Where does SharePoint store elements.xml and schema.xml for custom content types and list? -

as described in title i'm trying find out sharepoint 2010 stores elements.xml , schema.xml files custom content types , list definitions if please.

what i'd rather design custom content type , list in sharepoint gui in browser , go , extract sharepoint generated files in order use in solution built in visual studio instead of coding manually scratch.

hope makes sense! thanks!

you not find them stored on hard disk rather in content_db.

if need access them grab schema, use sharepoint manager 2010, , navigate content type , copy schema xml tab.