I was trying to check if specific group exists in SharePoint web. I couldn't find any OTB API method to achieve this.
Hence I am using the below LINQ statement to check whether group exists in a web.
Hence I am using the below LINQ statement to check whether group exists in a web.
string groupName = "MyGroupName"; SPWeb web = SPContext.Current.Web; //Check if group exists in the web if (web.Groups.OfType<SPGroup>().Count(g=>g.Name.Equals(groupName, StringComparison.InvariantCultureIgnoreCase))>0) { //Get the SPGroup by group name if exists SPGroup group = web.Groups[groupName]; }