ty.shp', :Point,
   [['name', :String, 32],
    ['population', :Integer, 9],
    ['height', :Float, 9, 1]])</pre></dd>
</dl>
<h3><a name="label-11" id="label-11">instance methods</a></h3><!-- RDLabel: "instance methods" -->
<dl>
<dt><a name="label-12" id="label-12"><code>shapefile.add_field <var>field_name</var>, <var>field_type</var>, <var>width</var>, <var>decimal</var> = <var>0</var></code></a></dt><!-- RDLabel: "shapefile.add_field field_name, field_type, width, decimal = 0" -->
<dd>
<p>Adds an attribut