Rows Element (List)

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Contains a collection of Row elements specifying default data for lists.

<Rows>
  <Row></Row>
  <Row></Row>
  ...
</Rows>

Attributes

Attribute

Description

None

N/A

Child Elements

Row

Parent Elements

Data

Remarks

The Rows element is used within the Data element of a list definition to provide a set of default data when a list is instantiated during site provisioning.

Example

The following excerpt from the Schema.xml file for announcements lists defines one row of fields for the welcome page.

<Data>
   <Rows>
      <Row>
         <Field Name="Title">Welcome to your new team Web site!</Field>
         <Field Name="Body">You can use this site to share information 
            with members of the site. To add a new announcement, click 
            "Add new announcement" below. This is a great way to 
            communicate news with your team.</Field>
         <Field Name="Expires"><ows:TodayISO/></Field>
      </Row>
   </Rows>
</Data>