Provides access to the available properties of a layer description object.
Product Availability
Description
This interface is new at ArcGIS 9.3. It supersedes ILayerDescription and ILayerDescription2.
Members
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DefinitionExpression | The definition expression for the layer. |
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ID | The layer ID. This is a unique ID for the layer, and is used to identify the layer in a number of method calls. |
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LayerResultOptions | Indicate whether to include and/or modify Geometry. |
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ScaleSymbols | Indicates whether the layer should scale its symbols according to the reference scale. |
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SelectionBufferDistance | The selection buffer distance. When drawing, and if a selection filter is specified, a buffer zone of the specified distance will be displayed around the selected features. |
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SelectionBufferSymbol | Symbol used for drawing selection buffer. |
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SelectionColor | The selection color (used when SetSelectionSymbol = FALSE). |
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SelectionFeatures | Array of selected features. |
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SelectionSymbol | The selection symbol. |
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SetSelectionSymbol | Indicates if the selected set of features is drawn using the SelectionSymbol. |
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ShowLabels | Indicates whether the layer should display its dynamic labels. |
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ShowSelectionBuffer | Indicates whether the selection buffer should be displayed. |
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SourceID | The id of the source to use when drawing the layer. |
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Visible | Indicates whether the layer is visible as defined in the TOC (i.e. marked on). |
Inherited Interfaces
| Interfaces | Description |
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| ILayerDescription2 | Provides access to the available properties of a layer description object. |
| ILayerDescription | Provides access to the available properties of a layer description object. |
CoClasses that implement ILayerDescription3
| CoClasses and Classes | Description |
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| LayerDescription | The Layer Description coclass contains settings of a layer in a map. |
Remarks
Please note the difference of use between IMapLayerInfo and ILayerDescription: Use ILayerDescription to access layer settings that can be changed on the server object without changing the state of the underlying fine-grained ArcObjects that the layer is based on. MapLayerInfo is used to retrieve information about a layer that can only be changed by directly accessing the map document or the fine-grained ArcObjects it is based on.
Use LayerResultOptions when you want to customize a query result.
Layer settings of the Server object can be permanently changed by accessing fine-grained ArcObjects. This is accomplished using IMapServerObjects. This should be done with objects in a non-pooled environment. Changing the state of pooled objects this way will lead to unexpected results. Changes made using IMapServerObjects reside in memory only. They affect only the instance of the map service being accessed. They do not change anything in the original map document (.mxd) saved on disk. These changes exist until the service is restarted or recycled.