spfx code to check list exists, create list and add a drop down column
2018-06-16
const opt: ISPHttpClientOptions = {};
this.context.spHttpClient.get(this.context.pageContext.web.absoluteUrl + "/_api/Web/Lists?$filter=title eq 'Icon'", SPHttpClient.configurations.v1, opt).then((response: SPHttpClientResponse) => {
if (response.status == 200) {
response.json().then((json: any) => {
console.log('json.value.length=' + json.value.length);
if (json.value.length == 0) {
const opt: ISPHttpClientOptions = {
body: `{
'AllowContentTypes': true,
'BaseTemplate': 100,
'ContentTypesEnabled': true,
'Description': 'Storing website icons',
'Title': 'Icon'
}`
};
this.context.spHttpClient.post(this.context.pageContext.web.absoluteUrl + "/_api/web/lists", SPHttpClient.configurations.v1, opt).then((response: SPHttpClientResponse) => {
if (response.status == 201) {
response.json().then((json: any) => {
const opt: ISPHttpClientOptions = {
body: `{
'@odata.type': 'SP.FieldChoice',
'Title': 'Behaviour',
'FieldTypeKind': 6,
'Required': true,
'EnforceUniqueValues': 'false',
'StaticName': 'Behaviour',
Choices: ['Choice1', 'Choice2', 'Choice3']
}`
};
this.context.spHttpClient.post(this.context.pageContext.web.absoluteUrl + "/_api/web/lists/getbytitle('Icon')/Fields", SPHttpClient.configurations.v1, opt).then((response: SPHttpClientResponse) => {
if (response.status == 201) {
alert('List `Icon` created successfully');
} else {
alert('Unable to creat columns');
}
});
});
} else {
alert('Unable to creat list');
}
});
}
});
} else {
alert('Error');
}
