Methods | ScriptContext.TryGetOrCreateField(String, FieldItemType, FieldItem) Method

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public bool TryGetOrCreateField(
	string fieldName,
        FieldItemType  fieldType,
        out FieldItem outputField
)

Parameters
fieldName String
The name of the field.
fieldType FieldItemType
The data type of the field.
outputField FieldItem
When this method returns, contains the result of an existing or created field.

Return Value
Boolean
true if a field with the name and field type found, or created by this method; otherwise, false.

Implements
IScriptContext.TryGetOrCreateField(String, FieldItemType, FieldItem)

Exceptions

Exception	Condition
Exception	Thrown when a matching field name exists but the field 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, calls CreateField(String, FieldItemType) to create a new field instance.

Methods | ScriptContext.TryGetOrCreateField(String, FieldItemType, FieldItem) Method

Gets or creates the field matching both the given name and field type. A return value indicates an existing field with type was found or a new field instance was created successfully.

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