SPFieldUser Class

Represents a user field.

Inheritance Hierarchy

System.Object
  Microsoft.SharePoint.SPField
    Microsoft.SharePoint.SPFieldLookup
      Microsoft.SharePoint.SPFieldUser
        Microsoft.SharePoint.Applications.GroupBoard.SPFieldCallTo
        Microsoft.SharePoint.Applications.GroupBoard.SPFieldSendTo

Namespace:  Microsoft.SharePoint
Assembly:  Microsoft.SharePoint (in Microsoft.SharePoint.dll)
Available in Sandboxed Solutions: Yes
Available in SharePoint Online

Syntax

'Declaration
<ClientCallableTypeAttribute(Name := "FieldUser", ServerTypeId := "{EBD2FB89-E8A2-46c4-B317-9B2347121765}")> _
<SubsetCallableTypeAttribute> _
Public Class SPFieldUser _
    Inherits SPFieldLookup
'Usage
Dim instance As SPFieldUser
[ClientCallableTypeAttribute(Name = "FieldUser", ServerTypeId = "{EBD2FB89-E8A2-46c4-B317-9B2347121765}")]
[SubsetCallableTypeAttribute]
public class SPFieldUser : SPFieldLookup

Remarks

If you set properties of the SPFieldUser class you must call the Update method for changes to take effect in the database.

The field value for the SPFieldUser class is contained in the SPFieldUserValue class. For information about creating custom field value classes, see How to: Create a Custom Field Value Class.

An SPFieldUser object can be rendered through the UserField server control.

The SPFieldUser class corresponds to the User data type that is specified through the Type attribute of the Field element.

Notes to Inheritors

In SharePoint Foundation, columns based on custom field types are read-only in Datasheet view.

Thread Safety

Any public static (Shared in Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.

See Also

Reference

SPFieldUser Members

Microsoft.SharePoint Namespace