Field Element (Field Types Property Schema)

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Represents a variable property of a custom field type that is set when a column based on the field type is created.

<Field
  Name="Text" 
  DisplayName="Text" 
  MaxLength="Integer" 
  DisplaySize="Integer" 
  Type="Text">
</Field>

Attributes

Attribute	Description
Name	Required Text. The name of the property of the field type that the Field element represents.
DisplayName	Required Text. The name of the property that appears in the UI when a column based on the field type is created.
MaxLength	Required Text. The maximum length, in characters, of the property's value.
DisplaySize	Required Text. The length, in characters, of the control that holds the property value in the UI.
Type	Required Text. The underlying data type of the property's value.

Child Elements

Default Element (Field Types Property Schema)

Parent Elements

Fields Element (Field Types Property Schema)

Remarks

See PropertySchema Element (Field Types) for a detailed description and example of this element in context.

See Also

Concepts

Custom Field Types

Custom Field Classes

Custom Field Type Property Rendering

Custom Field Type Definition