ArcGIS Pro 3.7 API Reference Guide
ArcGIS.Core.Data.DDL Namespace / FieldDescription Class / AliasName Property
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    AliasName Property (FieldDescription)
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    The alias name of the ArcGIS.Core.Data.Field.
    Syntax
    Public Property AliasName As String
    public string AliasName {get; set;}
    Example
    Creating a Table
    {
      // Must be called within QueuedTask.Run
      void CreateTableSnippet(Geodatabase geodatabase, CodedValueDomain inspectionResultsDomain)
      {
        // Create a PoleInspection table with the following fields
        // GlobalID
        // ObjectID
        // InspectionDate (date)
        // InspectionResults (pre-existing InspectionResults coded value domain)
        // InspectionNotes (string)
    
        // This helper routine creates a FieldDescription for a GlobalID field with default values
        FieldDescription globalIDFieldDescription = FieldDescription.CreateGlobalIDField();
    
        // This helper routine creates a FieldDescription for an ObjectID field with default values
        FieldDescription objectIDFieldDescription = FieldDescription.CreateObjectIDField();
    
        // Create a FieldDescription for the InspectionDate field
        FieldDescription inspectionDateFieldDescription = new FieldDescription("InspectionDate", FieldType.Date)
        {
          AliasName = "Inspection Date"
        };
    
        // This helper routine creates a FieldDescription for a Domain field (from a pre-existing domain)
        FieldDescription inspectionResultsFieldDescription = FieldDescription.CreateDomainField("InspectionResults",
          new CodedValueDomainDescription(inspectionResultsDomain));
        inspectionResultsFieldDescription.AliasName = "Inspection Results";
    
        // This helper routine creates a FieldDescription for a string field
        FieldDescription inspectionNotesFieldDescription =
          FieldDescription.CreateStringField("InspectionNotes", 512);
        inspectionNotesFieldDescription.AliasName = "Inspection Notes";
    
        // Assemble a list of all of our field descriptions
        List<FieldDescription> fieldDescriptions = new List<FieldDescription>()
          {
            globalIDFieldDescription, objectIDFieldDescription, inspectionDateFieldDescription,
            inspectionResultsFieldDescription, inspectionNotesFieldDescription
          };
    
        // Create a TableDescription object to describe the table to create
        TableDescription tableDescription = new TableDescription("PoleInspection", fieldDescriptions);
    
        // Create a SchemaBuilder object
        SchemaBuilder schemaBuilder = new SchemaBuilder(geodatabase);
    
        // Add the creation of PoleInspection to our list of DDL tasks
        schemaBuilder.Create(tableDescription);
    
        // Execute the DDL
        bool success = schemaBuilder.Build();
    
        // Inspect error messages
        if (!success)
        {
          IReadOnlyList<string> errorMessages = schemaBuilder.ErrorMessages;
          //etc.
        }
      }
    }
    Requirements

    Target Platforms: Windows 11 Home, Pro, Enterprise (64 bit)

    ArcGIS Pro version: 3.0 or higher.
    See Also