Programmatically create folder in SharePoint List

In this article we will be seeing how to create folder in SharePoint list using SharePoint Object Model.

Steps Involved:

1. Open Visual Studio 2010.
2. Go to File => New => Project.
3. Select Console Application template from the installed templates.
4. Enter the Name and click on Ok.
5. Add the following reference.
   
   
   • Microsoft.SharePoint.dll
    
6. Add the following Namespace.
   
   
   • Using Microsoft.SharePoint;
    
7. Replace Program.cs with the following code.
   
   using System;
   using System.Collections.Generic;
   using System.Linq;
   using System.Text;
   using Microsoft.SharePoint;

   namespace ConsoleApplication2
   {
       class Program
       {
           static void Main(string[] args)
           {
               using (SPSite site = new SPSite("http://serverName:25374/sites/Team/"))
               {
                   using (SPWeb web = site.OpenWeb())
                   {
                       SPList list = web.Lists.TryGetList("Custom");
                       SPListItem folderColl = list.Items.Add(list.RootFolder.ServerRelativeUrl, SPFileSystemObjectType.Folder);
                       folderColl["Title"] = "New Folder";
                       folderColl.Update();
                       list.Update();                   
                   }
               }
           }
       }
   }
   
   8. Build the solution.
   9. Hit F5.
   10. Go to the SharePoint list and you could be able to see the new folder that we have created.