Webs.CreateContentType method
Creates a new site content type, with the specified columns and properties, on the site.
Namespace: WebSvcWebs
Assembly: STSSOAP (in STSSOAP.dll)
Syntax
'Declaration
<SoapDocumentMethodAttribute("https://schemas.microsoft.com/sharepoint/soap/CreateContentType", RequestNamespace := "https://schemas.microsoft.com/sharepoint/soap/", _
ResponseNamespace := "https://schemas.microsoft.com/sharepoint/soap/", _
Use := SoapBindingUse.Literal, ParameterStyle := SoapParameterStyle.Wrapped)> _
Public Function CreateContentType ( _
displayName As String, _
parentType As String, _
newFields As XmlNode, _
contentTypeProperties As XmlNode _
) As String
'Usage
Dim instance As Webs
Dim displayName As String
Dim parentType As String
Dim newFields As XmlNode
Dim contentTypeProperties As XmlNode
Dim returnValue As String
returnValue = instance.CreateContentType(displayName, _
parentType, newFields, contentTypeProperties)
[SoapDocumentMethodAttribute("https://schemas.microsoft.com/sharepoint/soap/CreateContentType", RequestNamespace = "https://schemas.microsoft.com/sharepoint/soap/",
ResponseNamespace = "https://schemas.microsoft.com/sharepoint/soap/",
Use = SoapBindingUse.Literal, ParameterStyle = SoapParameterStyle.Wrapped)]
public string CreateContentType(
string displayName,
string parentType,
XmlNode newFields,
XmlNode contentTypeProperties
)
Parameters
displayName
Type: System.StringA string that represents the display name of the new site content type.
parentType
Type: System.StringA string that represents the content type ID of the parent content type on which to base the new site content type.
newFields
Type: System.Xml.XmlNodeA string that represents the collection of columns to include on the new site content type.
contentTypeProperties
Type: System.Xml.XmlNodeA string that represents the properties to specify for the new site content type.
Return value
Type: System.String
Returns the content type ID of the new site content type.
Examples
The following example creates a new site content type, based on the Document default content type, on the specified site. The example also specifies a description for the new site content type. Finally, it displays the content type ID of the new content type.
Imports System.Xml
Imports System.Web.Services.Protocols
…
Public Sub CreateNewSiteContentType()
Dim websService As New Web_Reference_Folder_Name.Webs
websService.Credentials = System.Net.CredentialCache.DefaultCredentials
Dim displayName As String = "myNewContentType"
Dim parentCTId As String = "0x0101"
Dim xmlDoc As New XmlDocument
Dim xmlFields As XmlNode = xmlDoc.CreateNode(XmlNodeType.Element, "FieldRefs", "")
Dim xmlProps As XmlNode = xmlDoc.CreateNode(XmlNodeType.Element, "ContentType", "")
Dim xmlPropsDesc As XmlAttribute = xmlDoc.CreateAttribute("Description")
xmlPropsDesc.Value = "New content type description"
xmlProps.Attributes.Append(xmlPropsDesc)
Try
Dim contentTypeId As String
contentTypeId = websService.CreateContentType(displayName, parentCTId, xmlFields, xmlProps)
MessageBox.Show(contentTypeId)
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