ArcObjects Library Reference (GeoDatabase)  

IClass.DeleteField Method

Deletes a field from this object class.

[Visual Basic .NET]
Public Sub DeleteField ( _
    ByVal Field As IField _
)
[C#]
public void DeleteField (
    IField Field
);
[C++]
HRESULT DeleteField(
  IField* Field
);
[C++]

Parameters

Field [in]

  Field is a parameter of type IField

Product Availability

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

Errors Returned

FDO_E_FIELD_CANNOT_DELETE_WEIGHT_FIELD

Cannot delete a field that corresponds to an existing weight in a geometric network.

FDO_E_FIELD_CANNOT_DELETE_REQUIRED_FIELD

Cannot delete a required field. For a list of required fields, see the remarks section. If the field was set as required by the user, (check the IField::Required property and is not one of the fields listed under remarks) IFieldEdit::Required property can be used to remove the required status and then the field can be deleted.

FDO_E_NO_SCHEMA_LICENSE

You are not licensed to modify the schema of the feature class.  This error can arise with an ArcView license when a field is added to a feature class that participates in a Geometric Network, Topology or composite relationship class (such as feature-linked annotation)

FDO_E_SE_DBMS_DOES_NOT_SUPPORT

Cannot delete a field from DB2.

Remarks

DeleteField removes the specified field from a table, object class or feature class. Fields that are required by the Geodatabase and cannot be removed include:

Prior to deleting a field from a class, an exclusive schema lock should be obtained using the ISchemaLock interface.

See Also

IClass Interface