Create List in SharePoint using PowerShell

In this blog I have explained to create a SharePoint Custom List using PowerShell script.

Open Windows PowerShell ISE and run the below script: 

Add - PSSnapin Microsoft.SharePoint.PowerShell

function CreateCustomList($siteCollectionUrl, $listName) {

    $spWeb = Get - SPWeb - Identity $siteCollectionUrl
    $spTemplate = $spWeb.ListTemplates["Custom List"]
    $spListCollection = $spWeb.Lists
    $spListCollection.Add($listName, $listName, $spTemplate)
    $path = $spWeb.url.trim()
    $spList = $spWeb.GetList("$path/Lists/$listName")

    #adding the field type(Number) to the list
    $spFieldType = [Microsoft.SharePoint.SPFieldType]::Number
    $spList.Fields.Add("Area", $spFieldType, $false)

    #adding the field type(Number) to the list
    $spFieldType = [Microsoft.SharePoint.SPFieldType]::Number
    $spList.Fields.Add("Population", $spFieldType, $false)
    $spList.Update()
}


$siteCollectionUrl = "http://moss13:1111/"
$listName = "Continents"

CreateCustomList $siteCollectionUrl $listName

Next Go to the site ->Settings->Site Contents.

 

 

 Click on created custom List (Continents).

 

You can add the value in the fields, you have defined in the script.