SPList.BreakRoleInheritance method (Boolean, Boolean)

Creates unique role assignments for the list from the parent, optionally copies roles assignments from the parent, and optionally clears unique role assignments from descendants.

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

'Declaration
Public Overrides Sub BreakRoleInheritance ( _
    copyRoleAssignments As Boolean, _
    clearSubscopes As Boolean _
)
'Usage
Dim instance As SPList
Dim copyRoleAssignments As Boolean
Dim clearSubscopes As Boolean

instance.BreakRoleInheritance(copyRoleAssignments, _
    clearSubscopes)

public override void BreakRoleInheritance(
    bool copyRoleAssignments,
    bool clearSubscopes
)

• copyRoleAssignments
  Type: System.Boolean

  true if role assignments are copied from the parent object to this object; false if only the current user is assigned to security roles.

• clearSubscopes
  Type: System.Boolean

  true if unique permissions are cleared from child objects and they can inherit role assignments from this object; false if unique role assignments defined on child objects are left in place.

SPList class

SPList members

BreakRoleInheritance overload

Microsoft.SharePoint namespace