Create Content Type using ECMA Script

Hi All,

In a following post, we will see how to Create Content Type by using ECMA Script and setting Properties of the Content Type like Description,Group Name etc.,

In a following example I am setting Parent Content Type as “Item”. You can find the same from the Code.

Controls in my “.aspx” Page.

<div>

    <p id="message">

        <!-- The following content will be replaced with the user name when you run the app - see App.js -->

        <input type="text" id="txtContentTypeName" />

        <br />

        <input type="button" id="btnCreate" value="Create" />

    </p>

</div>

Code in App.JS

    'use strict';

    var SPAppWebUrl;

    var spHostUrl;

    var contentTypeCollection;

    var pcontentType;

    (function () {

        // This code runs when the DOM is ready and creates a context object which is

        // needed to use the SharePoint object model

        $(document).ready(function () {

            spHostUrl = decodeURIComponent(getQueryStringParameter('SPHostUrl'));

            SPAppWebUrl = decodeURIComponent(getQueryStringParameter("SPAppWebUrl"));

            $('#btnCreate').on('click', function () {

                CreateContentTypes();

            });

        });

        function CreateContentTypes() {

            //reading the value from the Textbox

            var name = $('#txtContentTypeName').val();

            var Context = new SP.ClientContext.get_current();

            if (Context !== undefined && Context !== null) {

                var parentContext = new SP.AppContextSite(Context, spHostUrl);

                var web = parentContext.get_web();

                contentTypeCollection = web.get_contentTypes();

                Context.load(contentTypeCollection);

                Context.executeQueryAsync(Function.createDelegate(this, onQuerySucceeded),

                                                Function.createDelegate(this, onQueryFailed));

            }

            function onQuerySucceeded() {

                //checking whether the content type is already existed with same name

                var isExisted = false;

                var contentEnumerator = contentTypeCollection.getEnumerator();

                var exContentType;

                while (contentEnumerator.moveNext()) {

                    var currentCT = contentEnumerator.get_current();

                    if (currentCT.get_name() == name) {

                        isExisted = true;

                        break;

                    }

                }

                if (isExisted) {

                    alert('Content Type is alredy Existed');

                }

                else {

                    pcontentType = contentTypeCollection.getById('0x01');

                    //Creating the New Content Type

                    var newContentType = new SP.ContentTypeCreationInformation();

                    //Setting the Properties - START******

                    newContentType.set_name(name);

                    //Setting Description of Content Type

                    newContentType.set_description('My custom content type');

                    //Setting Parent Content Type

                    newContentType.set_parentContentType(pcontentType);

                    //Setting Group

                    newContentType.set_group('SPKitchen');

                    //Setting the Properties - END******

                    //Adding our new Content Type to Content type Collection.

                    contentTypeCollection.add(newContentType);

                    Context.load(contentTypeCollection);

                    Context.executeQueryAsync(Function.createDelegate(this, onCreationSucceeded),

                    Function.createDelegate(this, onQueryFailed));

                }

            }

            function onCreationSucceeded() {

                alert('Content Type Created Successfully');

            }

            function onQueryFailed(sender, args) {

                alert('Request failed. ' + args.get_message() + '\n' + args.get_stackTrace());

            }

        }

        function getQueryStringParameter(urlParameterKey) {

            var params = document.URL.split('?')[1].split('&');

            var strParams = '';

            for (var i = 0; i < params.length; i = i + 1) {

                var singleParam = params[i].split('=');

                if (singleParam[0] == urlParameterKey)

                    return decodeURIComponent(singleParam[1]);

            }

        }

    })();

We Can see the Output as follows,

Success Message after Creation.

We can find the created Content Type under Site Settings ->Content Types.

Note: The above Code is written and executed in App Model, We can use the same in our regular development also.

Thanks.

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