Methods | ScriptContext.GetOrCreateField(String, ChoiceFieldItemType) Method

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public FieldItem GetOrCreateField(
	string fieldName
        ChoiceFieldItemType choiceFieldItemType
)

Parameters
fieldName String
The name of the field.
choiceFieldItemType ChoiceFieldItemType
The choice type of the field.

Return Value
FieldItem
The existing field if the field exists and matches the choice type; otherwise, the newly created field.

Implements
IScriptContext.GetOrCreateField(String, ChoiceFieldItemType)

Exception	Condition
Exception	Thrown when a matching field name exists but the choice type does not match the field type.

Remarks
Calls GetField(String) to check if the field exists, then checks if the ChoiceFieldItemType matches the existing field. When neither match, calls CreateField(String, ChoiceFieldItemType) to create a new field instance.

Gets or creates the field matching both the given name and choice type.