ARCXML

Used in

Servers

Image Query Feature Extract Geocode Metadata

Parent elements

None

Syntax

<ARCXML	Attribute Description Table
(r)version="1.1" > (r)<CONFIG... /> [Or] (r)<REQUEST... /> [Or] (r)<RESPONSE... /> [Or] </ARCXML >
(r): Attribute or child element is required.

Description

The root element for all ArcXML statements. CONFIG is used in all map configuration files and viewer configuration files. REQUEST is used in all ArcIMS requests. RESPONSE is used in all ArcIMS responses.

Restrictions

One child element must be used in an ArcXML statement. Only one child element is permitted.

Notes

All ArcXML 1.1 statements are required to use a standard prolog that includes the XML version and encoding:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>

Attribute Descriptions for ARCXML

Attribute	Usage
version	Specifies version of ArcXML statement.

Examples for ARCXML

Example 1: All CONFIG, REQUEST, and RESPONSE statements begin with ARCXML.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<ARCXML version="1.1">
  <CONFIG>
    <ENVIRONMENT>
      <LOCALE country="US" language="en" variant="" />
      <UIFONT color="0,0,0" name="Arial" size="12" style="regular" />
      <SCREEN dpi="96" />
    </ENVIRONMENT>
    <MAP>
      <PROPERTIES>
        <ENVELOPE minx="-178.21" miny="18.92" maxx="-66.96" maxy="71.41" name="Initial_Extent" />
        <MAPUNITS units="decimal_degrees" />
        <FILTERCOORDSYS id="4326" />
        <FEATURECOORDSYS id="4326"/>
      </PROPERTIES>
      <WORKSPACES>
        <SHAPEWORKSPACE name="shp_ws-0" directory="<path to USA ESRIDATA>"/>
      </WORKSPACES>
      <LAYER type="featureclass" name="CITIES" visible="true" id="2">
      <DATASET name="CITIES" type="point" workspace="shp_ws-0" />
      <SIMPLERENDERER>
        <SIMPLEMARKERSYMBOL type="square" width="5" />
      </SIMPLERENDERER>
      </LAYER>
    </MAP>
  </CONFIG>
</ARCXML>