{"id":168,"date":"2015-11-12T13:06:46","date_gmt":"2015-11-12T13:06:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.softreeconsulting.com\/?p=168"},"modified":"2015-11-12T13:06:46","modified_gmt":"2015-11-12T13:06:46","slug":"enable-or-disable-audience-targeting-of-a-list-in-sharepoint","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/softreetechnology.com\/blog\/sharepoint\/enable-or-disable-audience-targeting-of-a-list-in-sharepoint\/","title":{"rendered":"Enable or Disable Audience targeting of a list in SharePoint"},"content":{"rendered":"

Below code describes how to enable or Disable Audience targeting of a list in sharepoint using client side object model<\/p>\n

    \n
  1. Add reference \u201cMicrosoft.sharepoint.client.dll\u201d and \u201cMicrosoft.sharepoint.client.Runtime.dll\u201d.<\/li>\n
  2. Write Below Code.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

     <\/p>\n

    using<\/span> Microsoft.SharePoint.Client;<\/span><\/p>\n

    namespace<\/span> ConsoleApplication<\/span><\/p>\n

    {\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

    \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 class<\/span> Program<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

    \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 {<\/span><\/p>\n

    \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 static<\/span> void<\/span> Main(string<\/span>[] args)<\/span><\/p>\n

    \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0{<\/span><\/p>\n

    \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 using<\/span> (ClientContext<\/span> ctx=new<\/span> ClientContext<\/span>(“SiteUrl”<\/span>))<\/span><\/p>\n

    \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 {<\/span><\/p>\n

    \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \/\/Apply Credential<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

    \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ctx.Credentials = new<\/span> System.Net.NetworkCredential<\/span>(“UserName”<\/span>, “Password”<\/span>);<\/span><\/p>\n

    \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Web<\/span> web = ctx.Web;<\/span><\/p>\n

    \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ctx.Load(web,w=>w.Lists);<\/span><\/p>\n

    \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 List<\/span> list = web.Lists.GetByTitle(“New List”<\/span>);\/\/Load list<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

    \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ctx.Load(list, l => l.Fields);<\/span><\/p>\n

    \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ctx.ExecuteQuery();<\/span><\/p>\n

    \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \/\/Enable Audience Targetting<\/span><\/p>\n

    \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 try<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

    \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 {<\/span><\/p>\n

    \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Guid<\/span> guid = new<\/span> Guid<\/span>(“61cbb965-1e04-4273-b658-eedaa662f48d”<\/span>);<\/span><\/p>\n

    \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Field<\/span> field = list.Fields.GetById(guid);<\/span><\/p>\n

    \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ctx.Load(field);<\/span><\/p>\n

    \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ctx.ExecuteQuery(); \/\/if field is not present then it will give exception<\/span><\/p>\n

    \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 }<\/span><\/p>\n

    \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 catch<\/span> (Exception<\/span> ex)<\/span><\/p>\n

    \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 {<\/span><\/p>\n

    \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 string<\/span> fieldSchema = “<Field ID=”61cbb965-1e04-4273-b658-eedaa662f48d” Type=”TargetTo” \u00a0 \u00a0 DisplayName=”Target Audiences” Name=”TargetTo” Required=”True” \/>”<\/span>;<\/span><\/p>\n

    \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 list.Fields.AddFieldAsXml(fieldSchema, true<\/span>, AddFieldOptions<\/span>.AddToDefaultContentType);<\/span><\/p>\n

    \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 list.Update();<\/span><\/p>\n

    \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0ctx.ExecuteQuery();<\/span><\/p>\n

    \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 }<\/span><\/p>\n

    \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \/\/Disable Audience Targetting<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

    \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Guid<\/span> newGuid = new<\/span> Guid<\/span>(“61cbb965-1e04-4273-b658-eedaa662f48d”<\/span>);<\/span><\/p>\n

    \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Field<\/span> fields = list.Fields.GetById(newGuid);<\/span><\/p>\n

    \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 fields.DeleteObject();<\/span><\/p>\n

    \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ctx.ExecuteQuery();<\/span><\/p>\n

    \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 }<\/span><\/p>\n

    \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 }<\/span><\/p>\n

    \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 }<\/span><\/p>\n

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