How to Create List in SharePoint Using CSOM

The example in this topic shows how to Create a List in SharePoint using CSOM

Please follow the steps to execute the code in visual studio using Console Application

How to create the project

• Open your Visual Studio.

• From the template select Console Application as shown in the screenshot and click next.

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• Enter name and select the location to store the project and click create as shown in the screenshot.  

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• Now your program. cs file will open, write/copy, paste the below-given code.       

    using Microsoft.SharePoint.Client; 

   namespace CSOMCRUD 

   { 

    class Program

     { 

     static void Main(string[] args) 

      {

      try 

       { 

        using(ClientContext clientContext = new ClientContext("SiteURL"))

       { 

           Web web = clientContext.Web;  




           ListCreationInformation listCreationInformation = new  ListCreationInformation(); 

            

           // Add Title of the 

           List listCreationInformation.Title = "EmployeeList"; 




          // Select the Template type of the list 

          listCreationInformation.TemplateType = (int)ListTemplateType.GenericList; 




         // Add list in the List creation information 

         web.Lists.Add(listCreationInformation); 

        

        // Execute the query 

        clientContext.ExecuteQuery(); 

       } 

      } 

     catch (Exception ex)

     { 

       throw;

     } 

    } 

   }

 }







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