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SPFieldRatingScale Class

Represents a rating scale field that is used in surveys.

Inheritance Hierarchy

System.Object
  Microsoft.SharePoint.SPField
    Microsoft.SharePoint.SPFieldMultiChoice
      Microsoft.SharePoint.SPFieldRatingScale

Namespace:  Microsoft.SharePoint
Assembly:  Microsoft.SharePoint (in Microsoft.SharePoint.dll)

Syntax

<SharePointPermissionAttribute(SecurityAction.LinkDemand, ObjectModel := True)> _
<SharePointPermissionAttribute(SecurityAction.InheritanceDemand, ObjectModel := True)> _
Public Class SPFieldRatingScale _
    Inherits SPFieldMultiChoice

Dim instance As SPFieldRatingScale
[SharePointPermissionAttribute(SecurityAction.LinkDemand, ObjectModel = true)]
[SharePointPermissionAttribute(SecurityAction.InheritanceDemand, ObjectModel = true)]
public class SPFieldRatingScale : SPFieldMultiChoice

Remarks

If you set properties of the SPFieldRatingScale class you must call the Update method for changes to take effect in the database.

The field value for the SPFieldRatingScale class is contained in the SPFieldRatingScaleValue class. For information about creating custom field value classes, see Custom Field Value Classes.

An SPFieldRatingScale object can be rendered through the RatingScaleField server control.

The SPFieldRatingScale class corresponds to the GridChoice data type that is specified through the Type attribute of the Field element.

Notes to Inheritors

In Windows SharePoint Services 3.0, columns based on custom field types do not appear in Datasheet view and are not included when you export a list to an Excel Services worksheet.

Thread Safety

Any public static (Shared in Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.

See Also

Reference

SPFieldRatingScale Members

Microsoft.SharePoint Namespace