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FieldType element (Field Types)

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

Represents a single field type definition.

<FieldType>
</FieldType>

Elements and attributes

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

Attributes

None

Child elements

Parent elements

Remarks

FieldType elements are configured in fldtypes*.xml files in %ProgramFiles%\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\web server extensions\15\TEMPLATE\XML.

Example

The following example defines two custom field types. The example has been edited for clarity.

Important

The RenderPattern and PropertySchema elements are obsolete. They are shown here solely to assist in the debugging of custom fields that were originally developed against earlier versions of SharePoint Foundation.

Note

The possible values for the <Field Name="ParentType"> element are exactly the same as the possible values for the Type attribute of the Field element (List) element.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
<FieldTypes>
  <FieldType>
    <Field Name="TypeName">SocialSecurityNumber</Field>
    <Field Name="ParentType">Text</Field>
    <Field Name="TypeDisplayName">Social Security Number</Field>
      …
    <RenderPattern Name="DisplayPattern">
       …
    </RenderPattern>
  </FieldType>
  <FieldType>
    <Field Name="TypeName">USAddress</Field>
    <Field Name="ParentType">MultiColumn</Field>
    <Field Name="TypeDisplayName">US Address</Field>
      …
    <PropertySchema>
      …
    </PropertySchema>
    <RenderPattern Name="DisplayPattern">
      …
    </RenderPattern>
  </FieldType>
</FieldTypes>

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