Methods | ScriptContext.GetOrCreateField(String, FieldItemType) Method

C# Copy

public FieldItem GetOrCreateField(
	string fieldName
        FieldItemType fieldType = FieldItemType.Text
)

Parameters
fieldName String
The name of the field to create.
fieldType FieldItemType (Optional)
The data type of the field.

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

Implements
IScriptContext.GetOrCreateField(String, FieldItemType)

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

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

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