SPListCollection.TryGetList Method
Returns the list with the specified title from the collection, but returns a null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic) instead of an exception if the list does not exist.
Namespace: Microsoft.SharePoint
Assembly: Microsoft.SharePoint (in Microsoft.SharePoint.dll)
Available in Sandboxed Solutions: Yes
Available in SharePoint Online
Syntax
'Declaration
Public Function TryGetList ( _
listTitle As String _
) As SPList
'Usage
Dim instance As SPListCollection
Dim listTitle As String
Dim returnValue As SPList
returnValue = instance.TryGetList(listTitle)
public SPList TryGetList(
string listTitle
)
Parameters
listTitle
Type: System.StringA string that contains the title of the list.
Return Value
Type: Microsoft.SharePoint.SPList
An SPList object that represents the list.