Provides access to members that return information about the field.

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Description

The field object represents a column in a table. A field has many properties, the most obvious ones being its name and its datatype. The esriFieldType enumeration lists the possible datatypes.

Members

	All Properties Methods	Description
	AliasName	The alias name of the field.
	CheckValue	Indicates if the value is valid given the field definition.
	DefaultValue	The default value of the field.
	Domain	The default domain of the field.
	DomainFixed	Indicates if the field's domain is fixed.
	Editable	Indicates if the field is editable.
	GeometryDef	The geometry definition for the field if IsGeometry is TRUE.
	IsNullable	Indicates if the field can contain null values.
	Length	The maximum length, in bytes, for values described by the field.
	Name	The name of the field.
	Precision	The precision for field values.
	Required	Indicates if the field is required.
	Scale	The scale for field values.
	Type	The type of the field.
	VarType	The VARTYPE of the field (e.g. VT_I4).

CoClasses that implement IField

Remarks

When you create a field of type esriFieldTypeSingle, esriFieldTypeDouble or esriFieldTypeInteger, and specify zero for precision and scale, the geodatabase will attempt to create a binary type field if the underlying database supports it. Personal geodatabases support only binary type fields.  ArcGIS ignores precision and scale of binary type fields.

Depending on the precision and scale setting you select, ArcGIS may convert the field into another type. For example:

• creating a field of type esriFieldTypeDouble with a precision of 6 or less, will result in a field of type esriFieldTypeSingle
• creating a field of type esriFieldTypeSingle with a precision greater than 6, will result in a field of type esriFieldTypeSingle
• creating a field of type esriFieldTypeInteger with a precision of 10 or more, will result in a field of type esriFieldTypeDouble will be created

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