CSHPiAddStringField Method

Add a string type data field to a shape file

Namespace: Geosoft.Desktop.GXNetX
Assembly: geosoft.desktop.gxnetx (in geosoft.desktop.gxnetx.dll) Version: 2025.1.0.25

Syntax

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public int iAddStringField(
	string field,
	int width
)

public int iAddStringField(
	string field,
	int width
)

Public Function iAddStringField ( 
	field As String,
	width As Integer
) As Integer

Public Function iAddStringField ( 
	field As String,
	width As Integer
) As Integer

public:
int iAddStringField(
	String^ field, 
	int width
)

public:
int iAddStringField(
	String^ field, 
	int width
)

member iAddStringField : 
        field : string * 
        width : int -> int 


member iAddStringField : 
        field : string * 
        width : int -> int

Parameters

field: Type: SystemString
Field name
width: Type: SystemInt32
Maximum number of characters in the string

Return Value

Type: Int32
Index of the new field

Remarks

The returned field index should be used with the SetXXX_SHP functions to set individual data values.

Reference

CSHP Class

Geosoft.Desktop.GXNetX Namespace

CSHPAddLanguageSpecificTextSet("LST4643751C_0?cpp=::|nu=.");iAddStringField Method

Parameters

Return Value

Reference

CSHPiAddStringField Method