BaseFieldControl class
Renders a field on a form page (not a list view page) by using one or more child controls such as a label, link, or text box control.
Inheritance hierarchy
System.Object
System.Web.UI.Control
Microsoft.SharePoint.WebControls.SPControl
Microsoft.SharePoint.WebControls.TemplateBasedControl
Microsoft.SharePoint.WebControls.FormComponent
Microsoft.SharePoint.WebControls.FieldMetadata
Microsoft.SharePoint.WebControls.BaseFieldControl
Namespace: Microsoft.SharePoint.WebControls
Assembly: Microsoft.SharePoint (in Microsoft.SharePoint.dll)
Syntax
'Declaration
<AspNetHostingPermissionAttribute(SecurityAction.LinkDemand, Level := AspNetHostingPermissionLevel.Minimal)> _
<AspNetHostingPermissionAttribute(SecurityAction.InheritanceDemand, Level := AspNetHostingPermissionLevel.Minimal)> _
Public MustInherit Class BaseFieldControl _
Inherits FieldMetadata _
Implements IValidator
'Usage
Dim instance As BaseFieldControl
[AspNetHostingPermissionAttribute(SecurityAction.LinkDemand, Level = AspNetHostingPermissionLevel.Minimal)]
[AspNetHostingPermissionAttribute(SecurityAction.InheritanceDemand, Level = AspNetHostingPermissionLevel.Minimal)]
public abstract class BaseFieldControl : FieldMetadata,
IValidator
Remarks
Use this class as a base class for deriving controls to render specific types of fields on lists forms (but not on list views).
Objects of the BaseFieldControl type are primarily used as the value of the SPField.FieldRenderingControl property.
Thread safety
Any public static (Shared in Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.
See also
Reference
Microsoft.SharePoint.WebControls namespace
Other resources
Patterns of Custom Field Rendering
Walkthrough: Creating a Custom Field Type
Inheritance hierarchy
System.Object
System.Web.UI.Control
Microsoft.SharePoint.WebControls.SPControl
Microsoft.SharePoint.WebControls.TemplateBasedControl
Microsoft.SharePoint.WebControls.FormComponent
Microsoft.SharePoint.WebControls.FieldMetadata
Microsoft.SharePoint.WebControls.BaseFieldControl
Microsoft.SharePoint.WebControls.AllDayEventField
Microsoft.SharePoint.WebControls.AttachmentsField
Microsoft.SharePoint.WebControls.AttendeeField
Microsoft.SharePoint.WebControls.BaseChoiceField
Microsoft.SharePoint.WebControls.BaseTextField
Microsoft.SharePoint.WebControls.BooleanField
Microsoft.SharePoint.WebControls.BusinessDataFieldControl
Microsoft.SharePoint.WebControls.CalculatedField
Microsoft.SharePoint.WebControls.ComputedField
Microsoft.SharePoint.WebControls.CrossProjectLinkField
Microsoft.SharePoint.WebControls.DateTimeField
Microsoft.SharePoint.WebControls.FieldValue
Microsoft.SharePoint.WebControls.FileField
Microsoft.SharePoint.WebControls.FormField
Microsoft.SharePoint.WebControls.GeolocationFieldControl
Microsoft.SharePoint.WebControls.GuidField
Microsoft.SharePoint.WebControls.LookupField
Microsoft.SharePoint.WebControls.ParentInformationField
Microsoft.SharePoint.WebControls.RatingScaleField
Microsoft.SharePoint.WebControls.RecurrenceField
Microsoft.SharePoint.WebControls.UrlField
Microsoft.SharePoint.WebControls.UserField