AttributeMetadata.AttributeType Property

Applies To: Dynamics 365 (online), Dynamics 365 (on-premises), Dynamics CRM 2016, Dynamics CRM Online

Gets the type for the attribute.

Namespace: Microsoft.Xrm.Sdk.Metadata
Assembly: Microsoft.Xrm.Sdk (in Microsoft.Xrm.Sdk.dll)

Syntax

[DataMemberAttribute]
public Nullable<AttributeTypeCode> AttributeType { get; internal set; }

<DataMemberAttribute>
Public Property AttributeType As Nullable(Of AttributeTypeCode)
    Get
    Friend Set
End Property

Type: Nullable<AttributeTypeCode>
The attribute type.

This property is read-only it is set based on the type of Attribute passed to the CreateAttributeRequest message.

Note

For ImageAttributeMetadata this value will return Virtual. Use AttributeTypeName to get a value that is correct for all types.