How To Create A Custom List In SharePoint 2013 Programmatically

Hello Readers,

 

Welcome to a blog on how to create a custom list in SharePoint 2013 programmatically, using a Console Application. We will use Visual Studio to create a list in SharePoint 2013.

 

Let’s see, how to do it. 

• Open your Visual Studio.
• Select New Project.
  
    

• Select Console Application.
• Add the references, which are:
  Microsoft.SharePoint dll and Microsoft.SharePoint.Client dll.
• Paste the code, given below, under Program.cs.

Code

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Security;
using System.Net;
using System.Text;
using System.Web;
using System.Data;
using Microsoft.SharePoint;
using Microsoft.SharePoint.Client;
namespace ConsoleApplication1 {
    class Program {
        static void Main(string[] args) {
            //get the web
            ClientContext context = new ClientContext("http://devtest /SPTests/");
            Web web = context.Web;
            //provide the list creation information as Title and Description
            ListCreationInformation createlist = new ListCreationInformation();
            createlist.Title = "My List";
            createlist.Description = "My Custom List";
            //choose a template as Generic List.
            createlist.TemplateType = (int) ListTemplateType.GenericList;
            //add list to SharePoint
            web.Lists.Add(createlist);
            context.ExecuteQuery();
            Console.WriteLine("List Created");
            Console.ReadKey();
        }
    }
}

• Run the code and your custom list will be created.