SPContentType.Parent property
Gets the parent content type of this content type.
Namespace: Microsoft.SharePoint
Assembly: Microsoft.SharePoint (in Microsoft.SharePoint.dll)
Syntax
'Declaration
Public ReadOnly Property Parent As SPContentType
Get
'Usage
Dim instance As SPContentType
Dim value As SPContentType
value = instance.Parent
public SPContentType Parent { get; }
Property value
Type: Microsoft.SharePoint.SPContentType
The parent content type.
Remarks
The value of this property is the content type from which the current content type was derived.
Examples
The following example is a console application that examines the heritage of the built-in Announcement content type. The example gets a reference to the content type, uses that reference to get a reference to its parent content type, and uses that reference to get a reference to the parent’s parent content type (in this case, System). The application then descends the hierarchy, printing the value of each content type’s Name and Id property to the console.
Imports System
Imports Microsoft.SharePoint
Module ConsoleApp
Sub Main()
Console.WriteLine()
Dim oSPSite As SPSite = New SPSite("https://localhost")
Dim oSPWeb As SPWeb = oSPSite.OpenWeb()
Dim child As SPContentType = oSPWeb.AvailableContentTypes(SPBuiltInContentTypeId.Announcement)
Dim parent As SPContentType = child.Parent
Dim grandparent As SPContentType = parent.Parent
Console.WriteLine(grandparent.Name + " " + grandparent.Id.ToString())
Console.WriteLine(parent.Name + " " + parent.Id.ToString())
Console.WriteLine(child.Name + " " + child.Id.ToString())
oSPWeb.Dispose()
oSPSite.Dispose()
Console.WriteLine()
Console.Write("Press ENTER to continue...")
Console.ReadLine()
End Sub
End Module
using System;
using Microsoft.SharePoint;
namespace Test
{
class ConsoleApp
{
static void Main(string[] args)
{
Console.WriteLine();
SPSite oSPSite = new SPSite("https://localhost");
SPWeb oSPWeb = oSPSite.OpenWeb();
SPContentType child = oSPWeb.AvailableContentTypes[SPBuiltInContentTypeId.Announcement];
SPContentType parent = child.Parent;
SPContentType grandparent = parent.Parent;
Console.WriteLine(grandparent.Name + " " + grandparent.Id.ToString());
Console.WriteLine(parent.Name + " " + parent.Id.ToString());
Console.WriteLine(child.Name + " " + child.Id.ToString());
oSPWeb.Dispose();
oSPSite.Dispose();
Console.WriteLine();
Console.Write("Press ENTER to continue...");
Console.ReadLine();
}
}
}
The example application prints the following output to the console.
System 0x
Item 0x01
Announcement 0x0104
Press ENTER to continue...
See also
Reference
Microsoft.SharePoint namespace