Set the default value for the list field in SharePoint 2010 using Client Object Model

 

using System;

using System.Collections.Generic;

using System.Linq;

using System.Text;

using Microsoft.SharePoint.Client;

 

namespace COM

{

    class Program

    {

        static void Main(string[] args)

        {

            string siteUrl = "http://serverName:46563/sites/MMS-CTH/";

 

            ClientContext clientContext = new ClientContext(siteUrl);

            Web web = clientContext.Web;

            List list = web.Lists.GetByTitle("CustomList");

            Field field = list.Fields.GetByTitle("Title");

            field.DefaultValue = "Default";

            field.Update();

            clientContext.Load(field);

            clientContext.ExecuteQuery();

            Console.WriteLine("Default value for the field: " + field.Title + " is set to " + field.DefaultValue);

            Console.ReadLine();          

        }

    }

}