ArcObjects Library Reference (System)  

NameFactory CoClass

Name Object Factory.

Product Availability

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

Description

A NameFactory object identifies and locates a geodatabase object such as a dataset or a workspace, or a map object such as a layer. You can implement your own custom drag-and-drop behavior for these objects on your controls and forms.

ESRI applications such as ArcMap and ArcCatalog may be either the drop source or the target for your custom drag-and-drop behavior. You cannot, however, change the standard drag-and-drop behavior of the windows inside ArcMap and ArcCatalog, though of course you can add your own custom windows and controls to the applications.

When implementing a drop source for ESRI data objects, use INameFactory::PackageNames to wrap up the objects chosen. When implementing the drop target, use UnPackageNames followed by whatever action you would like to do with the name objects.

Supported Platforms

Windows, Solaris, Linux

Interfaces

Interfaces Description
INameFactory Provides access to members that work with the Name factory.

Remarks

The DataObjectHelper (defined in esriSystemUI) performs a similar job to that of a NameFactory except it also supports file names as Name objects. It is used by the MapControl and PageLayoutControl to support drag-and-drop functionality.