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com.esri.arcgis.carto
Class MapFrame

java.lang.Object
  extended by com.esri.arcgis.carto.MapFrame
All Implemented Interfaces:
IActiveViewEvents, IBoundsProperties, IElement, IElementProperties, IElementProperties2, IElementProperties3, IFrameDraw, IFrameElement, IFrameProperties, IGraphicsComposite, IGraphicsContainerProperty, IMapFrame, IMapGrids, IConnectionPointContainer, IDisplayAdmin, IDisplayEvents, ITransformEvents, ITransform2D, com.esri.arcgis.interop.RemoteObjRef, IClone, IPersist, IPersistStream, IPropertySupport, Externalizable, Serializable, EventListener
public class MapFrame
extends Object
implements com.esri.arcgis.interop.RemoteObjRef, IElement, IElementProperties, IElementProperties2, IElementProperties3, IMapFrame, IGraphicsContainerProperty, IFrameElement, IFrameDraw, IGraphicsComposite, IPersistStream, IActiveViewEvents, IDisplayEvents, ITransformEvents, IDisplayAdmin, IMapGrids, IPropertySupport, IClone, ITransform2D, IBoundsProperties, IConnectionPointContainer, IFrameProperties, Externalizable

A graphic element for displaying maps.

Remarks

The primary interface for a MapFrame object is IMapFrame, which inherits from IFrameElement. The object also implements the IMapGrids and IMapFrameEvents interfaces (the MapFrame object is an event source). A MapFrame object holds a a reference to a Map .

This object can be used to obtain the map within, or to manipulate the locator rectangles found within the frame.

Geometry: MapFrame accepts geometry of type esriGeometryEnvelope or esriGeometryPolygon. If an envelope is passed it, it is converted to a Polygon internally. The geometry represents the geometry of the frame that is drawn and it is typically a rectangle.

Product Availability

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

Supported Platforms

Windows, Solaris, Linux

See Also:
IOleFrame, IFrameElement, com.esri.arcgis.carto.OleFrame, Serialized Form

Constructor Summary
MapFrame()
          Constructs a MapFrame using ArcGIS Engine.
MapFrame(Object obj)
          Deprecated. As of ArcGIS 9.2, replaced by normal Java casts.
MapFrame theMapFrame = (MapFrame) obj;
 
