Read-write. Indicates whether an item contains summary or non-summary data.

Defined in

NotesItem

Data type

Boolean

Syntax

To get: flag = notesItem.IsSummary

To set: notesItem.IsSummary = flag

Legal values

• True indicates that the item contains summary data.
• False indicates that the item contains non-summary data.

Items are flagged as containing summary or non-summary data. Summary data can appear in views and folders; non-summary data cannot. In general, items created through the UI are tagged as non-summary if they contain rich text or are very long.

When you create a new item using New, the IsSummary property for the item is False. If you want the item to appear in views and folders, you must explicitly change its IsSummary property to True.

When you create a new item using AppendItemValue in NotesDocument, ReplaceItemValue in NotesDocument, or the extended class syntax, the IsSummary property for the item is True. If you don't want the item to appear in views and folders, you must change its IsSummary property to False.

You can enable or disable the appearance of an existing item in views and folders by changing its IsSummary property.

An item whose IsSummary property is True may not appear as expected in views and folders if the data is not suitable. For example, a rich text item whose IsSummary property is True generally appears as a question mark.

Language cross-reference

IsSummary property in Java Item class

Example
See Also

Creating an item and assigning values in LotusScript classes

Glossary