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ViewEmpty element (List)

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Applies to: SharePoint 2016 | SharePoint Foundation 2013 | SharePoint Online | SharePoint Server 2013

Contains the string to be displayed in a view when no items are present.

<ViewEmpty>
</ViewEmpty>

Note

Most standard Microsoft SharePoint Foundation 2010 list views ignore this element. For more information, see XMLDefinition and CAML View Schema.

Elements and attributes

The following sections describe attributes, child elements, and parent elements.

Attributes

None

Child elements

Numerous

Parent elements

Occurrences

  • Minimum: 0
  • Maximum: 1

Example

If the view is empty, the following example returns a message indicating that the view has no items.

<ViewEmpty><![CDATA[<I>There are no items in this
   view.</I>]]></ViewEmpty>

See also