SPFeatureDefinitionCollection.ScanForFeatures Method

Scans for new Features in the file system, and if new Features are present, adds them to the Feature definition collection.

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

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Function ScanForFeatures ( _
    solutionId As Guid, _
    ScanOnly As Boolean, _
    force As Boolean _
) As ArrayList
'Usage
Dim instance As SPFeatureDefinitionCollection
Dim solutionId As Guid
Dim ScanOnly As Boolean
Dim force As Boolean
Dim returnValue As ArrayList

returnValue = instance.ScanForFeatures(solutionId, _
    ScanOnly, force)

public ArrayList ScanForFeatures(
    Guid solutionId,
    bool ScanOnly,
    bool force
)

Parameters

• solutionId
  Type: System.Guid

  System.Guid that identifies the solution.

• ScanOnly
  Type: System.Boolean

  true to scan only for new Feature definitions but not add them to the collection; otherwise, false.

• force
  Type: System.Boolean

  true to specify that reinstallation of the Feature definition be forced; otherwise, false.

Return Value

Type: System.Collections.ArrayList

See Also

Reference

SPFeatureDefinitionCollection Class

SPFeatureDefinitionCollection Members

Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration Namespace