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

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

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