Chapter 6. List Definitions and Content Types

Note

List Definitions and Content Types This chapter is taken from Microsoft SharePoint 2010 Development with Visual Studio 2010 Expert Cookbook (Chapter 4) by Balaji Kithiganahalli.

In this chapter, we will cover:

  • Creating a site column
  • Extending an existing content type
  • Creating a custom content type using an object model
  • Associating a document template to a content type
  • Associating a workflow to a content type
  • Creating an external content type
  • Creating a list definition

Introduction

Content type is defined as a reusable collection of metadata, a workflow, and other settings for a category of items which encapsulate data requirements and enable ...

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