FieldType Property

public virtual FieldType Type { get; }

Public Overridable ReadOnly Property Type As FieldType
	Get

public:
virtual property FieldType Type {
	FieldType get ();
}

abstract Type : FieldType with get
override Type : FieldType with get

Document doc = new Document();
DocumentBuilder builder = new DocumentBuilder(doc);

// Insert a simple Date field into the document
// When we insert a field through the DocumentBuilder class we can get the
// special Field object which contains information about the field
Field dateField = builder.InsertField(@"DATE \* MERGEFORMAT");

// Update this particular field in the document so we can get the FieldResult
dateField.Update();

// Display some information from this field
// The field result is where the last evaluated value is stored. This is what is displayed in the document
// When field codes are not showing
Assert.AreEqual(DateTime.Today, DateTime.Parse(dateField.Result));

// Display the field code which defines the behavior of the field. This can been seen in Microsoft Word by pressing ALT+F9
Assert.AreEqual(@"DATE \* MERGEFORMAT", dateField.GetFieldCode());

// The field type defines what type of field in the Document this is. In this case the type is "FieldDate" 
Assert.AreEqual(FieldType.FieldDate, dateField.Type);

// Finally let's completely remove the field from the document. This can easily be done by invoking the Remove method on the object
dateField.Remove();