Create a Custom List using Visual Studio 2013 in SharePoint 2013

Step 1

Open Visual Studio 2013 with Run as administrator.

Start Visual Studio 2013.



Step 2

Click the File menu item in the top navigation. 

Go to File, New and then select Project.

The following screen will appear, here click Office/SharePoint templates, then click Click SharePoint2013-Empty Project.



Step 3

Enter the name of the solution and click the Ok button.



Step 4

Once clicking the Ok button, the following window will appear. Enter your SharePoint site URL and click the Validate button. Then check the Deploy as a Farm solution checkbox.





Step 5

Click OK and click the Finish button.



Step 6

Right-click on the solution then click select New Item.



Step 7

The following screen will appear.



Step 8

Select the List Option and enter the name of the List and then click the Add button.



Step 9

Select your list template and click Finish. Here I have selected Default (Custom List).



Step 10

The following screen will appear.



Step 11

Enter the name of the column under Column Display Name and select Type. If you need it to be a required column then select the Required Checkbox.



Step 12

Save, build and deploy your solution.





Go to your SharePoint Site.



Your list will show like the following.



Summary

In this article we explored how to create a custom list using Visual Studio 2013.