FieldType Element (Field Types)

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Represents a single field type definition.

<FieldType>
</FieldType>

Attributes

Attribute	Description
None

Child Elements

Field Element (Field Types)

RenderPattern Element (Field Types)

PropertySchema Element (Field Types)

Parent Elements

FieldTypes Element (Field Types)

Remarks

FieldType elements are configured in fldtypes*.xml files in C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\web server extensions\12\TEMPLATE\XML.

Example

The following example defines two custom field types. The example has been edited for clarity.

Note

The possible values for the <Field Name="ParentType"> element are exactly the same as the possible values for the Type attribute of the Field Element (List - Definition) element.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
<FieldTypes>
  <FieldType>
    <Field Name="TypeName">SocialSecurityNumber</Field>
    <Field Name="ParentType">Text</Field>
    <Field Name="TypeDisplayName">Social Security Number</Field>
      …
    <RenderPattern Name="DisplayPattern">
       …
    </RenderPattern>
  </FieldType>
  <FieldType>
    <Field Name="TypeName">USAddress</Field>
    <Field Name="ParentType">MultiColumn</Field>
    <Field Name="TypeDisplayName">US Address</Field>
      …
    <PropertySchema>
      …
    </PropertySchema>
    <RenderPattern Name="DisplayPattern">
      …
    </RenderPattern>
  </FieldType>
</FieldTypes>

See Also

Tasks

Walkthrough: Creating a Custom Field Type

Concepts

Custom Field Types

Custom Field Classes

Custom Field Type Property Rendering

Custom Field Type Definition