SPBaseType Simple Type (DeploymentManifest)

Applies to: SharePoint Foundation 2010

Specifies the base type for a SharePoint list item.

<xs:simpleType name="SPBaseType">
        <xs:restriction base="xs:string">
                <xs:enumeration value="UnspecifiedBaseType" />
                <xs:enumeration value="GenericList" />
                <xs:enumeration value="DocumentLibrary" />
                <xs:enumeration value="Unused" />
                <xs:enumeration value="DiscussionBoard" />
                <xs:enumeration value="Survey" />
                <xs:enumeration value="Issue" />
        </xs:restriction>
</xs:simpleType>

Enumeration Values

Value	Description
UnspecifiedBaseType	Indicates the type is unknown or unspecified.
GenericList	Indicates the type is a generic list. Most lists are of this type.
DocumentLibrary	Indicates the type is a document library.
Unused	The type is unused.
DiscussionBoard	Indicates the type is provided for backward compatibility with lists derived from the DiscussionBoard base type, but is no longer supported. The current version of SharePoint Foundation uses the GenericList base type to support a discussion board template.
Survey	Indicates the type is a survey list.
Issue	Indicates the type is an issue-tracking list.

See Also

Reference

SPBaseType

Concepts

DeploymentManifest Schema