Create number fields

To learn more about the different steps to create a custom field, read the For developers: Create custom fields for product types article.

Here is a list of the things that are specific for the number field:

  • Field CLR type: typeof(decimal).FullName
  • User friendly data type: UserFriendlyDataType.Number
  • DB type: NUMBER
  • Field type: typeof(TextField).FullName

When creating a number field and its database mapping, you must also set additional property DbPrecision. It gets or sets the precision of the number in the database.

Use the following code sample:

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