ArcObjects Library Reference (GeoDatabase)  

IFields.FindFieldByAliasName Method

Finds the index of the field with the alias name in the fields collection.

[Visual Basic .NET]
Public Function FindFieldByAliasName ( _
    ByVal Name As String _
) As Integer
[C#]
public int FindFieldByAliasName (
    string Name
);
[C++]
HRESULT FindFieldByAliasName(
  BSTR Name,
  long* Index
);
[C++]

Parameters

Name [in]   Name is a parameter of type BSTR Index [out, retval]   Index is a parameter of type long

Product Availability

Available with ArcGIS Engine, ArcGIS Desktop, and ArcGIS Server.

Errors Returned

If no field is found, this method returns -1.

See Also

IFields Interface

.NET Samples

Implementing extended criteria for some predefined schematic rules (Code Files: ExpandLinks)