SharePoint 2010: Create a List from a List Template using ECMA Script

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1/17/2024

Introduction

This article demonstrates how to create list based on various list templates using client object model JavaScript variation (ECMA Script).

Custom List

Code Sample

<input id="btnCreateCustomList" onclick="CreateCustomList()" type="button" value="Create List"/>
        <script language="ecmascript" type="text/ecmascript">
           var clientContext = null;
            var oWeb = null;
            var oListColl = null;
            var oList = null;
            var listCreationInfo = null;
            function CreateCustomList() {
                clientContext = new SP.ClientContext.get_current();
                oWeb = clientContext.get_web();
                listCreationInfo = new SP.ListCreationInformation();
                listCreationInfo.set_title('Test Custom List');
                listCreationInfo.set_templateType(SP.ListTemplateType.genericList);
                oList = oWeb.get_lists().add(listCreationInfo);
                clientContext.load(oList);
                clientContext.executeQueryAsync(Function.createDelegate(this, this.onQuerySucceeded), Function.createDelegate(this, this.onQueryFailed));
            }
            function onQuerySucceeded() {
                alert(oList.get_title() + ' created successfully.');
            }
            function onQueryFailed(sender, args) {
                alert('Request failed. ' + args.get_message() + '\n' + args.get_stackTrace());
            }
            </script>

Document Library:

listCreationInfo.set_title('Test Custom DocumentLibrary');
listCreationInfo.set_templateType(SP.ListTemplateType.documentLibrary);

Survey

listCreationInfo.set_title('Test Custom Survey');
listCreationInfo.set_templateType(SP.ListTemplateType.survey);

Links

listCreationInfo.set_title('TestLink');
listCreationInfo.set_templateType(SP.ListTemplateType.links);

Announcement

listCreationInfo.set_title('TestAnnouncement');
listCreationInfo.set_templateType(SP.ListTemplateType.Announcements);

Contacts

listCreationInfo.set_title('TestContact');
listCreationInfo.set_templateType(SP.ListTemplateType.contacts);

Events

listCreationInfo.set_title('TestEvents');
listCreationInfo.set_templateType(SP.ListTemplateType.events);

Tasks

listCreationInfo.set_title('TestTaskList');
listCreationInfo.set_templateType(SP.ListTemplateType.tasks);

Discussion Board

listCreationInfo.set_title('TestDiscussionBoard');
listCreationInfo.set_templateType(SP.ListTemplateType.discussionBoard);

Picture Library

listCreationInfo.set_title('TestPictureLibrary');
listCreationInfo.set_templateType(SP.ListTemplateType.pictureLibrary);

Here is the list of few more list templates provided by sharepoint

for complete list templates refer below site
@ http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/microsoft.sharepoint.splisttemplatetype.aspx

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