SPField custom attributes in schema

Question

I'm trying to decide whether it is possible to store custom attributes in a SPField's schema XML.

If you look at the .xsd for the 'Field' element in SharePoint, there are a slew of attributes. The last one in the attribute list is <xs:anyAttribute>. This elements purpose is to allow it be extended. This obviously leads me to believe it is possible to store custom attributes. However, I cannot find any documentation on this.

Anyone have any experience with this, or seen documentation saying yay or nay on the subject?

Answer 1

You are right you can have custom Attributes to the SPField,

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
<FieldTypes>
  <FieldType>
    <Field Name="Property1">ConfigurableURL</Field>
    <Field Name="Property2">Value2</Field>
    <PropertySchema>
      <Fields>
        <Field Name="CustomAttributeOne" DisplayName="CustomAttributeOneDisplay" Type="Text"></Field>
      </Fields>
    </PropertySchema>
  </FieldType>
</FieldTypes>

You can find more information about the subject at the below links

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