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Learn more about: <Field> Element (.NET Native)	<Field> Element (.NET Native)	03/30/2017	6a14125f-1a8d-41a1-8a32-659ca0ad12de

<Field> Element (.NET Native)

Applies runtime reflection policy to a field.

Syntax

<Field Name="field_name"
       Browse="policy_type"
       Dynamic="policy_type"
       Serialize="policy_type" />

The following sections describe attributes, child elements, and parent elements.

Attribute	Attribute type	Description
`Name`	General	Required attribute. Specifies the field name.
`Browse`	Reflection	Optional attribute. Controls querying for information about or enumerating the field but does not enable any dynamic access at run time.
`Dynamic`	Reflection	Optional attribute. Controls runtime access to the field to enable dynamic programming. This policy ensures that a field can be set or retrieved dynamically at run time.
`Serialize`	Serialization	Optional attribute. Controls runtime access to a field to enable type instances to be serialized by libraries such as the Newtonsoft JSON serializer or to be used for data binding.

Value	Description
method_name	The field name. The type of the field is defined by the parent <Type> or <TypeInstantiation> element.

Value	Description
policy_setting	The setting to apply to this policy type for the field. Possible values are `Auto`, `Excluded`, `Included`, and `Required`. For more information, see Runtime Directive Policy Settings.

None.

Element	Description
<Type>	Applies reflection policy to a type and all its members.
<TypeInstantiation>	Applies reflection policy to a constructed generic type and all its members.

If a field's policy is not explicitly defined, it inherits the runtime policy of its parent element.