SPFieldText Class

Represents a field that contains a single line of text.

Inheritance Hierarchy

System.Object
  Microsoft.SharePoint.SPField
    Microsoft.SharePoint.SPFieldText
      Microsoft.SharePoint.Applications.GroupBoard.SPFieldConfirmations
      Microsoft.SharePoint.Applications.GroupBoard.SPFieldFreeBusy
      Microsoft.SharePoint.Applications.GroupBoard.SPFieldOverbook
      Microsoft.SharePoint.SPBusinessDataField
      Microsoft.SharePoint.SPFieldDecimal

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

Syntax

'Declaration
<ClientCallableTypeAttribute(Name := "FieldText", ServerTypeId := "{47CBA3A7-3327-4fa1-AC10-73A7A182FE05}")> _
<SubsetCallableTypeAttribute> _
Public Class SPFieldText _
    Inherits SPField
'Usage
Dim instance As SPFieldText
[ClientCallableTypeAttribute(Name = "FieldText", ServerTypeId = "{47CBA3A7-3327-4fa1-AC10-73A7A182FE05}")]
[SubsetCallableTypeAttribute]
public class SPFieldText : SPField

Remarks

If you set properties of the SPFieldText class you must call the Update method for changes to take effect in the database.

An SPFieldText object can be rendered through the TextField server control.

The SPFieldText class corresponds to the Text data type that is specified through the Type attribute of the Field element.

Notes to Inheritors

In SharePoint Foundation, columns based on custom field types are read-only in Datasheet view.

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

SPFieldText Members

Microsoft.SharePoint Namespace