Method Summary
 void activate(IDisplay display)
          Prepare to display graphic on screen.
 void addIMapFrameEventsListener(IMapFrameEvents theListener)
          addIMapFrameEventsListener.
 void addLocatorRectangle(ILocatorRectangle locator)
          Add a new locator rectangle to the data frame.
 void addMapGrid(IMapGrid mapGrid)
          Adds a map grid to the map frame.
 void afterDraw(IActiveViewEventsAfterDrawEvent theEvent)
          Fired after the specified phase is drawn.
 void afterItemDraw(IActiveViewEventsAfterItemDrawEvent theEvent)
          Fired after an individual view item is drawn.
 boolean applies(Object pUnk)
          Indicates if the receiver can apply the given object at any given time.
 Object apply(Object newObject)
          Applies the given property to the receiver and returns the old object.
 void assign(IClone src)
          Assigns the properties of src to the receiver.
 void boundsUpdated(ITransformEventsBoundsUpdatedEvent theEvent)
          Notifies clients when the bounds is updated.
 boolean canApply(Object pUnk)
          Indicates if the receiver can apply the given object at that particular moment.
 boolean canRotate()
          Indicates if the element can be rotated.
 void clearMapGrids()
          Clears all map grids from the map frame.
 void contentsChanged(IActiveViewEventsContentsChangedEvent theEvent)
          Fired when the contents of the view changes.
 void contentsCleared(IActiveViewEventsContentsClearedEvent theEvent)
          Fired when the contents of the view is cleared.
 IMapSurroundFrame createSurroundFrame(IUID clsid, IMapSurround optionalStyle)
          Returns the map surround frame element of the type given in clsid.
 void deactivate()
          ActiveView that graphics are displayed on is no longer visible.
 void deleteMapGrid(IMapGrid mapGrid)
          Deletes a map grid from the map frame.
 void deviceFrameUpdated(ITransformEventsDeviceFrameUpdatedEvent theEvent)
          Notifies clients when the device frame is updated.
 void displayFinished(IDisplayEventsDisplayFinishedEvent theEvent)
          Notifies clients when drawing completes.
 void displayInvalidated(IDisplayEventsDisplayInvalidatedEvent theEvent)
          Notifies clients when display is invalidated.
 void displayScrolled(IDisplayEventsDisplayScrolledEvent theEvent)
          Notifies clients when display is scrolled.
 void displayStarted(IDisplayEventsDisplayStartedEvent theEvent)
          Notifies clients when drawing starts.
 void draw(IDisplay display, ITrackCancel trackCancel)
          Draws the element into the given display object.
 void drawBackground(IDisplay display, ITrackCancel cancelTracker)
          Draw the frame's shadow and background.
 void drawDraftMode(IDisplay display, ITrackCancel cancelTracker)
          Draw the draft mode representation of the frame.
 void drawForeground(IDisplay display, ITrackCancel cancelTracker)
          Draw the frame's border.
 void enumConnectionPoints(IEnumConnectionPoints[] ppEnum)
          enumConnectionPoints
 boolean equals(Object o)
          Compare this object with another
 IClone esri_clone()
          Clones the receiver and assigns the result to *clone.
 void findConnectionPoint(GUID riid, IConnectionPoint[] ppCP)
          findConnectionPoint
 void focusMapChanged(IActiveViewEventsFocusMapChangedEvent theEvent)
          Fired when a new map is made active.
 IBackground getBackground()
          Frame background used by this element.
 IBorder getBorder()
          Frame border used by this element.
 void getClassID(GUID[] pClassID)
          getClassID
static String getClsid()
          getClsid.
 IGraphicsContainer getContainer()
          The frame's container.
 Object getCurrent(Object pUnk)
          The object currently being used.
 Object getCustomProperty()
          Custom property.
 int getExtentType()
          The way in which the map extent of the frame is specified.
 IGeometry getGeometry()
          Shape of the element as a geometry.
 IEnumElement getGraphics(IDisplay display, Object data)
          Graphic elements that are used to render this object.
 IGraphicsContainer getGraphicsContainer()
          Element's graphics container.
 int getLocatorRectangleCount()
          The number of locator rectangles.
 IMap getMap()
          The associated map.
 IEnvelope getMapBounds()
          The bounds of the map displayed by the frame.
 IMapGrid getMapGrid(int index)
          The map grid at the specified index.
 int getMapGridCount()
          The number of map grids associated with the map frame.
 double getMapScale()
          The scale at which the map should be displayed.
 String getName()
          Name of the element.
 Object getObject()
          Object framed by this element.
 double getReferenceScale()
          Reference scale of the element.
 ISelectionTracker getSelectionTracker()
          Selection tracker used by this element.
 IShadow getShadow()
          Frame shadow used by this element.
 void getSizeMax(_ULARGE_INTEGER[] pcbSize)
          getSizeMax
 ISpatialReference getSpatialReference()
          Spatial reference of the container.
 int getThumbnail()
          Small bitmap representation of this element.
 String getType()
          Type of the element.
 int hashCode()
          the hashcode for this object
 boolean hitTest(double x, double y, double tolerance)
          Indicates if the given x and y coordinates are contained by the element.
 int IElementProperties3_getAnchorPoint()
          Anchor point of the element.
 IBackground IFrameProperties_getBackground()
          Frame background used by this element.
 boolean isAutoTransform()
          Indicates if transform is applied to symbols and other parts of element.
 void isDirty()
          isDirty
 boolean isDraftMode()
          Indicates if this element is in draft mode, i.e., draws fast.
 boolean isEqual(IClone other)
          Indicates if the receiver and other have the same properties.
 boolean isFixedAspectRatio()
          Indicates if the bounds has a fixed aspect ratio.
 boolean isFixedSize()
          Indicates if size is determined by some other property like the symbol.
 boolean isIdentical(IClone other)
          Indicates if the receiver and other are the same object.
 boolean isLocked()
          Indicates if the element is in a read-only state.
 boolean isUsesFilter()
          Indicates if the current object draws using a filter.
 void itemAdded(IActiveViewEventsItemAddedEvent theEvent)
          Fired when an item is added to the view.
 void itemDeleted(IActiveViewEventsItemDeletedEvent theEvent)
          Fired when an item is deleted from the view.
 void itemReordered(IActiveViewEventsItemReorderedEvent theEvent)
          Fired when a view item is reordered.
 void load(IStream pstm)
          load
 ILocatorRectangle locatorRectangle(int index)
          Returns the locator rectangle at the specified index.
 void move(double dx, double dy)
          Moves dx units horizontally and dy units vertically.
 void moveVector(ILine v)
          Moves a direction and distance v.
 void queryBounds(IDisplay display, IEnvelope bounds)
          Bounds of the element taking symbology into consideration.
 void queryOutline(IDisplay display, IPolygon outline)
          Bounds of the element taking symbology into consideration.
 void readExternal(ObjectInput in)
           
