SPFieldText class

Represents a field that contains a single line of text.

Inheritance hierarchy

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

'Declaration
Public Class SPFieldText _
    Inherits SPField
'Usage
Dim instance As SPFieldText

public class SPFieldText : SPField

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

An SPFieldText object can be rendered through the TextField server control.

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

Notes to inheritors

In SharePoint Foundation, columns based on custom field types are read-only in Datasheet view.

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