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SPFieldCollection.Add Method (String, SPFieldType, Boolean, Boolean, StringCollection)

SharePoint 2010

Windows SharePoint Services 3

Creates a field in the collection based on the specified display name, field type, Boolean values for other field properties, and choices in the case of a Choice field.

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

Syntax

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public string Add(
	string strDisplayName,
	SPFieldType type,
	bool bRequired,
	bool bCompactName,
	StringCollection choices
)

Parameters

strDisplayName: Type: System.String
A string that specifies the display name of the field.

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

bRequired: Type: System.Boolean
true to require that the field contain a value; otherwise, false.

bCompactName: Type: System.Boolean
true to compact the field name to eight characters; otherwise, false.

choices: Type: System.Collections.Specialized.StringCollection
A System.Collections.Specialized.StringCollection object that contains choices for a Choice field.

Return Value

Type: System.String
A string that contains the internal name of the new field.

Reference

SPFieldCollection Class

SPFieldCollection Members

Add Overload

Microsoft.SharePoint Namespace

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