SPFeatureDefinition Members

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Contains the base definition of a feature, including its name, ID, scope, and version.

The SPFeatureDefinition type exposes the following members.

Constructors

	Name	Description
	SPFeatureDefinition	This member is reserved for internal use and is not intended to be used directly from your code.

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Properties

	Name	Description
	ActivateOnDefault	Gets a value that specifies whether the Feature is activated upon installation by default.
	ActivationDependencies	Gets the collection of Features on which activation of this Feature depends.
	AlwaysForceInstall	Gets a value that indicates whether the force flag is set to true by default during installation.
	AutoActivateInCentralAdmin	Gets a value that specifies whether the Feature is activated on the central administrative Web site, site collection, or Web application upon installation.
	DefaultResourceFile	Gets a partial name of a file that contains localized resources used by this Feature.
	DisplayName	Gets the folder name for the Feature. (Overrides SPPersistedObject.DisplayName.)
	Farm	Gets the server farm where the object resides. (Inherited from SPPersistedObject.)
	Hidden	Gets a value that indicates whether the Feature is hidden within the Microsoft SharePoint Foundation user interface.
	Id	Gets or sets the Guid that is associated with the object.
	Name	Gets or sets the name that identifies a specific SPFeature object.
	Parent	Gets the parent in the logical hierarchy of the configuration object tree. (Inherited from SPPersistedObject.)
	Properties	Gets a standardized property bag object that contains per-Feature settings that are specified in the Feature definition.
	ReceiverAssembly	Gets the strong name of the assembly that handles events for this Feature.
	ReceiverClass	Gets the fully qualified, case-sensitive name of the class that handles events for this Feature.
	RequireResources	Gets the Boolean value that specifies whether this feature is associated with localized resources.
	RootDirectory	Gets the full local path to the root folder of the Feature.
	Scope	Gets the scope of this Feature.
	SolutionId	Gets the identifier of the solution used to deploy this Feature, or Empty if the Feature was added directly through a command-line operation or through the object model.
	Status	Gets or sets the status of the object that the class represents. (Inherited from SPPersistedObject.)
	TypeName	Gets the display name that describes the object type in the administrative user interface. (Inherited from SPPersistedObject.)
	UIVersion	Gets the version of the user interface in which this feature should be listed.
	UpgradedPersistedProperties	Gets the collection of field names and values for fields that were deleted or changed. (Inherited from SPAutoSerializingObject.)
	UpgradeReceiverAssembly	Gets the solution-relative path of the assembly that contains the UpgradeReceiverClass object.
	UpgradeReceiverClass	Gets the name of the class implementing the feature's upgrade callbacks.
	Version	Gets the current version of this Feature.
	WasCreated	Gets a Boolean value that indicates whether the object is initialized and can be found in the database. (Inherited from SPPersistedObject.)

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Methods

	Name	Description
	Clone	Returns a clone of the object that does not come from the in-memory cache, which enables calling code to help ensure thread safety. (Inherited from SPPersistedObject.)
	Delete	Removes the SPFeature object from the collection and the server farm. (Overrides SPPersistedObject.Delete().)
	Equals	Determines whether the current persisted object equals the specified object. (Inherited from SPPersistedObject.)
	Finalize	(Inherited from Object.)
	GetChild<T>()	Returns the child of the persisted object based on the specified type. (Inherited from SPPersistedObject.)
	GetChild<T>(String)	Returns the child object of the persisted object based on the specified name. (Inherited from SPPersistedObject.)
	GetDescription	Returns the description of the Feature.
	GetElementDefinitions	Returns the collection of element definitions contained within the Feature definition.
	GetFeatureIdAndScope	Returns the identifier and scope of the Feature based on a string that specifies the location of its feature.xml file.
	GetFile	Gets the stream of the file for the specified file in the SPFeature object.
	GetHashCode	Serves as a hash function for the persisted object. (Inherited from SPPersistedObject.)
	GetImageAltText	Gets a localized alternate text title for the feature image.
	GetImageUrl	Returns the path to an image file that provides an icon for this Feature.
	GetObjectData	Gets the serialized state of the object. (Inherited from SPAutoSerializingObject.)
	GetTitle	Returns the title of the Feature.
	GetType	(Inherited from Object.)
	GetXmlDefinition	Returns the XmlNode object that represents the Feature definition.
	HasAdditionalUpdateAccess	Override this method to allow more users to update the object. (Inherited from SPPersistedObject.)
	MemberwiseClone	(Inherited from Object.)
	OnDeserialization	Called immediately after the base class deserializes itself to do additional work. (Inherited from SPPersistedObject.)
	Provision	Makes the changes to the local server that are needed before the object can be used. (Inherited from SPPersistedObject.)
	SupportsLanguage	Returns a Boolean value that indicates whether the Microsoft SharePoint Foundation deployment supports the language of the specified culture.
	ToString	Returns the type and name of an object and of all its ancestors (parent, grandparent, and so on). (Inherited from SPPersistedObject.)
	Uncache	Frees the memory cache that is used by the object. (Inherited from SPPersistedObject.)
	Unprovision	Makes the changes to the local server that are needed to clean up after deleting the object. (Inherited from SPPersistedObject.)
	Update()	Causes the object to save its state and propagate changes to all the computers in the server farm. (Inherited from SPPersistedObject.)
	Update(Boolean)	Causes the object to save its state and propagate changes to all the computers in the server farm, optionally throwing an exception if the object already exists in the configuration store. (Inherited from SPPersistedObject.)
	UpdateParent	Causes the containing SPPersistedObject, if one exists, to update its state. (Inherited from SPAutoSerializingObject.)
	Validate	Validates the state of all fields before persisting the object. (Inherited from SPPersistedObject.)

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See Also

Reference

SPFeatureDefinition Class

Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration Namespace