Lists.GetListContentTypes method
Returns a collection of content type definition schemas for all list content types on the given list.
Namespace: WebSvcLists
Assembly: STSSOAP (in STSSOAP.dll)
Syntax
'Declaration
<SoapDocumentMethodAttribute("https://schemas.microsoft.com/sharepoint/soap/GetListContentTypes", RequestNamespace := "https://schemas.microsoft.com/sharepoint/soap/", _
ResponseNamespace := "https://schemas.microsoft.com/sharepoint/soap/", _
Use := SoapBindingUse.Literal, ParameterStyle := SoapParameterStyle.Wrapped)> _
Public Function GetListContentTypes ( _
listName As String, _
contentTypeId As String _
) As XmlNode
'Usage
Dim instance As Lists
Dim listName As String
Dim contentTypeId As String
Dim returnValue As XmlNode
returnValue = instance.GetListContentTypes(listName, _
contentTypeId)
[SoapDocumentMethodAttribute("https://schemas.microsoft.com/sharepoint/soap/GetListContentTypes", RequestNamespace = "https://schemas.microsoft.com/sharepoint/soap/",
ResponseNamespace = "https://schemas.microsoft.com/sharepoint/soap/",
Use = SoapBindingUse.Literal, ParameterStyle = SoapParameterStyle.Wrapped)]
public XmlNode GetListContentTypes(
string listName,
string contentTypeId
)
Parameters
listName
Type: System.StringA string that represents the name of the list on which the content types are located.
contentTypeId
Type: System.StringA string that represents the content type ID of the content type.
Return value
Type: System.Xml.XmlNode
An XML fragment in the following form that can be assigned to a System.Xml.XmlNode object.
<ContentTypes>
<ContentType>
...
</ContentTypes>
Each ContentType element in the XML fragment represents the schema definition for a site content type.
The following example return value is edited for clarity.
<ContentTypes xmlns="https://schemas.microsoft.com/sharepoint/soap/">
<ContentType
ID="0x010100C78DE4D7C0C57C43AF878D28256599CA"
Name="NewContentType"
Group="Custom Content Types"
Description="Create a new document."
Version="1"
xmlns="https://schemas.microsoft.com/sharepoint/soap/">
<Folder TargetName="Forms/NewContentType" />
<Fields>
...
<DocumentTemplate TargetName="Forms/NewContentType/template.doc" />
<XmlDocuments>
…
</XmlDocuments>
</ContentType>
<ContentType
...
</ContentType>
</ContentTypes>
Remarks
Each content type definition is the same as would be returned by invoking the SchemaXml method.
Examples
The following example gets the content type definition schemas for the list content types on the specified list.
Imports System.Xml
Imports System.Web.Services.Protocols
…
Public Sub GetAllListContentTypes()
Dim listService As New Web_Reference_Folder.Lists
listService.Credentials = System.Net.CredentialCache.DefaultCredentials
Dim listName As String = "listName"
Dim contentTypeId As String = "0x0101"
'Retrieve site content type data from Web service.
Try
Dim myNode As XmlNode = listService.GetListContentTypes(listName, contentTypeId)
'Create XML document.
Dim XmlDoc As New XmlDocument
Dim d As XmlNode
d = XmlDoc.CreateXmlDeclaration("1.0", "", "yes")
XmlDoc.AppendChild(d)
'Move Web service data into XML document and save.
Dim root As XmlNode = XmlDoc.CreateElement("ContentTypes")
root.InnerXml = myNode.OuterXml
XmlDoc.AppendChild(root)
XmlDoc.Save("ListContentTypes.xml")
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