# C1.WPF.ListView.ListViewItem.GetField

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<h1 id="C1_WPF_ListView_ListViewItem_GetField_" data-uid="C1.WPF.ListView.ListViewItem.GetField*">GetField Method
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<h4 id="C1_WPF_ListView_ListViewItem_GetField__1___0__System_String_" data-uid="C1.WPF.ListView.ListViewItem.GetField``1(``0@,System.String)">GetField&lt;T&gt;(ref T, string)</h4>
<div class="markdown level1 summary"><p>Gets the field value from its property name.</p>
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<h5 class="declaration">Declaration</h5>
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  <pre><code class="lang-csharp hljs">protected virtual void GetField&lt;T&gt;(ref T field, string propertyName = null)</code></pre>
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  <pre><code class="lang-vbnet hljs">Protected Overridable Sub GetField(Of T)(ByRef field As T, Optional propertyName As String = Nothing)</code></pre>
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<h5 class="parameters">Parameters</h5>
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      <td><span class="xref">T</span></td>
      <td><span class="parametername">field</span></td>
      <td><p>The backing field.</p>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.string">string</a></td>
      <td><span class="parametername">propertyName</span></td>
      <td><p>The name of the property.</p>
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<h5 class="typeParameters">Type Parameters</h5>
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      <td><span class="parametername">T</span></td>
      <td><p>The type of the property.</p>
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