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Finds the index of the named field in the fields collection.
[Visual Basic .NET] Public Function FindField ( _ ByVal Name As String _ ) As Integer
[C#] public int FindField ( string Name );
[C++]
HRESULT FindField(
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
If FindField returns -1, the Field could not be found in the Fields collection.
Developers working with SDE should be aware of qualified field names and their impact on calls to FindField. For more information, see the IFields2 interface.