SPFeatureDefinition.GetElementDefinitions Method

Returns the collection of element definitions contained within the Feature definition.

Namespace:  Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration
Assembly:  Microsoft.SharePoint (in Microsoft.SharePoint.dll)
Available in Sandboxed Solutions: No

Syntax

'Declaration
<SubsetCallableExcludeMemberAttribute(SubsetCallableExcludeMemberType.PerSpec)> _
Public Function GetElementDefinitions ( _
    ciElements As CultureInfo _
) As SPElementDefinitionCollection
'Usage
Dim instance As SPFeatureDefinition
Dim ciElements As CultureInfo
Dim returnValue As SPElementDefinitionCollection

returnValue = instance.GetElementDefinitions(ciElements)

[SubsetCallableExcludeMemberAttribute(SubsetCallableExcludeMemberType.PerSpec)]
public SPElementDefinitionCollection GetElementDefinitions(
    CultureInfo ciElements
)

Parameters

• ciElements
  Type: System.Globalization.CultureInfo

  A CultureInfo object that represents the regional settings of the Feature.

Return Value

Type: Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration.SPElementDefinitionCollection
An SPElementDefinitionCollection object that represents the element definitions.

Exceptions

Exception	Condition
ArgumentException	Element Manifest Location is a null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic) or empty. Element Manifest Location is not the directory nor is it a subdirectory of the directory in which feature.xml resides.

Remarks

Feature definitions define where associated files are located inside a solution. During deployment, feature manifests are parsed to find assembly and _layouts files. All other feature files are copied to the feature directory.

See Also

Reference

SPFeatureDefinition Class

SPFeatureDefinition Members

Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration Namespace

Other Resources

ElementManifest Element