com.esri.arcgis.carto
Interface ILayerFactory

All Superinterfaces:

Serializable

All Known Implementing Classes:

CadAnnotationLayerFactory, CadastralFabricLayerFactory, CadFeatureLayerFactory, CadLayerFactory, CoverageAnnotationLayerFactory, EngineCadAnnotationLayerFactory, EngineCadFeatureLayerFactory, EngineCadLayerFactory, EngineCoverageAnnotationLayerFactory, EngineIMSLayerFactory, EngineNetworkLayerFactory, EngineTopologyLayerFactory, EngineWMSMapLayerFactory, FeatureLayerFactory, GeoVideoLayerFactory, GlobeLayerFactory, GlobeServerLayerFactory, GroupLayerFactory, GxBrowserFactory, ILayerFactoryProxy, ImageServerLayerFactory, IMSGlobeLayerFactory, IMSLayerFactory, MapServerLayerFactory, NetCDFLayerFactory, NetworkLayerFactory, ProcessLayerFactory, RasterCatalogGxBrowserFactory, RasterCatalogLayerFactory, RasterGxBrowserFactory, RasterLayerFactory, SchematicLayerFactory, SearchResultsLayerFactory, TemporalLayerFactory, TerrainGxBrowserFactory, TerrainLayerFactory, TinGxBrowserFactory, TinLayerFactory, WCSLayerFactory, WMSMapLayerFactory

public interface ILayerFactory
extends Serializable

Provides access to members that control the creation of layers through a factory.

Product Availability

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

Supported Platforms

Windows, Solaris, Linux

Method Summary

IEnumLayer	create(Object inputObject) Creates layer(s) based on the specified object.
String	getLayerCategory() Category name.
String	getPublicName() Public name of the factory.
boolean	isCanCreate(Object inputObject) Indicates if the factory can create a layer based upon the specified object.
IEnumLayer	loadLayers() Loads a set of layers.

Method Detail

getPublicName

String getPublicName()
                     throws IOException,
                            AutomationException

Public name of the factory.

Product Availability

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

Supported Platforms

Windows, Solaris, Linux

Returns:

The name

Throws:

IOException - If there are interop problems.

AutomationException - If the ArcObject component throws an exception.

getLayerCategory

String getLayerCategory()
                        throws IOException,
                               AutomationException

Category name.

Product Availability

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

Supported Platforms

Windows, Solaris, Linux

Returns:

The category

Throws:

IOException - If there are interop problems.

AutomationException - If the ArcObject component throws an exception.

loadLayers

IEnumLayer loadLayers()
                      throws IOException,
                             AutomationException

Loads a set of layers.

Product Availability

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

Supported Platforms

Windows, Solaris, Linux

Returns:

A reference to a com.esri.arcgis.carto.IEnumLayer

Throws:

IOException - If there are interop problems.

AutomationException - If the ArcObject component throws an exception.

isCanCreate

boolean isCanCreate(Object inputObject)
                    throws IOException,
                           AutomationException

Indicates if the factory can create a layer based upon the specified object.

Product Availability

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

Parameters:

inputObject - A reference to another Object (IUnknown) (in)

Returns:

The ok

Throws:

IOException - If there are interop problems.

AutomationException - If the ArcObject component throws an exception.

create

IEnumLayer create(Object inputObject)
                  throws IOException,
                         AutomationException

Creates layer(s) based on the specified object.

Description

Creates a layer using the factory defined by the implementing coclass and the supplied object. This object can be a name object.

Product Availability

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

Supported Platforms

Windows, Solaris, Linux

Parameters:

inputObject - A reference to another Object (IUnknown) (in)

Returns:

A reference to a com.esri.arcgis.carto.IEnumLayer

Throws:

IOException - If there are interop problems.

AutomationException - If the ArcObject component throws an exception.