ContentTypeRef element (List)

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

Specifies a reference to a content type to associate with lists that are created through the list definition.

<ContentTypeRef
  ID = "Text">
</ContentTypeRef>

Elements and attributes

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

Attributes

Attribute	Description
ID	Required Text. Specifies the ID of the content type. For information about the format of content type IDs, see Content Type IDs.

Child elements

• Folder

Parent elements

• ContentTypes

Occurrences

• Minimum: 0
• Maximum: Unbounded

Example

The following example shows part of a definition for a list that uses three content types.

<ContentTypes>
  <ContentTypeRef ID="0x01010012841A8869DB425cB829C3875EC558CE01">
    <Folder TargetName="Forms/Document" />
  </ContentTypeRef>
  <ContentTypeRef ID="0x01010012841A8869DB425cB829C3875EC558CE02">
    <Folder TargetName="Forms/Document" />
  </ContentTypeRef>
  <ContentTypeRef ID="0x0120" />
</ContentTypes>