SPGroupCollection.GetByName method

Returns a cross-site group from the collection based on the name of the group.

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

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Function GetByName ( _
    name As String _
) As SPGroup
'Usage
Dim instance As SPGroupCollection
Dim name As String
Dim returnValue As SPGroup

returnValue = instance.GetByName(name)

public SPGroup GetByName(
    string name
)

Parameters

• name
  Type: System.String

  The group name.

Return value

Type: Microsoft.SharePoint.SPGroup
An SPGroup object that represents the group.

Remarks

The name parameter value corresponds to the group name for the cross-site group, which is contained in the Microsoft.SharePoint.SPMember class.

See also

Reference

SPGroupCollection class

SPGroupCollection members

Microsoft.SharePoint namespace