SharePoint - Client Side Object Model(CSOM) - Managed - Create a List using Generic List Template

Problem Definition

Create a list form Generic Template using Managed Code and Client Side Object Model(CSOM) for SharePoint 2013.

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Code Example

/// <summary>
/// Create a List from Generic List Template
/// </summary>
/// <param name="title">Title of the List</param>
/// <param name="desccription">Description about the list</param>
public static void CreateAList(string title,string desccription)
{
            try
            {
                //var spContext = new ClientContext("http://<your server>/<site>/");
                using (spContext)
                {
                    // Client side SP Web Conext
                    var web = spContext.Web;
                    // Set up a list creation information object
                    var lci = new ListCreationInformation();
                    // Set title to the list
                    lci.Title = title;
                    // Set description to the list
                    lci.Description = desccription;
                    // from MSDN:
                    //    Off     - Do not display a link to the list in the Quick Launch. Value = 0.
                    //    On      -  Display a link to the list in the Quick Launch.Value = 1.
                    //    Default - Display a link to the list in the Quick Launch if the OnQuickLaunch attibute
                    //              of the ListTemplate element in the Feature's element XML file equals TRUE. Value = 2.
                    lci.QuickLaunchOption = QuickLaunchOptions.On;
                    // from MSDN:
                    //        GenericList - Custom list. The value = 100.
                    lci.TemplateType = (int)ListTemplateType.GenericList;
                    // Add list to your web
                    var list = web.Lists.Add(lci);
                    // Execute the query to finalize your add
                    spContext.ExecuteQuery();
                    // Display a success message
                    Console.WriteLine("New List Created Successfully!");
                }
            }
            catch(Exception ex)
            {
                // Print error message
                Console.WriteLine(ex.ToString());
            }
}

Code Result