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Create a new list in the SharePoint using CSOM

Steps
  1. Open Visual Studio in your system
  2. Select Console Applciation template and give as name "CreateList"
  3. Add a Microsoft.Cleint Assembly refrence file in right side refrence tab in visual studio.
  4. Replace Program.cs with the source code below.
  1. using System.Collections.Generic;  
  2. using System.Linq;  
  3. using System.Text;  
  4. using System.Threading.Tasks;  
  5. using Microsoft.SharePoint.Client;  
  6. namespace CreateList   
  7. {  
  8.     class Program   
  9.     {  
  10.         static void Main(string[] args)  
  11.         {  
  12.             // ClientContext - Get the context for the SharePoint Site    
  13.   
  14.   
  15.             ClientContext clientContext = new ClientContext("http://gauti.sharepoint.com/sites/SP/");  
  16.             // Specifies the properties of the new custom list    
  17.   
  18.             ListCreationInformation creationInfo = new ListCreationInformation();  
  19.             creationInfo.Title = "NewList";  
  20.             creationInfo.Description = "new list created using VS 2012 &CSOM";  
  21.             creationInfo.TemplateType = (int) ListTemplateType.GenericList;  
  22.             // Create a new custom list    
  23.   
  24.             List newList = clientContext.Web.Lists.Add(creationInfo);  
  25.             // Retrieve the custom list properties    
  26.             clientContext.Load(newList);  
  27.             // Execute the query to the server.    
  28.             clientContext.ExecuteQuery();  
  29.             // Display the custom list Title property    
  30.             Console.WriteLine(newList.Title);  
  31.             Console.ReadLine();  
  32.         }  
  33.     }  
  34. }  
Output

Hit F5 and see the magix happend in SharePoint 2013. Hope you have enjoyed this.!!! :-)