The List field types
Each List field type lets users select zero or more items using different user interfaces providing different features. The Source property of the field specifies the options in the list. The following table lists the available List field types.
| List field type | Description |
|---|---|
| Droplist | Lets users select a single item from the list specified by the Source property of the field. |
| Multilist | The multilist field type lets users select zero or more items from the list specified by the Source property of the field. The user can sort the selected items. |
| Multilist with search | Use this field to attach a search query to a multilist field and display the search results as selectable items. For example, if you want a multilist of all product items, you can set the source of the field to TemplateFilter=”Product ID” and this returns the items in the list. A mulitilist with search field type has no limitation and can scale to thousands of items. We recommend that you use this field type when referring to very large lists of items not just items that are in item buckets. |
| Treelist | The treelist field type lets users select zero or more descendants of the item specified by the Source property of the field. The user can sort the selected items. Tip Use the treelist field type for fields that users edit frequently; use the treelistex field type for fields that users edit less frequently. |
| Treelistex | The treelistex field type provides the same functionality as the treelist field type, but only displays the selected items until the user elects to edit the list, which opens a new browser window. The Content Editor loads treelistex field types more quickly than treelist field types. |
| Checklist | Lets users select one or more check boxes representing the children of the item specified by the Source property of the field. The user cannot order their selection. |
| Grouped droplink | Lets users select a single grandchild of the item specified by the Source property of the field. The grouped droplink field type stores the GUID of the selected item. |
| Grouped droplist | The grouped droplist field type lets users select a single grandchild of the item specified by the Source property of the field. The grouped droplist field type stores the name of the selected item. |
| Name value list | Lets users enter values for zero or more arbitrary keys. Sitecore stores the values entered as a list of key-value pairs separated by ampersands. Sitecore uses the name value list field type for rendering parameters. |
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