SPSiteDataQuery class

Represents a query that can be performed across multiple lists in multiple Web sites in the same Web site collection.

System.Object
  Microsoft.SharePoint.SPSiteDataQuery

Namespace:  Microsoft.SharePoint
Assembly:  Microsoft.SharePoint (in Microsoft.SharePoint.dll)

'Declaration
Public NotInheritable Class SPSiteDataQuery
'Usage
Dim instance As SPSiteDataQuery

public sealed class SPSiteDataQuery

You can use an instance of this class to retrieve data from selected lists or from all lists in the current site collection. Specify the scope of the query by setting the Webs property. Specify the lists to participate in the query by setting the Lists property and the fields to return by setting the ViewFields property. Control data selection and order by setting the Query property.

To execute the query, pass the SPSiteDataQuery object to the GetSiteData(SPSiteDataQuery) method, which returns a DataTable object containing rows of data that represent the result of the query. Each DataRow object in the DataTable.Rows collection represents a single item that satisfies the query. Each DataColumn object in the DataTable.Columns collection represents a field that is requested in the ViewFields property, and the column name equals the value of the Name attribute for that field. In addition, the data table contains a column named WebId, which identifies the Web site that contains each item, a column named ListId, which identifies the list that contains each item, and a column named ID, which identifies each item.

The following example is a Web Part that queries all lists that were created with the Contacts list template anywhere in the site collection, retrieves the first and last names of every contact, and displays that information in a GridView control.

Note that if you compile the example code, you can deploy the Web Part simply by copying the compiled assembly to the bin directory of the Web application. If you choose that method of deployment, be sure your project includes a reference to Microsoft.SharePoint.Security.dll. Then add the Web Part to the SafeControls list in the web.config file and elevate the Web application's trust level to WSS_Medium. For more information, see Deploying Web Parts in Windows SharePoint Services and Securing Web Parts in Windows SharePoint Services.

Imports System
Imports System.Data
Imports System.Web
Imports System.Web.UI
Imports System.Web.UI.WebControls
Imports System.Web.UI.WebControls.WebParts
Imports Microsoft.SharePoint

Public Class ContactViewer
   Inherits WebPart

   Private grid As GridView

   Protected Overrides Sub CreateChildControls()
      MyBase.CreateChildControls()

      ' Add an instance of the grid control.
      Me.grid = New GridView()
      Controls.Add(Me.grid)

   End Sub

   Protected Overrides Sub RenderContents(ByVal writer As System.Web.UI.HtmlTextWriter)

      Dim web As SPWeb = SPContext.Current.Web
      Dim query As SPSiteDataQuery = New SPSiteDataQuery()

      ' Ask for all lists created from the contacts template.
      query.Lists = "<Lists ServerTemplate='105' />"

      ' Get the Title (Last Name) and FirstName fields.
      query.ViewFields = "<FieldRef Name='Title' />" + _
                         "<FieldRef Name='FirstName' Nullable='TRUE' Type='Text'/>"
      ' Note that setting the Nullable attribute to TRUE
      ' causes an empty value to be returned for lists that
      ' do not include the FirstName column. The default is 
      ' to skip a list that does not include the column.

      ' Set the sort order.
      query.Query = "<OrderBy>" + _
                        "<FieldRef Name='Title' />" + _
                    "</OrderBy>"

      ' Query all Web sites in this site collection.
      query.Webs = "<Webs Scope='SiteCollection' />"

      Dim dt As DataTable = web.GetSiteData(query)
      Dim dv As DataView = New DataView(dt)

      ' Set up the field bindings.
      Dim boundField As BoundField = New BoundField()
      boundField.HeaderText = "Last Name"
      boundField.DataField = "Title"
      Me.grid.Columns.Add(boundField)

      boundField = New BoundField()
      boundField.HeaderText = "First Name"
      boundField.DataField = "FirstName"
      Me.grid.Columns.Add(boundField)

      Me.grid.AutoGenerateColumns = False
      Me.grid.DataSource = dv
      Me.grid.DataBind()

      Me.grid.AllowSorting = True
      Me.grid.HeaderStyle.Font.Bold = True

      Me.grid.RenderControl(writer)

   End Sub

End Class

using System;
using System.Data;
using System.Web;
using System.Web.UI;
using System.Web.UI.WebControls;
using System.Web.UI.WebControls.WebParts;
using Microsoft.SharePoint;

namespace SampleWebParts
{
   public class ContactViewer : WebPart
   {
      private GridView grid;

      protected override void CreateChildControls()
      {
         base.CreateChildControls();

         // Add an instance of the grid control.
         this.grid = new GridView();
         this.Controls.Add(this.grid);
      }

      protected override void RenderContents(HtmlTextWriter writer)
      {
         SPWeb web = SPContext.Current.Web;
         SPSiteDataQuery query = new SPSiteDataQuery();

         //Ask for all lists created from the contacts template.
         query.Lists = "<Lists ServerTemplate=\"105\" />";

         // Get the Title (Last Name) and FirstName fields.
         query.ViewFields = "<FieldRef Name=\"Title\" />" +
                            "<FieldRef Name=\"FirstName\" Nullable=\"TRUE\" Type=\"Text\"/>";
        // Note that setting the Nullable attribute to TRUE
        // causes an empty value to be returned for lists that
        // do not include the FirstName column. The default is 
        // to skip a list that does not include the column.

         // Set the sort order.
         query.Query = "<OrderBy>" + 
                           "<FieldRef Name=\"Title\" />" + 
                       "</OrderBy>";

         // Query all Web sites in this site collection.
         query.Webs = "<Webs Scope=\"SiteCollection\" />";

         DataTable dt = web.GetSiteData(query);
         DataView dv = new DataView(dt);

         // Set up the field bindings.
         BoundField boundField = new BoundField();
         boundField.HeaderText = "Last Name";
         boundField.DataField = "Title";
         this.grid.Columns.Add(boundField);

         boundField = new BoundField();
         boundField.HeaderText = "First Name";
         boundField.DataField = "FirstName";
         this.grid.Columns.Add(boundField);

         this.grid.AutoGenerateColumns = false;
         this.grid.DataSource = dv;
         this.grid.DataBind();

         this.grid.AllowSorting = true;
         this.grid.HeaderStyle.Font.Bold = true;

         this.grid.RenderControl(writer);
      }
   }
}

Any public static (Shared in Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.

SPSiteDataQuery members

Microsoft.SharePoint namespace