCache.DefaultCredentials
'Specify the content type id.
Dim strContentTypeId As String = "0x010100703EBE553928094893DC2146138C4522"
'Create xml node for results.
Dim xmlDoc As New XmlDocument
Dim xmlResult As XmlNode = xmlDoc.CreateNode(XmlNodeType.Element, "Result", "")
Try
'Delete the content type.
xmlResult.InnerXml = websService.DeleteContentType(strContentTypeId).OuterXml.ToString
'Display the results.
MessageBox.Show(xmlResult.OuterXml.ToString)
Catch ex As SoapException
MessageBox.Show("Message:" + ControlChars.Lf + ex.Message & _
ControlChars.Lf & _
"Detail:" + ControlChars.Lf + ex.Detail.InnerText & _
ControlChars.Lf & _
"StackTrace:" & ControlChars.Lf + ex.StackTrace)
Catch ex As Exception
MessageBox.Show(ex.Message.ToString)
End Try
End Sub