ArcGIS Pro 3.2 API Reference Guide
ArcGIS.Core.Data Namespace / FieldType Enumeration
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FieldType Enumeration
Specifies the data type of the field.
Syntax
Members
MemberDescription
BigInteger 64-bit Integer.
Blob Binary Large Object.
Date Date.
DateOnly Date Only.
Double Double-precision floating-point number.
Geometry Geometry.
GlobalID Esri Global ID.
GUID Globally Unique Identifier.
Integer 32-bit Integer.
OID Integer representing an object identifier. 32-bit OID has a length of 4 bytes, and 64-bit OID has a length of 8 bytes.
Raster Raster.
Single Single-precision floating-point number.
SmallInteger 16-bit Integer.
String Character string.
TimeOnly Time Only.
TimestampOffset Timestamp Offset. DateTime value, together with an offset.
XML XML Document.
Example
64-bit Integer field
FieldDescription bigIntegerFieldDescription = new FieldDescription("BigInteger_64", FieldType.BigInteger);
ObjectID field
// 64-bit
FieldDescription oidFieldDescription_64 = new FieldDescription("ObjectID_64", FieldType.OID)
{
  Length = 8
};
    
// 32-bit
FieldDescription oidFieldDescription_32 = new FieldDescription("ObjectID_32", FieldType.OID)
{
  Length = 4
};
DateOnly, TimeOnly, and TimestampOffset field
// Earthquake occurrences date and time
    
// 9/28/2014 (DateOnly)
FieldDescription earthquakeDateOnlyFieldDescription = new FieldDescription("Earthquake_DateOnly", FieldType.DateOnly);

// 1:16:42 AM (TimeOnly)
FieldDescription earthquakeTimeOnlyFieldDescription = new FieldDescription("Earthquake_TimeOnly", FieldType.TimeOnly);

// 9/28/2014 1:16:42.000 AM -09:00 (Timestamp with Offset)
FieldDescription earthquakeTimestampOffsetFieldDescription = new FieldDescription("Earthquake_TimestampOffset_Local", FieldType.TimestampOffset);

// 9/28/2014 1:16:42 AM (DateTime)
FieldDescription earthquakeDateFieldDescription = new FieldDescription("Earthquake_Date", FieldType.Date);
Creating a FeatureDataset with a FeatureClass in one operation
public void CreateFeatureDatasetWithFeatureClassSnippet(Geodatabase geodatabase)
{
  // Creating a FeatureDataset named as 'Parcel_Information' and a FeatureClass with name 'Parcels' in one operation

  string featureDatasetName = "Parcel_Information";
  string featureClassName = "Parcels";

  SchemaBuilder schemaBuilder = new SchemaBuilder(geodatabase);

  // Create a FeatureDataset token
  FeatureDatasetDescription featureDatasetDescription = new FeatureDatasetDescription(featureDatasetName, SpatialReferences.WGS84);
  FeatureDatasetToken featureDatasetToken = schemaBuilder.Create(featureDatasetDescription);

  // Create a FeatureClass description
  FeatureClassDescription featureClassDescription = new FeatureClassDescription(featureClassName,
    new List<FieldDescription>()
    {
      new FieldDescription("Id", FieldType.Integer),
      new FieldDescription("Address", FieldType.String)
    },
    new ShapeDescription(GeometryType.Point, SpatialReferences.WGS84));

  // Create a FeatureClass inside a FeatureDataset
  FeatureClassToken featureClassToken = schemaBuilder.Create(new FeatureDatasetDescription(featureDatasetToken), featureClassDescription);

  // Build status
  bool buildStatus = schemaBuilder.Build();

  // Build errors
  if (!buildStatus)
  {
    IReadOnlyList<string> errors = schemaBuilder.ErrorMessages;
  }
}
Creating a FeatureClass in existing FeatureDataset
public void CreateFeatureClassInsideFeatureDatasetSnippet(Geodatabase geodatabase)
{
  // Creating a FeatureClass named as 'Tax_Jurisdiction' in existing FeatureDataset with name 'Parcels_Information'
  string featureDatasetName = "Parcels_Information";
  string featureClassName = "Tax_Jurisdiction";

  // Create a FeatureClass description
  FeatureClassDescription featureClassDescription = new FeatureClassDescription(featureClassName,
    new List<FieldDescription>()
    {
      new FieldDescription("Tax_Id", FieldType.Integer),
      new FieldDescription("Address", FieldType.String)
    },
    new ShapeDescription(GeometryType.Point, SpatialReferences.WGS84));

  FeatureDatasetDefinition featureDatasetDefinition = geodatabase.GetDefinition<FeatureDatasetDefinition>(featureDatasetName);

  SchemaBuilder schemaBuilder = new SchemaBuilder(geodatabase);

  // Create a FeatureClass inside a FeatureDataset using a FeatureDatasetDefinition
  schemaBuilder.Create(new FeatureDatasetDescription(featureDatasetDefinition), featureClassDescription);

  // Build status
  bool buildStatus = schemaBuilder.Build();

  // Build errors
  if (!buildStatus)
  {
    IReadOnlyList<string> errors = schemaBuilder.ErrorMessages;
  }
}
Inheritance Hierarchy

System.Object
   System.ValueType
      System.Enum
         ArcGIS.Core.Data.FieldType

Requirements

Target Platforms: Windows 11, Windows 10

ArcGIS Pro version: 3 or higher.
See Also