GetListCollection Method

The GetListCollection method of the Lists service returns the names and GUIDs for all the lists in the site.

Return Value

A fragment in Collaborative Application Markup Language (CAML) in the following form that contains the names and GUIDs for the lists and that can be assigned to a System.Xml.XmlNode object:

<Lists xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/sharepoint/soap/">
   <List DocTemplateUrl="" DefaultViewUrl="/TestWeb1/Lists/Announcements/AllItems.aspx"
      ID="{8A98E2E5-B377-4D0E-931B-3AC25BD09926}" Title="Announcements"
      Description="Use the Announcements list to post messages on the home page of your site."
      ImageUrl="/_layouts/images/itann.gif" Name="{8A98E2E5-B377-4D0E-931B-3AC25BD09926}"
      BaseType="0" ServerTemplate="104" Created="20030613 18:47:12" Modified="20030613 18:47:12"
      LastDeleted="20030613 18:47:12" Version="0" Direction="none" ThumbnailSize="" WebImageWidth=""
      WebImageHeight="" Flags="4096" ItemCount="1" AnonymousPermMask="" RootFolder="" ReadSecurity="1"
      WriteSecurity="1" Author="1" EventSinkAssembly="" EventSinkClass="" EventSinkData="" EmailInsertsFolder=""
      AllowDeletion="True" AllowMultiResponses="False" EnableAttachments="True" EnableModeration="False"
      EnableVersioning="False" Hidden="False" MultipleDataList="False" Ordered="False" ShowUser="True" />
   <List DocTemplateUrl="" DefaultViewUrl="/TestWeb1/Lists/Contacts/AllItems.aspx"
      ID="{9FFE6155-DB75-4E0C-B18C-095326112151}" Title="Contacts"
      Description="Use the Contacts list for information about people that your team works with."
      ImageUrl="/_layouts/images/itcontct.gif" Name="{9FFE6155-DB75-4E0C-B18C-095326112151}"
      BaseType="0" ServerTemplate="105" Created="20030613 18:47:14" Modified="20030613 18:47:14"
      LastDeleted="20030613 18:47:14" Version="0" Direction="none" ThumbnailSize="" WebImageWidth=""
      WebImageHeight="" Flags="4096" ItemCount="0" AnonymousPermMask="" RootFolder="" ReadSecurity="1"
      WriteSecurity="1" Author="1" EventSinkAssembly="" EventSinkClass="" EventSinkData=""
      EmailInsertsFolder="" AllowDeletion="True" AllowMultiResponses="False" EnableAttachments="True"
      EnableModeration="False" EnableVersioning="False" Hidden="False" MultipleDataList="False"
      Ordered="False" ShowUser="True" />
      .
      .
      .
</Lists>

Example

The following code example displays information about each of the lists on the current site.

This example requires that a using (C#) or Imports (Visual Basic .NET) directive be included for the System.Xml namespace.

Requirements

Platforms: Microsoft Windows Server 2003

Web Reference: http://Server_Name/[sites/][Site_Name/]_vti_bin/Lists.asmx