_UserDefinedProperties.Add Method

Creates a new UserDefinedProperty object and appends it to the collection.

Namespace:  Microsoft.Office.Interop.Outlook
Assembly:  Microsoft.Office.Interop.Outlook (in Microsoft.Office.Interop.Outlook.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
<DispIdAttribute()> _
Function Add ( _
    Name As String, _
    Type As OlUserPropertyType, _
    DisplayFormat As Object, _
    Formula As Object _
) As UserDefinedProperty
'Usage
Dim instance As _UserDefinedProperties
Dim Name As String
Dim Type As OlUserPropertyType
Dim DisplayFormat As Object
Dim Formula As Object
Dim returnValue As UserDefinedProperty

returnValue = instance.Add(Name, Type, _
    DisplayFormat, Formula)

[DispIdAttribute()]
UserDefinedProperty Add(
    string Name,
    OlUserPropertyType Type,
    Object DisplayFormat,
    Object Formula
)

Parameters

• Name
  Type: System.String

  The name of the new user-defined property.

• Type
  Type: Microsoft.Office.Interop.Outlook.OlUserPropertyType

  The type of the new user-defined property.

• DisplayFormat
  Type: System.Object

  The display format of the new user-defined property. This parameter can be set to a value from one of several different enumerations, determined by the OlUserPropertyType constant specified in the Type parameter. For more information on how Type and DisplayFormat interact, see DisplayFormat.

• Formula
  Type: System.Object

  The formula used to calculate values for the new user-defined property. This parameter is ignored if the Type parameter is set to any value other than olCombination or olFormula.

Return Value

Type: Microsoft.Office.Interop.Outlook.UserDefinedProperty
A UserDefinedProperty object that represents the new user-defined property.

Remarks

You can create a property of a type that is defined by the OlUserPropertyType enumeration, except for the following types: olEnumeration, olOutlookInternal, and olSmartFrom.

See Also

Reference

_UserDefinedProperties Interface

_UserDefinedProperties Members

Microsoft.Office.Interop.Outlook Namespace

Other Resources

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