Provides access to members that define a subset of the features from the underlying feature class. Note: the IFeatureLayerDefinition interface has been superseded byIFeatureLayerDefinition2. Please consider using the more recent version.
Product Availability
Available with ArcGIS Engine, ArcGIS Desktop, and ArcGIS Server.
Members
| Description | ||
|---|---|---|
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CreateSelectionLayer | Creates a new feature layer from the existing layer based on the current selection and the specified query expression. |
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DefinitionExpression | Definition query expression for the existing layer. |
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DefinitionSelectionSet | The selection set that defines the subset of features in a selection layer. |
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RelationshipClass | The current relationship class used to display related fields. |
CoClasses that implement IFeatureLayerDefinition
| CoClasses and Classes | Description |
|---|---|
| CadAnnotationLayer | An ESRI Cad annotation layer. |
| CadastralFabricSubLayer | Cadastral Fabric Feature Layer Object. |
| CadFeatureLayer | ESRI CAD Feature Layer class. |
| CoverageAnnotationLayer | An ESRI coverage annotation layer. |
| DimensionLayer | A collection of properties for a dimension layer. |
| FDOGraphicsLayer | A collection of properties for an annotation layer (feature data object graphics layer). |
| FeatureLayer | A collection of features and their visual representation. |
| GdbRasterCatalogLayer | Geodabase RasterCatalog source and display options. |
| ImageServerLayer | Image server layer source and display options. |
| MADtedLayer (esriDefenseSolutions) | A layer used to control the display of MA DTED Catalogs. |
| MARasterLayer (esriDefenseSolutions) | A layer used to control the display of MA RPF Catalogs. |
| TemporalFeatureLayer (esriTrackingAnalyst) | Defines the coclass IDL parameters and attributes of the TemporalFeatureLayer COM object. |
Remarks
Use this interface to set a definition query on a layer so
that only the features that meet the specified criteria are
displayed. Use DefinitionExpression to access the
definition query.
Also, you can use CreateSelectionLayer to
create a new FeatureLayer based on an existing
FeatureLayer's selected features. In the ArcMap user
documentation and interface this new layer is called
a selection layer.
You can use RelationshipClass to access
the the relationship class, if one exists, that defines the
relationship between the layer and the table that is joined to it.
This same object can be accessed through
IDisplayRelationshipClass::RelationshipClass.
IDisplayRelationshipClass can be more convenient because it has
multiple additionl methods and properties for working with layer
joins.