SharePoint Tip #16: List Base Types

When defining a List Template, using a SharePoint feature, one needs to specify the Base Type attribute (see sample below). 

<Elements xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/sharepoint/">
    <ListTemplate
        BaseType="0"
        Category="Custom Lists"
        Name="ConfigurationList"
        DisplayName="Configuration List"
        Description="My component configuration list"
        FolderCreation="FALSE"
        NoCrawl="TRUE" 
        OnQuickLaunch="FALSE" 
        RootWebOnly="TRUE" 
        SecurityBits="11" 
        Type="150">
    </ListTemplate>
</Elements>

This attribute tells SharePoint which kind of list we're trying to create, and can have the following values: 

• 0 (Generic List)
• 1 (Document Library)
• 3 (Discussion Forum)
• 4 (Survey)
• 5 (Issues List)

For those who notice that there is no 2, that value is not used.