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Lists.AddList method

Creates a list in the current site based on the specified name, description, and list template ID.

Namespace:  WebSvcLists
Assembly:  STSSOAP (in STSSOAP.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
<SoapDocumentMethodAttribute("https://schemas.microsoft.com/sharepoint/soap/AddList", RequestNamespace := "https://schemas.microsoft.com/sharepoint/soap/",  _
    ResponseNamespace := "https://schemas.microsoft.com/sharepoint/soap/",  _
    Use := SoapBindingUse.Literal, ParameterStyle := SoapParameterStyle.Wrapped)> _
Public Function AddList ( _
    listName As String, _
    description As String, _
    templateID As Integer _
) As XmlNode
'Usage
Dim instance As Lists
Dim listName As String
Dim description As String
Dim templateID As Integer
Dim returnValue As XmlNode

returnValue = instance.AddList(listName, _
    description, templateID)
[SoapDocumentMethodAttribute("https://schemas.microsoft.com/sharepoint/soap/AddList", RequestNamespace = "https://schemas.microsoft.com/sharepoint/soap/", 
    ResponseNamespace = "https://schemas.microsoft.com/sharepoint/soap/", 
    Use = SoapBindingUse.Literal, ParameterStyle = SoapParameterStyle.Wrapped)]
public XmlNode AddList(
    string listName,
    string description,
    int templateID
)

Parameters

  • listName
    Type: System.String

    A string that contains the title of the list.

  • description
    Type: System.String

    A string that contains a description for the list.

  • templateID
    Type: System.Int32

    A 32-bit integer that specifies the list template to use. The following table shows possible values for the ID.

Return value

Type: System.Xml.XmlNode
A fragment in Collaborative Application Markup Language (CAML) in the following form that contains information about the new list and that can be assigned to a System.Xml.XmlNode object.

<List DocTemplateUrl="" DefaultViewUrl="/Site_Name/Lists/List_Name/AllItems.aspx" 
   ID="{6A823AF7-F9BD-45CB-B94E-8D37B343FB82}" Title="MyNewList" 
   Description="This was made with the AddList method" 
   ImageUrl="/_layouts/images/itgen.gif" 
   Name="{6A823AF7-F9BD-45CB-B94E-8D37B343FB82}" BaseType="0" 
   ServerTemplate="100" 
   Created="20030619 07:11:30" Modified="20030619 07:11:30" 
   LastDeleted="20030619 07:11:30" 
   Version="0" Direction="none" ThumbnailSize="0" WebImageWidth="0" 
   WebImageHeight="0" 
   Flags="4096" ItemCount="0" AnonymousPermMask="0" 
   RootFolder="Lists/MyNewList" ReadSecurity="1" 
   WriteSecurity="1" Author="1" EventSinkAssembly="" EventSinkClass="" 
   EventSinkData="" 
   EmailInsertsFolder=""
   AllowDeletion="True"
   AllowMultiResponses="False"
   EnableAttachments="True"
   EnableModeration="False"
   EnableVersioning="False"
   Hidden="False" 
   MultipleDataList="False" 
   Ordered="False"
   ShowUser="True" 
   xmlns="https://schemas.microsoft.com/sharepoint/soap/">
   <Fields>
      <Field ColName="tp_ID" ReadOnly="TRUE" Type="Counter" Name="ID" 
         PrimaryKey="TRUE" 
         DisplayName="ID" FromBaseType="TRUE" />
      <Field Type="Text" Name="Title" DisplayName="Title" 
         Required="TRUE" FromBaseType="TRUE" 
         ColName="nvarchar1" />
         ...
   </Fields>
   <RegionalSettings>
      <Language>1033</Language>
      <Locale>1033</Locale>
      <AdvanceHijri>0</AdvanceHijri>
      <CalendarType>1</CalendarType>
      <Time24>False</Time24>
      <TimeZone>480</TimeZone>
      <SortOrder>2070</SortOrder>
      <Presence>True</Presence>
   </RegionalSettings>
</List>

Examples

The following code example adds a custom list to the current site.

This example requires that a using (Visual C#) or Imports (Visual Basic) directive be included for the System.Xml namespace.

Dim listService As New Web_Reference_Folder.Lists()
listService.Credentials = System.Net.CredentialCache.DefaultCredentials

Dim ndList As XmlNode = listService.AddList("List_Name", "Description", 100)

MessageBox.Show(ndList.OuterXml)
Web_Reference_Folder.Lists listService = new Web_Reference_Folder.Lists();
listService.Credentials= System.Net.CredentialCache.DefaultCredentials;

XmlNode ndList = listService.AddList("List_Name","Description",100);

MessageBox.Show(ndList.OuterXml);

See also

Reference

Lists class

Lists members

WebSvcLists namespace