SharePoint : How can I programmatically add items to a custom list instance

Question

I am really looking for either a small code snippet, or a good tutorial on the subject.

I have a C# console app that I will use to somehow add list items to my custom list. I have created a custom content type too. So not sure if I need to create an C# class from this content type too. Perhaps not.

Thanks in advance

Answer 1

I think these both blog post should help you solving your problem.

http://blog.the-dargans.co.uk/2007/04/programmatically-adding-items-to.html http://asadewa.wordpress.com/2007/11/19/adding-a-custom-content-type-specific-item-on-a-sharepoint-list/

Short walk through:

1. Get a instance of the list you want to add the item to.

2. Add a new item to the list:

   SPListItem newItem = list.AddItem();
   

3. To bind you new item to a content type you have to set the content type id for the new item:

   newItem["ContentTypeId"] = <Id of the content type>;
   

4. Set the fields specified within your content type.

5. Commit your changes:

   newItem.Update();