 void removeAllLocatorRectangles()
          Remove all the locator rectangles from the data frame.
 void removeIMapFrameEventsListener(IMapFrameEvents theListener)
          removeIMapFrameEventsListener.
 void removeLocatorRectangle(ILocatorRectangle locator)
          Remove a locator rectangle from the data frame.
 void resolutionUpdated(ITransformEventsResolutionUpdatedEvent theEvent)
          Notifies clients when the resolution is updated.
 void rotate(IPoint origin, double rotationAngle)
          Rotates about the specified origin point.
 void rotationUpdated(ITransformEventsRotationUpdatedEvent theEvent)
          Notifies clients when the rotation angle is updated.
 void save(IStream pstm, int fClearDirty)
          save
 void scale(IPoint origin, double sx, double sy)
          Scales about the specified origin using seperate horizonal and vertical scales.
 void selectionChanged(IActiveViewEventsSelectionChangedEvent theEvent)
          Call this function to fire the selection changed event.
 void setAnchorPoint(int anchorPoint)
          Anchor point of the element.
 void setAutoTransform(boolean autoTransform)
          Indicates if transform is applied to symbols and other parts of element.
 void setBackground(IBackground background)
          Frame background used by this element.
 void setBorder(IBorder border)
          Frame border used by this element.
 void setContainerByRef(IGraphicsContainer container)
          The frame's container.
 void setCustomProperty(Object customProperty)
          Custom property.
 void setDraftMode(boolean draftMode)
          Indicates if this element is in draft mode, i.e., draws fast.
 void setExtentType(int type)
          The way in which the map extent of the frame is specified.
 void setFixedAspectRatio(boolean flag)
          Indicates if the bounds has a fixed aspect ratio.
 void setGeometry(IGeometry pGeometry)
          Shape of the element as a geometry.
 void setGraphicsContainerByRef(IGraphicsContainer container)
          Element's graphics container.
 void setLocked(boolean pLocked)
          Indicates if the element is in a read-only state.
 void setMapBounds(IEnvelope bounds)
          The bounds of the map displayed by the frame.
 void setMapByRef(IMap map)
          The associated map.
 void setMapGrid(int index, IMapGrid mapGrid)
          The map grid at the specified index.
 void setMapScale(double scale)
          The scale at which the map should be displayed.
 void setName(String name)
          Name of the element.
 void setReferenceScale(double referenceScale)
          Reference scale of the element.
 void setShadow(IShadow shadow)
          Frame shadow used by this element.
 void setSpatialReferenceByRef(ISpatialReference spatialRef)
          Spatial reference of the container.
 void setType(String name)
          Type of the element.
 void spatialReferenceChanged(IActiveViewEventsSpatialReferenceChangedEvent theEvent)
          Fired when the spatial reference is changed.
 void transform(int direction, ITransformation transformation)
          Applies an arbitrary transformation.
 void unitsUpdated(ITransformEventsUnitsUpdatedEvent theEvent)
          Notifies clients when the units are updated.
 void viewRefreshed(IActiveViewEventsViewRefreshedEvent theEvent)
          Fired when view is refreshed before draw happens.
 void visibleBoundsUpdated(ITransformEventsVisibleBoundsUpdatedEvent theEvent)
          Notifies clients when the visible bounds is updated.
 void writeExternal(ObjectOutput out)
           
 
Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait
 
Methods inherited from interface com.esri.arcgis.interop.RemoteObjRef
getJintegraDispatch, release
 

Constructor Detail

MapFrame

public MapFrame()
         throws IOException,
                UnknownHostException
Constructs a MapFrame using ArcGIS Engine.

Throws:
IOException - if there are interop problems
UnknownHostException - if there are interop problems

MapFrame

public MapFrame(Object obj)
         throws IOException
Deprecated. As of ArcGIS 9.2, replaced by normal Java casts.
MapFrame theMapFrame = (MapFrame) obj;

Construct a MapFrame using a reference to such an object returned from ArcGIS Engine or Server. This is semantically equivalent to casting obj to MapFrame.

Parameters:
obj - an object returned from ArcGIS Engine or Server
Throws:
IOException - if there are interop problems
Method Detail

getClsid

public static String getClsid()
getClsid.

equals

public boolean equals(Object o)
Compare this object with another

Overrides:
equals in class Object

hashCode

public int hashCode()
the hashcode for this object

Overrides:
hashCode in class Object

addIMapFrameEventsListener

public void addIMapFrameEventsListener(IMapFrameEvents theListener)
                                throws IOException
addIMapFrameEventsListener. Listen to events generated by this class.

Parameters:
theListener - An object that implements the com.esri.arcgis.carto.IMapFrameEvents interface.
Throws:
IOException - If there are communications problems.

removeIMapFrameEventsListener

public void removeIMapFrameEventsListener(IMapFrameEvents theListener)
                                   throws IOException
removeIMapFrameEventsListener. Stop listening to events generated by this class.

Parameters:
theListener - An object that implements the com.esri.arcgis.carto.IMapFrameEvents interface.
Throws:
IOException - If there are communications problems.

getGeometry

public IGeometry getGeometry()
                      throws IOException,
                             AutomationException
Shape of the element as a geometry.

Description

Geometry is the shape assigned to this element.

Remarks

The Geometry property will return the shape associated with the element as an IGeometry. The geometry type of objects implementing IElement varies widely depending on what the element does. The remarks of each object implementing IElement will list the geometry types that are valid for that specific element.

Product Availability

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

Supported Platforms

Windows, Solaris, Linux

Specified by:
getGeometry in interface IElement
Returns:
A reference to a com.esri.arcgis.geometry.IGeometry
Throws:
IOException - If there are interop problems.
AutomationException - If the ArcObject component throws an exception.

setGeometry

public void setGeometry(IGeometry pGeometry)
                 throws IOException,
                        AutomationException
Shape of the element as a geometry.

Product Availability

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

Supported Platforms

Windows, Solaris, Linux

Specified by:
setGeometry in interface IElement
Parameters:
pGeometry - A reference to a com.esri.arcgis.geometry.IGeometry (in)
Throws:
IOException - If there are interop problems.
AutomationException - If the ArcObject component throws an exception.

queryBounds

public void queryBounds(IDisplay display,
                        IEnvelope bounds)
                 throws IOException,
                        AutomationException
Bounds of the element taking symbology into consideration.

Remarks

QueryBounds returns an envelope representing the boundary of the element. A valid envelope object must be passed in to the method along with the current display. The method then updates the envelope object based on the minimum bounding rectangle of the element.

Product Availability

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

Supported Platforms

Windows, Solaris, Linux

Specified by:
queryBounds in interface IElement
Parameters:
display - A reference to a com.esri.arcgis.display.IDisplay (in)
bounds - A reference to a com.esri.arcgis.geometry.IEnvelope (in)
Throws:
IOException - If there are interop problems.
AutomationException - If the ArcObject component throws an exception.

queryOutline

public void queryOutline(IDisplay display,
                         IPolygon outline)
                  throws IOException,
                         AutomationException
Bounds of the element taking symbology into consideration.

