Custom List Definition with already existing content type

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  I have made a content type named My Links.  The ID is  0x010500441C271B9233B543ACEFEF8B02F8DB18.  I have this content type inheriting from the OOB Links content type (you can tell by the ID 0x0105 is Links).
  
  I copied the LinksList feature/list definition files and renamed it for My Links.
  
  In the schema.xml I changed only the <ContentTypes> section.  Here is what it looks like:
  <MetaData>
      <ContentTypes>
        <ContentTypeRef ID="0x010500441C271B9233B543ACEFEF8B02F8DB17">
          <Folder TargetName="RSS Link" />
        </ContentTypeRef>
   <ContentTypeRef ID="0x0120" />
      </ContentTypes>
  
  Everything else in the schema.xml is the exact same as the schema.xml in the LinksList definition.
  For now I am just trying to have a list of type My Links use my custom content type.
  
  When I create a new My Links list it DOES associate a new content type that inherits from My Links content type (for example the ContentTypeID of a list item in a My Links list would be: 0x010500441C271B9233B543ACEFEF8B02F8DB180049CE014EA4F3C94CAD7F1CDBC1FE12F7)
  
  However, it is using the name "Links" instead of "My Links".  So if I check the content type by using SPListItem.ContentType.Name it will be "Links" when I want it to be "My Links".  This will cause an issue for me when I use content query web parts to get "My Links" because it won't find any.
  
  Where do I set the name of the content type for the list instance?
  

  Monday, September 22, 2008 11:13 PM