ArcObjects Library Reference (System)  

IName.Open Method

Opens the object referred to by this name.

[Visual Basic .NET]
Public Function Open ( _
) As Object
[C#]
public object Open (
);
[C++]
HRESULT Open(
  LPUNKNOWN* unknown
);
[C++]

Parameters

unknown [out, retval]   unknown is a parameter of type LPUNKNOWN

Product Availability

Available with ArcGIS Engine, ArcGIS Desktop, and ArcGIS Server.

Remarks

The Open method lets you instantiate the actual object given the name object.

Note: Opening a feature class that participates in a topology or geometric network will also open all other feature classes participating in the topology or geometric network in memory.

 

See Also

IName Interface

.NET Samples

Extending the replication synchronization process (Code Files: RasterSyncWorkspaceExtension) | Implementing a schematic layout algorithm and its layout property page (Code Files: TranslateTreePropPage) | Route application using the NAServer extension in ArcGIS Server via a GIS client (Code Files: Route_GISClientClass) | View CAD data in a MapControl (Code Files: CADView) |

.NET Related Topics

Connecting to a geodatabase | Converting simple data | Creating geodatabases | DataSourcesGDB | DataSourcesRaster | Geodatabase | GISClient | How to access an image service via LAN or Internet connection | How to initialize a GeoDataServer object | How to open and prepare a raster type | Joining data | Location | Performing basic map functions | Querying geodatabase tables |