Question

How to determine the type of the document field?

Answer

The TExportFieldType parameter of the IField object can be used to determine the document field type. This parameter can take one of the following values, one for each respective Field Type. 

• EFT_TextField = 0 - A text field
• EFT_DateTimeField = 1 - A date field
• EFT_NumberField = 2 - A number field
• EFT_PictureField = 3 - A picture field
• EFT_CurrencyField = 4 - A currency field
• EFT_Checkmark = 5 - A checkmark
• EFT_CheckmarkGroup = 6 - A checkmark group
• EFT_Group = 7 - An ordinary group
• EFT_Table = 8 - A table. You can access table rows through the Items or the Rows methods of the IField object.
• EFT_Section = 9 - A document section
• EFT_Document = 10 - A document. Fields of this type can occur only in rules written for the level of a document. Most parameters of such fields are unavailable.
• EFT_TableRow = 11 - A table row. Table cells are the child fields of the row. They are available through the method Children.
• EFT_TimeField = 12 - A time field
• EFT_LinkField=13 - A link to an index field in a child document that is part of a document set.
• EFT_DocumentLinkField=14 - A link to the Document Definition of a child document that is part of a document set.