Remarks

QueryOutline returns a polygon representing the outline of the element. A valid polygon object must be passed in to the method along with the current display. The method then updates the polygon object. The results for point and line elements will be similar to the minimum bounding envelope returned by QueryBounds, while the results for polygon elements while be the actual outline of the element (not the bounding envelope).

Product Availability

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

Supported Platforms

Windows, Solaris, Linux

Specified by:
queryOutline in interface IElement
Parameters:
display - A reference to a com.esri.arcgis.display.IDisplay (in)
outline - A reference to a com.esri.arcgis.geometry.IPolygon (in)
Throws:
IOException - If there are interop problems.
AutomationException - If the ArcObject component throws an exception.

getSelectionTracker

public ISelectionTracker getSelectionTracker()
                                      throws IOException,
                                             AutomationException
Selection tracker used by this element.

Remarks

SelectionTracker returns the ISelectionTracker used by the element. Elements have associated selection tracker objects which provide reshaping functionality. For example, in ArcMap after adding an element, the element is drawn with a selection tracker around it and users can then drag one of the selection handles on the selection tracker to modify the element's shape.

Product Availability

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

Supported Platforms

Windows, Solaris, Linux

Specified by:
getSelectionTracker in interface IElement
Returns:
A reference to a com.esri.arcgis.display.ISelectionTracker
Throws:
IOException - If there are interop problems.
AutomationException - If the ArcObject component throws an exception.

hitTest

public boolean hitTest(double x,
                       double y,
                       double tolerance)
                throws IOException,
                       AutomationException
Indicates if the given x and y coordinates are contained by the element.

Remarks

HitTest returns a boolean value indicating whether or not the current element is intersected by the specified coordinate pair and tolerance distance. For instance, if we have a line element selected, the HitTest is determining whether that line element is within the specified tolerance from the given X and Y. A value of TRUE is returned if the element is within the tolerance, while FALSE is returned if it is not.

The X,Y, and tolerance values should be specified in map units.

Product Availability

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

Supported Platforms

Windows, Solaris, Linux

Specified by:
hitTest in interface IElement
Parameters:
x - The x (in)
y - The y (in)
tolerance - The tolerance (in)
Returns:
The hit
Throws:
IOException - If there are interop problems.
AutomationException - If the ArcObject component throws an exception.

draw

public void draw(IDisplay display,
                 ITrackCancel trackCancel)
          throws IOException,
                 AutomationException
Draws the element into the given display object.

Remarks

Draw draws the element to the screen display specified. An ITrackerCancel object can be passed in to enable cancelation of the draw wit the ESC key.
Symbolization of the element during the draw is based on the symbol that is stored with it. For instance, Marker Elements are displayed based on the Symbol property on the IMarkerElement interface.

Product Availability

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

Supported Platforms

Windows, Solaris, Linux

Specified by:
draw in interface IElement
Parameters:
display - A reference to a com.esri.arcgis.display.IDisplay (in)
trackCancel - A reference to a com.esri.arcgis.system.ITrackCancel (in)
Throws:
IOException - If there are interop problems.
AutomationException - If the ArcObject component throws an exception.

activate

public void activate(IDisplay display)
              throws IOException,
                     AutomationException
Prepare to display graphic on screen.

Remarks

Activate prepares the screen display for output and orients the scale of the element to the specified display. Activate should be executed with the current display before execute the IElement::Draw method.

Product Availability

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

Supported Platforms

Windows, Solaris, Linux

Specified by:
activate in interface IElement
Parameters:
display - A reference to a com.esri.arcgis.display.IDisplay (in)
Throws:
IOException - If there are interop problems.
AutomationException - If the ArcObject component throws an exception.

deactivate

public void deactivate()
                throws IOException,
                       AutomationException
ActiveView that graphics are displayed on is no longer visible.

Remarks

Deactivate means the screen display associated with element output is no longer visible.

Product Availability

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

Supported Platforms

Windows, Solaris, Linux

Specified by:
deactivate in interface IElement
Throws:
IOException - If there are interop problems.
AutomationException - If the ArcObject component throws an exception.

isLocked

public boolean isLocked()
                 throws IOException,
                        AutomationException
Indicates if the element is in a read-only state.

Remarks

The Locked property indicates whether the specified element can be updated. This property can be set to TRUE to stop users from modifying a particular element.

Product Availability

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

Supported Platforms

Windows, Solaris, Linux

Specified by:
isLocked in interface IElement
Returns:
The pLocked
Throws:
IOException - If there are interop problems.
AutomationException - If the ArcObject component throws an exception.

setLocked

public void setLocked(boolean pLocked)
               throws IOException,
                      AutomationException
Indicates if the element is in a read-only state.

Product Availability

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

Supported Platforms

Windows, Solaris, Linux

Specified by:
setLocked in interface IElement
Parameters:
pLocked - The pLocked (in)
Throws:
IOException - If there are interop problems.
AutomationException - If the ArcObject component throws an exception.

getName

public String getName()
               throws IOException,
                      AutomationException
Name of the element.

Remarks

The Name property is used to store a name associated with the custom property assigned to the element.

