BaseShape

The BaseShape element identifies the set of properties to return in an item or folder response.

<BaseShape>IdOnly or Default or AllProperties</BaseShape>

DefaultShapeNamesType

Attributes and elements

The following sections describe attributes, child elements, and parent elements.

Attributes

None.

Child elements

None

Parent elements

Element	Description
FolderShape	Identifies the folder properties to include in the GetFolder, FindFolder, or SyncFolderHierarchy response. The following are the XPath expressions to this element: /GetFolder/FolderShape /FindFolder/FolderShape /SyncFolderHierarchy/FolderShape
ItemShape	Identifies the item properties and content to include in a GetItem, FindItem, or SyncFolderItems response. The following are the XPath expressions to this element: /GetItem/ItemShape /FindItem/ItemShape /SyncFolderItems/ItemShape

Text value

A text value is required. The following table lists the possible text values.

Text values for the BaseShape element

Value	Description
IdOnly	Returns only the item or folder ID.
Default	Returns a set of properties that are defined as the default for the item or folder.
AllProperties	Returns all the properties used by the Exchange Business Logic layer to construct a folder.

The following table lists the default properties that are returned for a FindFolder request. All subfolders of a given folder are returned in order by name.

Default properties

Folder	Default Properties
Inbox	FolderId, display name, unread count, total count, subfolder count
Contacts	FolderId, display name, total count, subfolder count
Calendar	FolderId, display name, subfolder count
Drafts	FolderId, display name, unread count, total count, subfolder count
Deleted items	FolderId, display name, unread count, total count, subfolder count
Other folders	FolderId, display name, unread count, total count, subfolder count
Outbox	FolderId, display name, unread count, total count, subfolder count
Tasks	FolderId, display name, past due count, total count, subfolder count
Notes	FolderId, display name, total count, subfolder count

Remarks

To return properties in addition to those identified by the BaseShape element, use the AdditionalProperties element.

Example

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<soap:Envelope xmlns:soap="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/"
  xmlns:t="http://schemas.microsoft.com/exchange/services/2006/types">
  <soap:Body>
    <FindFolder Traversal="Shallow" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/exchange/services/2006/messages">
      <FolderShape>
        <t:BaseShape>Default</t:BaseShape>
      </FolderShape>
      <ParentFolderIds>
        <t:DistinguishedFolderId Id="inbox"/>
      </ParentFolderIds>
    </FindFolder>
  </soap:Body>
</soap:Envelope>

Element information

Element	Example
Namespace	http://schemas.microsoft.com/exchange/services/2006/types
Schema Name	Types schema
Validation File	Types.xsd
Can be Empty	False

See also

• FolderShape
• ItemShape