ContentSourceCollection.Create Method (Type, String)
Creates a content source in the collection.
Namespace: Microsoft.Office.Server.Search.Administration
Assembly: Microsoft.Office.Server.Search (in Microsoft.Office.Server.Search.dll)
Syntax
'Declaration
Public Function Create ( _
type As Type, _
name As String _
) As ContentSource
'Usage
Dim instance As ContentSourceCollection
Dim type As Type
Dim name As String
Dim returnValue As ContentSource
returnValue = instance.Create(type, name)
public ContentSource Create(
Type type,
string name
)
Parameters
type
Type: System.TypeThe object type of the content source.
name
Type: System.StringA string containing the content source name.
Return Value
Type: Microsoft.Office.Server.Search.Administration.ContentSource
A ContentSource object.
Remarks
For more information about content sources and the new SharePoint Enterprise Search Administration object model, see Content Sources Overview and Getting Started with the Search Administration Object Model.
Examples
The following code example creates a custom content source. For a complete, step-by-step walkthrough of the example code for the Create() method of the ContentSourceCollection class, see How to: Add a Content Source.
Prerequisites
Ensure a Shared Services Provider is already created.
Project References
Add the following project references in your console application code project before running this sample:
Microsoft.SharePoint
Microsoft.Office.Server
Microsoft.Office.Server.Search
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Text;
using Microsoft.Office.Server.Search.Administration;
using Microsoft.SharePoint;
namespace AddContentSourceSample
{
class Program
{
static void Main(string[] args)
{
/*
Replace <SiteName> with the name of a site
using the Shared Services Provider.
*/
string strURL = "http://<SiteName>";
SearchContext context;
using(SPSite site = new SPSite(strURL))
{
context = SearchContext.GetContext(site);
}
Content sspContent = new Content(context); ContentSourceCollection sspContentSources = sspContent.ContentSources;
// Replace <csName> with the content source name.
CustomContentSource customCS = (CustomContentSource)sspContentSources.Create(typeof(CustomContentSource), "<csName>");
}
}
}
Imports System
Imports System.Collections.Generic
Imports System.Text
Imports Microsoft.Office.Server.Search.Administration
Imports Microsoft.SharePoint
Namespace AddContentSourceSample
Module Program
Sub Main(ByVal args() As String)
'
' Replace <SiteName > with the name of a site
' using the Shared Services Provider.
'
Dim strURL As String = "http://<SiteName>"
Dim context As SearchContext
Using site As New SPSite(strURL)
context = SearchContext.GetContext(site)
End Using
Dim sspContent As New Content(context)
Dim sspContentSources As ContentSourceCollection = sspContent.ContentSources
' Replace <csName> with the content source name.
Dim customCS As CustomContentSource = CType(sspContentSources.Create(GetType(CustomContentSource), "<csName>"), CustomContentSource)
End Sub
End Module
End Namespace