Product Availability

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

Supported Platforms

Windows, Solaris, Linux

Specified by:
getName in interface IElementProperties
Specified by:
getName in interface IElementProperties2
Specified by:
getName in interface IElementProperties3
Returns:
The name
Throws:
IOException - If there are interop problems.
AutomationException - If the ArcObject component throws an exception.

setName

public void setName(String name)
             throws IOException,
                    AutomationException
Name of the element.

Product Availability

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

Supported Platforms

Windows, Solaris, Linux

Specified by:
setName in interface IElementProperties
Specified by:
setName in interface IElementProperties2
Specified by:
setName in interface IElementProperties3
Parameters:
name - The name (in)
Throws:
IOException - If there are interop problems.
AutomationException - If the ArcObject component throws an exception.

getType

public String getType()
               throws IOException,
                      AutomationException
Type of the element.

Remarks

Type is a string used to specify the type of property that has been assigned to the element.

Product Availability

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

Supported Platforms

Windows, Solaris, Linux

Specified by:
getType in interface IElementProperties
Specified by:
getType in interface IElementProperties2
Specified by:
getType in interface IElementProperties3
Returns:
The name
Throws:
IOException - If there are interop problems.
AutomationException - If the ArcObject component throws an exception.

setType

public void setType(String name)
             throws IOException,
                    AutomationException
Type of the element.

Product Availability

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

Supported Platforms

Windows, Solaris, Linux

Specified by:
setType in interface IElementProperties
Specified by:
setType in interface IElementProperties2
Specified by:
setType in interface IElementProperties3
Parameters:
name - The name (in)
Throws:
IOException - If there are interop problems.
AutomationException - If the ArcObject component throws an exception.

isAutoTransform

public boolean isAutoTransform()
                        throws IOException,
                               AutomationException
Indicates if transform is applied to symbols and other parts of element. False = only apply transform to geometry.

Remarks

AutoTransform is a boolean values that indicates whether internal setings should be transformed along with the elements's geometry, when a transform is applied via ITransform2D. For instance, if I have a point element and I rotate it around a central location (the anchor point of the rotation being different from the point element iself), then the AutoTransform property is used to determine whether the orientation of the symbol associated to the element should also be rotated by the same amount.

Product Availability

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

Supported Platforms

Windows, Solaris, Linux

Specified by:
isAutoTransform in interface IElementProperties
Specified by:
isAutoTransform in interface IElementProperties2
Specified by:
isAutoTransform in interface IElementProperties3
Returns:
The autoTransform
Throws:
IOException - If there are interop problems.
AutomationException - If the ArcObject component throws an exception.

setAutoTransform

public void setAutoTransform(boolean autoTransform)
                      throws IOException,
                             AutomationException
Indicates if transform is applied to symbols and other parts of element. False = only apply transform to geometry.

Product Availability

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

Supported Platforms

Windows, Solaris, Linux

Specified by:
setAutoTransform in interface IElementProperties
Specified by:
setAutoTransform in interface IElementProperties2
Specified by:
setAutoTransform in interface IElementProperties3
Parameters:
autoTransform - The autoTransform (in)
Throws:
IOException - If there are interop problems.
AutomationException - If the ArcObject component throws an exception.

getCustomProperty

public Object getCustomProperty()
                         throws IOException,
                                AutomationException
Custom property.

Remarks

CustomProperty is a place for developers to attach custom objects to an element. Previous versions of the software required that the specified variant be of type VT_UNKNOWN, i.e. a reference to an object, but that requirement has since been removed. Now, the CustomProperty can also be a simple type like an integer, double, boolean (VARIANT_BOOL) or a string (BSTR).

When this property is an object reference, the object must implement a persistence interface, so if you write a custom object it must implement IPersistStream or IPersistVariant. As an alternative to writing a custom object, you can use a PropertySet or XMLPropertySet, since they both already implement IPersistStream.

CustomProperty is never used by the core ArcObjects for its own elements, but the core software will expect to find an IPersistStream or IPersistVariant interface when the this property is an object reference, and it is part of an element being retrieved from or stored in an .mxd file.

Product Availability

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

Supported Platforms

Windows, Solaris, Linux

Specified by:
getCustomProperty in interface IElementProperties
Specified by:
getCustomProperty in interface IElementProperties2
Specified by:
getCustomProperty in interface IElementProperties3
Returns:
A Variant
Throws:
IOException - If there are interop problems.
AutomationException - If the ArcObject component throws an exception.

setCustomProperty

public void setCustomProperty(Object customProperty)
                       throws IOException,
                              AutomationException
Custom property.

Remarks

CustomProperty is a place for developers to attach custom objects to an element. Previous versions of the software required that the specified variant be of type VT_UNKNOWN, i.e. a reference to an object, but that requirement has since been removed. Now, the CustomProperty can also be a simple type like an integer, double, boolean (VARIANT_BOOL) or a string (BSTR).

When this property is an object reference, the object must implement a persistence interface, so if you write a custom object it must implement IPersistStream or IPersistVariant. As an alternative to writing a custom object, you can use a PropertySet or XMLPropertySet, since they both already implement IPersistStream.

CustomProperty is never used by the core ArcObjects for its own elements, but the core software will expect to find an IPersistStream or IPersistVariant interface when the this property is an object reference, and it is part of an element being retrieved from or stored in an .mxd file.

