How to create custom SharePoint 2010 Content Type using Visual Studio 2010

In this article we are going to create custom Content Type using visual studio 2010.

Steps Involved:

Creating Empty SharePoint Project:

• Open Visual Studio 2010. 
• Go to File => New => Project. 
• Select 2010 from the installed templates SharePoint and choose Empty SharePoint Project. 
• Name it as CustomContentType.
  
  
  
  
• Click Add. 
• Enter the SharePoint server farm URL. 
• Select 'Deploy it as a Farm Solution". 
• Click Finish.

Adding Content Type:

• Right click the Solution Explorer and select Add a new item. 
• Select Content Type from the installed templates SharePoint and name it as CustomContentType.
  
  
  
  
• Choose the base content type from which our custom content type should inherit, I have chosen "Item" as a base content type.
  
  
  
  
• Double click the Elements.xml file.
  
  
  
  
• Replace the code with the below one.
  
  <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
  <Elements xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/sharepoint/">
    <!-- Parent ContentType: Item (0x01) -->
    <ContentType ID="0x0100eb248db87d3f40efa20cdfae86fe0b50"
                 Name="Custom Content Type"
                 Group="Custom Content Types"
                 Description="My Content Type"
                 Inherits="TRUE"
                 Version="0">
      <FieldRefs>
      </FieldRefs>
    </ContentType>
  </Elements>
• In the above code, we are adding a Custom Content Type  with the group name as "Custom Content Types". 
• Build the solution. 
• Deploy the solution.

Testing:

• Go to the SharePoint site. 
• Go to Site Actions => Site Settings =>Galleries =>Site Content Types.
• You will see the Custom Content Type that we have created in the group "Custom Content Types".