Field element (Field Types Property)

Applies to: SharePoint 2016 | SharePoint Foundation 2013 | SharePoint Online | SharePoint Server 2013

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>

Important

This topic describes markup that was used in an obsolete method of rendering custom field type properties. It is provided solely to assist with the debugging of custom field type properties developed against earlier versions of SharePoint Foundation. For information about the recommended method, see Custom Field Type Property Rendering.

Elements and attributes

The following sections describe attributes, child elements, and parent elements.

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)

Parent elements

• Fields element (Field Types Property)

Remarks

For a detailed description and example of this element in context, see PropertySchema element (Field Types).

See also

• Custom Field Types
• Custom Field Classes
• Custom Field Type Property Rendering
• Custom Field Type Definition