Product Availability

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

Supported Platforms

Windows, Solaris, Linux

Specified by:
setCustomProperty in interface IElementProperties
Specified by:
setCustomProperty in interface IElementProperties2
Specified by:
setCustomProperty in interface IElementProperties3
Parameters:
customProperty - A Variant (in)
Throws:
IOException - If there are interop problems.
AutomationException - If the ArcObject component throws an exception.

canRotate

public boolean canRotate()
                  throws IOException,
                         AutomationException
Indicates if the element can be rotated.

Product Availability

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

Supported Platforms

Windows, Solaris, Linux

Specified by:
canRotate in interface IElementProperties2
Specified by:
canRotate in interface IElementProperties3
Returns:
The canRotate
Throws:
IOException - If there are interop problems.
AutomationException - If the ArcObject component throws an exception.

getReferenceScale

public double getReferenceScale()
                         throws IOException,
                                AutomationException
Reference scale of the element.

Product Availability

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

Supported Platforms

Windows, Solaris, Linux

Specified by:
getReferenceScale in interface IElementProperties2
Specified by:
getReferenceScale in interface IElementProperties3
Returns:
The referenceScale
Throws:
IOException - If there are interop problems.
AutomationException - If the ArcObject component throws an exception.

setReferenceScale

public void setReferenceScale(double referenceScale)
                       throws IOException,
                              AutomationException
Reference scale of the element.

Product Availability

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

Supported Platforms

Windows, Solaris, Linux

Specified by:
setReferenceScale in interface IElementProperties2
Specified by:
setReferenceScale in interface IElementProperties3
Parameters:
referenceScale - The referenceScale (in)
Throws:
IOException - If there are interop problems.
AutomationException - If the ArcObject component throws an exception.

IElementProperties3_getAnchorPoint

public int IElementProperties3_getAnchorPoint()
                                       throws IOException,
                                              AutomationException
Anchor point of the element.

Product Availability

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

Specified by:
IElementProperties3_getAnchorPoint in interface IElementProperties3
Returns:
A com.esri.arcgis.carto.esriAnchorPointEnum constant
Throws:
IOException - If there are interop problems.
AutomationException - If the ArcObject component throws an exception.

setAnchorPoint

public void setAnchorPoint(int anchorPoint)
                    throws IOException,
                           AutomationException
Anchor point of the element.

Product Availability

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

Specified by:
setAnchorPoint in interface IElementProperties3
Parameters:
anchorPoint - A com.esri.arcgis.carto.esriAnchorPointEnum constant (in)
Throws:
IOException - If there are interop problems.
AutomationException - If the ArcObject component throws an exception.

getSpatialReference

public ISpatialReference getSpatialReference()
                                      throws IOException,
                                             AutomationException
Spatial reference of the container.

Product Availability

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

Specified by:
getSpatialReference in interface IElementProperties3
Returns:
A reference to a com.esri.arcgis.geometry.ISpatialReference
Throws:
IOException - If there are interop problems.
AutomationException - If the ArcObject component throws an exception.

setSpatialReferenceByRef

public void setSpatialReferenceByRef(ISpatialReference spatialRef)
                              throws IOException,
                                     AutomationException
Spatial reference of the container.

Product Availability

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

Specified by:
setSpatialReferenceByRef in interface IElementProperties3
Parameters:
spatialRef - A reference to a com.esri.arcgis.geometry.ISpatialReference (in)
Throws:
IOException - If there are interop problems.
AutomationException - If the ArcObject component throws an exception.

getMap

public IMap getMap()
            throws IOException,
                   AutomationException
The associated map.

Remarks

The Map property will return the map object contained within the frame. Use this interface when you want to get the map.

Product Availability

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

Supported Platforms

Windows, Solaris, Linux

Specified by:
getMap in interface IMapFrame
Returns:
A reference to a com.esri.arcgis.carto.IMap
Throws:
IOException - If there are interop problems.
AutomationException - If the ArcObject component throws an exception.
See Also:
MapFrame

setMapByRef

public void setMapByRef(IMap map)
                 throws IOException,
                        AutomationException
The associated map.

Product Availability

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

Supported Platforms

Windows, Solaris, Linux

Specified by:
setMapByRef in interface IMapFrame
Parameters:
map - A reference to a com.esri.arcgis.carto.IMap (in)
Throws:
IOException - If there are interop problems.
AutomationException - If the ArcObject component throws an exception.
See Also:
MapFrame, IMapFrame.getMap(), IMapFrame

getContainer

public IGraphicsContainer getContainer()
                                throws IOException,
                                       AutomationException
The frame's container.

Description

The Container property provides access to the PageLayout object that the MapFrame object resides within. The back pointer to the PageLayout is needed so that the container can be refreshed when the MapFrame is updated via a connection point (i.e., not through the PageLayout itself).

Product Availability

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

Supported Platforms

Windows, Solaris, Linux

Specified by:
getContainer in interface IMapFrame
Returns:
A reference to a com.esri.arcgis.carto.IGraphicsContainer
Throws:
IOException - If there are interop problems.
AutomationException - If the ArcObject component throws an exception.
See Also:
MapFrame, IMapFrame.getMap(), IMapFrame

setContainerByRef

public void setContainerByRef(IGraphicsContainer container)
                       throws IOException,
                              AutomationException
The frame's container.

