SPFieldMultiLineText class

Represents a text field that can contain multiple lines.

Inheritance hierarchy

System.Object
  Microsoft.SharePoint.SPField
    Microsoft.SharePoint.SPFieldMultiLineText
      Microsoft.SharePoint.RelatedItemsField

Namespace:  Microsoft.SharePoint
Assembly:  Microsoft.SharePoint (in Microsoft.SharePoint.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Class SPFieldMultiLineText _
    Inherits SPField
'Usage
Dim instance As SPFieldMultiLineText
public class SPFieldMultiLineText : SPField

Remarks

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

The SPFieldMultiLineText class corresponds to the Note 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

SPFieldMultiLineText members

Microsoft.SharePoint namespace