How to create Custom SharePoint 2010 List Column using Visual Studio 2010

In this article we are going to create custom column using visual studio 2010.

In this article we are going to create custom column using visual studio 2010.

Steps Involved:

Creating Empty SharePoint Project:

• Open Visual Studio 2010.
• Go to File => New => Project.
• Select 2010 from the installed templates SharePoint and choose Empty SharePoint Project.
• Name it as CustomColumn.
  
  
  
  
• Click Add.
• Enter the SharePoint server farm URL.
• Select 'Deploy it as a Farm Solution".
• Click Finish.

Adding an Empty Element:

• Right click the Solution Explorer and select Add a new item.
• Select Empty Element from the installed templates SharePoint and name it as CustomColumn.
  
  
  
  
• Double click the Elements.xml file.
  
  
  
  
• Replace the code with the below one.
  
  <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
  <Elements xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/sharepoint/">
            <Field ID="{4678C6A2-F296-432C-A4CA-8C4D96DA6B46}"
                   Name="CustomColumn"
                   DisplayName="Custom Column"
                   Type="Text"
                   Group="Custom Columns">
            </Field>
  </Elements>
• In the above code, we are adding a custom column with the Type "Text" and with the group name as "Custom Columns".
• Build the solution.
• Deploy the solution.

Testing:

• Go to the SharePoint site.
• Go to Site Actions => Site Settings =>Galleries =>Site Columns.
  
  
  
  
• You will see the custom column that we have created in the group "Custom Columns".