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SPField.ReadOnlyField Property

SharePoint 2010

Windows SharePoint Services 3

Gets or sets a Boolean value that specifies whether values in the field can be modified.

Namespace: Microsoft.SharePoint
Assembly: Microsoft.SharePoint (in Microsoft.SharePoint.dll)
Available in Sandboxed Solutions: Yes
Available in SharePoint Online

Syntax

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[ClientCallableAttribute]
public bool ReadOnlyField { get; set; }

Property Value

Type: System.Boolean
true to specify that the field cannot be modified; otherwise, false.

Examples

The following code example makes a field read-only in a specified list on a root Web site.

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using (SPSite oSiteCollection = new SPSite("http://MyServer"))
{
    using (SPWeb oWebsite = oSiteCollection.OpenWeb())
    {
        SPList oList = oWebsite.Lists["MyList"];
        SPListItem oItem = oList.Items[0];
        oItem.Fields["MyField"].ReadOnlyField = true;
        oItem.Fields["MyField"].Update();
    }
}

Note
Certain objects implement the IDisposable interface, and you must avoid retaining these objects in memory after they are no longer needed. For information about good coding practices, see Disposing Objects.

Reference

SPField Class

SPField Members

Microsoft.SharePoint Namespace

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