IClass.FindField Method

The index of the field with the specified name.

[Visual Basic 6.0]
Function FindField(
    ByVal Name As String _
) As Long

[Visual Basic .NET]
Public Function FindField ( _
    ByVal Name As String _
) As Integer

[C#]
public int FindField (
    string Name
);

[Java]
public int findField (
    String Name
)
throws
    IOException,
    AutomationException

[C++]
HRESULT FindField(
  BSTR Name,
  long* FieldIndex
);

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Remarks

If FindField returns -1, the Field could not be found in the Fields collection.

Developers working with SDE should be aware of qualified field names and their impact on calls to FindField. For more information, see the IFields2 interface.

See Also