Product Availability

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

Supported Platforms

Windows, Solaris, Linux

Specified by:
setContainerByRef in interface IMapFrame
Parameters:
container - A reference to a com.esri.arcgis.carto.IGraphicsContainer (in)
Throws:
IOException - If there are interop problems.
AutomationException - If the ArcObject component throws an exception.
See Also:
MapFrame, IMapFrame.getMap(), IMapFrame

getExtentType

public int getExtentType()
                  throws IOException,
                         AutomationException
The way in which the map extent of the frame is specified.

Remarks

The ExtentType property is used to set or retrieve the method used to specify the extent of the map within the frame. There are three valid extent types that can be used:

Product Availability

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

Supported Platforms

Windows, Solaris, Linux

Specified by:
getExtentType in interface IMapFrame
Returns:
A com.esri.arcgis.carto.esriExtentTypeEnum constant
Throws:
IOException - If there are interop problems.
AutomationException - If the ArcObject component throws an exception.
See Also:
MapFrame, IMapFrame.getMap(), IMapFrame

setExtentType

public void setExtentType(int type)
                   throws IOException,
                          AutomationException
The way in which the map extent of the frame is specified.

Product Availability

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

Supported Platforms

Windows, Solaris, Linux

Specified by:
setExtentType in interface IMapFrame
Parameters:
type - A com.esri.arcgis.carto.esriExtentTypeEnum constant (in)
Throws:
IOException - If there are interop problems.
AutomationException - If the ArcObject component throws an exception.
See Also:
MapFrame, IMapFrame.getMap(), IMapFrame

getMapScale

public double getMapScale()
                   throws IOException,
                          AutomationException
The scale at which the map should be displayed.

Remarks

The MapScale property returns or sets the current scale for the map. Use this property to obtain or update the scale. If updating the scale, be sure the ExtentType is set to esriExtentScale.

Product Availability

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

Supported Platforms

Windows, Solaris, Linux

Specified by:
getMapScale in interface IMapFrame
Returns:
The scale
Throws:
IOException - If there are interop problems.
AutomationException - If the ArcObject component throws an exception.
See Also:
MapFrame, IMapFrame.getMap(), IMapFrame

setMapScale

public void setMapScale(double scale)
                 throws IOException,
                        AutomationException
The scale at which the map should be displayed.

Product Availability

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

Supported Platforms

Windows, Solaris, Linux

Specified by:
setMapScale in interface IMapFrame
Parameters:
scale - The scale (in)
Throws:
IOException - If there are interop problems.
AutomationException - If the ArcObject component throws an exception.
See Also:
MapFrame, IMapFrame.getMap(), IMapFrame

getMapBounds

public IEnvelope getMapBounds()
                       throws IOException,
                              AutomationException
The bounds of the map displayed by the frame.

Remarks

The MapBounds property returns or sets the boundary (extent) of the map being shown in the frame. Use this property when you want to explicitly specify the coordinates of the data shown within the frame.

Product Availability

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

Supported Platforms

Windows, Solaris, Linux

Specified by:
getMapBounds in interface IMapFrame
Returns:
A reference to a com.esri.arcgis.geometry.IEnvelope
Throws:
IOException - If there are interop problems.
AutomationException - If the ArcObject component throws an exception.
See Also:
MapFrame, IMapFrame.getMap(), IMapFrame

setMapBounds

public void setMapBounds(IEnvelope bounds)
                  throws IOException,
                         AutomationException
The bounds of the map displayed by the frame.

Product Availability

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

Supported Platforms

Windows, Solaris, Linux

Specified by:
setMapBounds in interface IMapFrame
Parameters:
bounds - A reference to a com.esri.arcgis.geometry.IEnvelope (in)
Throws:
IOException - If there are interop problems.
AutomationException - If the ArcObject component throws an exception.
See Also:
MapFrame, IMapFrame.getMap(), IMapFrame

createSurroundFrame

public IMapSurroundFrame createSurroundFrame(IUID clsid,
                                             IMapSurround optionalStyle)
                                      throws IOException,
                                             AutomationException
Returns the map surround frame element of the type given in clsid. An optional style object may be specified.

Remarks

CreateSurroundFrame is used to create a new map surround element (north arrow, scale bar, etc.) based on the current map frame. For instance, if I create a new scale bar with CreateSurroundFrame, the scale bar will be related to the map frame and updates to the map within the frame will be reflected in the scale bar.

Use this method when you want to create a new map surround object related to the current map frame.

THE CLSID paramter refers to the Class ID of the object that will be created and housed in the frame. Common Class IDs used in this paramter are:

{6589F147-F7F7-11d2-B872-00600802E603} AlternatingScaleBar

{6589F148-F7F7-11d2-B872-00600802E603} DoubleAlternatingScaleBar

{6589F143-F7F7-11d2-B872-00600802E603} HollowScaleBar

{7A3F91E4-B9E3-11d1-8756-0000F8751720} Legend

{7A3F91E3-B9E3-11d1-8756-0000F8751720} MapInset

{7A3F91DF-B9E3-11d1-8756-0000F8751720} MapTitle

{7A3F91DD-B9E3-11d1-8756-0000F8751720} MarkerNorthArrow

{7A3F91DE-B9E3-11d1-8756-0000F8751720} Overview

{6589F140-F7F7-11d2-B872-00600802E603} ScaleLine

{7A3F91DC-B9E3-11d1-8756-0000F8751720} ScaleText

{6589F146-F7F7-11d2-B872-00600802E603} SingleDivisionScaleBar

{6589F141-F7F7-11d2-B872-00600802E603} SteppedScaleLine

Product Availability

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

Supported Platforms

Windows, Solaris, Linux

Specified by:
createSurroundFrame in interface IMapFrame
Parameters:
clsid - A reference to a com.esri.arcgis.system.IUID (in)
optionalStyle - A reference to a com.esri.arcgis.carto.IMapSurround (in)
Returns:
A reference to a com.esri.arcgis.carto.IMapSurroundFrame
Throws:
IOException - If there are interop problems.
AutomationException - If the ArcObject component throws an exception.

addLocatorRectangle

public void addLocatorRectangle(ILocatorRectangle locator)
                         throws IOException,
                                AutomationException
Add a new locator rectangle to the data frame.

