SPField.EnforceUniqueValues property

Gets or sets a Boolean value that specifies whether to enforce uniqueness in column values. The default is false.

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

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Property EnforceUniqueValues As Boolean
    Get
    Set
'Usage
Dim instance As SPField
Dim value As Boolean

value = instance.EnforceUniqueValues

instance.EnforceUniqueValues = value
public bool EnforceUniqueValues { get; set; }

Property value

Type: System.Boolean
Returns true to enforce uniqueness in values that populate a specified column; otherwise false. The default is false.

Exceptions

Exception Condition
SPException

You cannot set this property to true for a built-in field or for a site column.

Remarks

When you set this property to true, you should also set the Indexed property to true.

The equivalent XML attribute for the Field element in a field definition is AllowDuplicateValues.

See also

Reference

SPField class

SPField members

Microsoft.SharePoint namespace

Other resources

Enforcing Uniqueness in Column Values