MetaData element (List)

Applies to: SharePoint 2016 | SharePoint Foundation 2013 | SharePoint Online | SharePoint Server 2013

Used in list definitions (Schema.xml file) to separate list metadata from data.

<MetaData>
</MetaData>

Elements and attributes

The following sections describe attributes, child elements, and parent elements.

Attributes

None

Child elements

• ContentTypes
• Default
• DefaultDescription
• DocumentLibraryTemplate
• Fields
• Forms
• Toolbar
• Validation
• Views

Parent elements

• List

Occurrences

• Minimum: 0
• Maximum: 1

Example

The following sample illustrates the skeletal structure of a list with MetaData and Data elements.

<List Name="Announcements" Title="My Announcements">
  <MetaData>
    <Fields>
      ...
    </Fields>
    <Views>
      ...
    </Views>
    <Forms>
      ...
    </Forms>
  </MetaData>
  <Data>
    <Rows>
      <Row>
        ...
    </Rows>
  </Data>
</List>

See also

• Data