ArcGIS Pro 3.4 API Reference Guide
ArcGIS.Core.Data.DDL Namespace / FieldDescription Class / CreateIntegerField Method
The name of the ArcGIS.Core.Data.Field to create.
Example Version

CreateIntegerField Method
Creates a field description for an integer ArcGIS.Core.Data.Field.
Syntax
public static FieldDescription CreateIntegerField( 
   string name
)

Parameters

name
The name of the ArcGIS.Core.Data.Field to create.

Return Value

A field description for an integer ArcGIS.Core.Data.Field.
Example
Creating a feature class
public void CreateFeatureClassSnippet(Geodatabase geodatabase, FeatureClass existingFeatureClass, SpatialReference spatialReference)
{
    // Create a Cities feature class with the following fields
    //  GlobalID
    //  ObjectID
    //  Name (string)
    //  Population (integer)

    // This static helper routine creates a FieldDescription for a GlobalID field with default values
    FieldDescription globalIDFieldDescription = FieldDescription.CreateGlobalIDField();

    // This static helper routine creates a FieldDescription for an ObjectID field with default values
    FieldDescription objectIDFieldDescription = FieldDescription.CreateObjectIDField();

    // This static helper routine creates a FieldDescription for a string field
    FieldDescription nameFieldDescription = FieldDescription.CreateStringField("Name", 255);

    // This static helper routine creates a FieldDescription for an integer field
    FieldDescription populationFieldDescription = FieldDescription.CreateIntegerField("Population");

    // Assemble a list of all of our field descriptions
    List<FieldDescription> fieldDescriptions = new List<FieldDescription>()
{ globalIDFieldDescription, objectIDFieldDescription, nameFieldDescription, populationFieldDescription };

    // Create a ShapeDescription object
    ShapeDescription shapeDescription = new ShapeDescription(GeometryType.Point, spatialReference);

    // Alternatively, ShapeDescriptions can be created from another feature class.  In this case, the new feature class will inherit the same shape properties of the existing class
    ShapeDescription alternativeShapeDescription = new ShapeDescription(existingFeatureClass.GetDefinition());

    // Create a FeatureClassDescription object to describe the feature class to create
    FeatureClassDescription featureClassDescription =
      new FeatureClassDescription("Cities", fieldDescriptions, shapeDescription);

    // Create a SchemaBuilder object
    SchemaBuilder schemaBuilder = new SchemaBuilder(geodatabase);

    // Add the creation of the Cities feature class to our list of DDL tasks
    schemaBuilder.Create(featureClassDescription);

    // Execute the DDL
    bool success = schemaBuilder.Build();

    // Inspect error messages
    if (!success)
    {
        IReadOnlyList<string> errorMessages = schemaBuilder.ErrorMessages;
        //etc.
    }
}
Adding fields to a FeatureClass
public void AddFieldsInFeatureClassSnippet(Geodatabase geodatabase)
{
    // Adding following fields to the 'Parcels' FeatureClass
    // Global ID
    // Parcel_ID
    // Tax_Code
    // Parcel_Address

    // The FeatureClass to add fields
    string featureClassName = "Parcels";

    FeatureClassDefinition originalFeatureClassDefinition = geodatabase.GetDefinition<FeatureClassDefinition>(featureClassName);
    FeatureClassDescription originalFeatureClassDescription = new FeatureClassDescription(originalFeatureClassDefinition);

    // The four new fields to add on the 'Parcels' FeatureClass
    FieldDescription globalIdField = FieldDescription.CreateGlobalIDField();
    FieldDescription parcelIdDescription = new FieldDescription("Parcel_ID", FieldType.GUID);
    FieldDescription taxCodeDescription = FieldDescription.CreateIntegerField("Tax_Code");
    FieldDescription addressDescription = FieldDescription.CreateStringField("Parcel_Address", 150);

    List<FieldDescription> fieldsToAdd = new List<FieldDescription> { globalIdField, parcelIdDescription,
taxCodeDescription, addressDescription };

    // Add new fields on the new FieldDescription list
    List<FieldDescription> modifiedFieldDescriptions = new List<FieldDescription>(originalFeatureClassDescription.FieldDescriptions);
    modifiedFieldDescriptions.AddRange(fieldsToAdd);

    // The new FeatureClassDescription with additional fields
    FeatureClassDescription modifiedFeatureClassDescription = new FeatureClassDescription(originalFeatureClassDescription.Name,
      modifiedFieldDescriptions, originalFeatureClassDescription.ShapeDescription);

    SchemaBuilder schemaBuilder = new SchemaBuilder(geodatabase);

    // Update the 'Parcels' FeatureClass with newly added fields
    schemaBuilder.Modify(modifiedFeatureClassDescription);
    bool modifyStatus = schemaBuilder.Build();

    if (!modifyStatus)
    {
        IReadOnlyList<string> errors = schemaBuilder.ErrorMessages;
    }
}
Requirements

Target Platforms: Windows 11, Windows 10

ArcGIS Pro version: 3 or higher.
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