Programmatically create folder in SharePoint List

In this article we will be seeing how to create folder in SharePoint list using SharePoint Object Model.

In this article we will be seeing how to create folder in SharePoint list using SharePoint Object Model.

Steps Involved:

1. Open Visual Studio 2010.
2. Go to File => New => Project.
3. Select Console Application template from the installed templates.
4. Enter the Name and click on Ok.
5. Add the following reference.
   
   
   • Microsoft.SharePoint.dll
    
6. Add the following Namespace.
   
   
   • Using Microsoft.SharePoint;
    
7. Replace Program.cs with the following code.
   
   using System;
   using System.Collections.Generic;
   using System.Linq;
   using System.Text;
   using Microsoft.SharePoint;

   namespace ConsoleApplication2
   {
       class Program
       {
           static void Main(string[] args)
           {
               using (SPSite site = new SPSite("http://serverName:25374/sites/Team/"))
               {
                   using (SPWeb web = site.OpenWeb())
                   {
                       SPList list = web.Lists.TryGetList("Custom");
                       SPListItem folderColl = list.Items.Add(list.RootFolder.ServerRelativeUrl,SPFileSystemObjectType.Folder);
                       folderColl["Title"] ="New Folder";
                       folderColl.Update();
                       list.Update();                   
                   }
               }
           }
       }
   }
   
   8. Build the solution.
   9. Hit F5.
   10. Go to the SharePoint list and you could be able to see the new folder that we have created.