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CAML comes under declarative and the code that we write using SharePoint server object model comes under imperative programming.
How to Create SharePoint List using C# code and CAML Query?
In SharePoint, a programmer can implement things in both ways either by imperatively i.e. using code or declaratively i.e. using CAML.
So let’s demonstrate this scenario by example.
I will create a List by using SharePoint server object model and by using CAML.
First I will create a List using SharePoint server object model code.
1. Create an empty SharePoint project in Visual Studio (I have used VS2012)
2. Right click on Feature folder in Solution Explorer and select “Add Feature”
3. Rename this feature to “CreateListFeature”
4. Right click on newly Added Feature and select “Add event Receiver”
5. Write below code on Feature Activated
7. Go to Site Settings ->Manage Site Features (Within Site Actions)
8. Search for your feature, and make sure Feature is activated.
9. If not, then activate it.
1. Go to Site Actions -> View All site Content
1. You will find your newly created list.
Note: You can’t activate this feature more than once, as it will try to create the same list again, which will cause an error. For this, you need to check the existence of List and then create it on Feature Activated.
Now I will create List using CAML.
Right click on Solution and Select Add New Item
You may write below CAML in manifest file i.e. Elements.xml file.
