Add Method

The Add method of the SPFieldCollection class creates a field in the collection.

Parameters

strDisplayName   A string that specifies the display name of the field.

type    A Microsoft.SharePoint.SPFieldType value that specifies the type of field to create.

bRequired    true to require that the field contain a value; otherwise, false.

Return Value

A string that contains the display name of the new field.

Remarks

The Add method cannot be used to create a field of type Lookup, which causes an SPException exception to be thrown. Instead use the AddLookup method to add a field of this type.

Example

The following code example adds a required text field to the specified list.

This example requires using directives (Imports in Visual Basic) for both the Microsoft.SharePoint and Microsoft.SharePoint.WebControls namespaces.

Requirements

Platforms: Microsoft Windows Server 2003

Security: Code Access Security