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Lists.CreateContentType Method

Windows SharePoint Services 3

Creates a list content type on the list.

Web Service: ListsWeb Reference: http://<Site>/_vti_bin/Lists.asmx

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[SoapDocumentMethodAttribute("http://schemas.microsoft.com/sharepoint/soap/CreateContentType", RequestNamespace="http://schemas.microsoft.com/sharepoint/soap/", ResponseNamespace="http://schemas.microsoft.com/sharepoint/soap/", Use=SoapBindingUse.Literal, ParameterStyle=SoapParameterStyle.Wrapped)] 
public string CreateContentType (
	string listName,
	string displayName,
	string parentType,
	XmlNode fields,
	XmlNode contentTypeProperties,
	string addToView
)

Parameters

listName: A string containing the name of the list on which to create the content type.

displayName: A string that represents the display name of the list content type.

parentType: A string that contains the content type ID of the site content type on which to base the list content type.

fields

A string representing the collection of columns to include on the new site content type.

Format the column collection as a FieldRefs element, where each FieldRef child element represents a reference to an existing column to include on the content type.

contentTypeProperties

A string representing the properties to specify for the content type.

Format the properties as a ContentType element, and include the element attributes for the properties you want to specify.

addToView: A string containing "true" or "false" that designates whether to add the content type to the list view.

Reference

Lists Class
Lists Members
Lists Web Service

Other Resources

Content Types
Content Type IDs

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