Remarks

AddLocatorRectangle is used to add a new locator rectangle to the current MapFrame. A locator rectangle represents the extent of another map frame in the page layout. Use this method to add a reference locator to the map frame.

Product Availability

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

Supported Platforms

Windows, Solaris, Linux

Specified by:
addLocatorRectangle in interface IMapFrame
Parameters:
locator - A reference to a com.esri.arcgis.carto.ILocatorRectangle (in)
Throws:
IOException - If there are interop problems.
AutomationException - If the ArcObject component throws an exception.
See Also:
MapFrame, IMapFrame.getMap(), IMapFrame

removeLocatorRectangle

public void removeLocatorRectangle(ILocatorRectangle locator)
                            throws IOException,
                                   AutomationException
Remove a locator rectangle from the data frame.

Remarks

RemoveLocatorRectangle is used to remove the specified locator from the MapFrame. Use this method when you have several locators in the frame and you only want to remove a specific one.

Product Availability

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

Supported Platforms

Windows, Solaris, Linux

Specified by:
removeLocatorRectangle in interface IMapFrame
Parameters:
locator - A reference to a com.esri.arcgis.carto.ILocatorRectangle (in)
Throws:
IOException - If there are interop problems.
AutomationException - If the ArcObject component throws an exception.
See Also:
MapFrame, IMapFrame.getMap(), IMapFrame

removeAllLocatorRectangles

public void removeAllLocatorRectangles()
                                throws IOException,
                                       AutomationException
Remove all the locator rectangles from the data frame.

Remarks

RemoveAllLocatorRectangles is used to remove all of the locator rectangles within the MapFrame. Use this method when you have one or more locator rectangles and you want them deleted from the frame.

Product Availability

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

Supported Platforms

Windows, Solaris, Linux

Specified by:
removeAllLocatorRectangles in interface IMapFrame
Throws:
IOException - If there are interop problems.
AutomationException - If the ArcObject component throws an exception.
See Also:
MapFrame, IMapFrame.getMap(), IMapFrame

getLocatorRectangleCount

public int getLocatorRectangleCount()
                             throws IOException,
                                    AutomationException
The number of locator rectangles.

Remarks

LocatorRectangleCount is used to return a count of all the locator rectangles within the MapFrame. Use this property to determine how many locator rectangles are in the frame.

Product Availability

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

Supported Platforms

Windows, Solaris, Linux

Specified by:
getLocatorRectangleCount in interface IMapFrame
Returns:
The count
Throws:
IOException - If there are interop problems.
AutomationException - If the ArcObject component throws an exception.
See Also:
MapFrame, IMapFrame.getMap(), IMapFrame

locatorRectangle

public ILocatorRectangle locatorRectangle(int index)
                                   throws IOException,
                                          AutomationException
Returns the locator rectangle at the specified index.

Remarks

LocatorRectangle can be used to retrieve the specified locator from the MapFrame. Use this method when you need to obtain a specific locator rectangle and you know the index number of that object within the frame.

Product Availability

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

Supported Platforms

Windows, Solaris, Linux

Specified by:
locatorRectangle in interface IMapFrame
Parameters:
index - The index (in)
Returns:
A reference to a com.esri.arcgis.carto.ILocatorRectangle
Throws:
IOException - If there are interop problems.
AutomationException - If the ArcObject component throws an exception.
See Also:
MapFrame, IMapFrame.getMap(), IMapFrame

getObject

public Object getObject()
                 throws IOException,
                        AutomationException
Object framed by this element.

Remarks

Object returns the object contained within the frame. Once the object is returned, it is up to the developer to figure out what type of object it is. Use this property when you wish to perform an operation on the object within the frame.

Product Availability

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

Supported Platforms

Windows, Solaris, Linux

Specified by:
getObject in interface IFrameElement
Returns:
A Variant
Throws:
IOException - If there are interop problems.
AutomationException - If the ArcObject component throws an exception.

getBorder

public IBorder getBorder()
                  throws IOException,
                         AutomationException
Frame border used by this element.

Remarks

Border returns or sets the border property of the frame. Use this property when you want to change how the border around the frame is displayed.

Product Availability

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

Supported Platforms

Windows, Solaris, Linux

Specified by:
getBorder in interface IFrameElement
Specified by:
getBorder in interface IFrameProperties
Returns:
A reference to a com.esri.arcgis.carto.IBorder
Throws:
IOException - If there are interop problems.
AutomationException - If the ArcObject component throws an exception.

setBorder

public void setBorder(IBorder border)
               throws IOException,
                      AutomationException
Frame border used by this element.

Description

Use this to set or return the Border property of an object of type IFrameElement.

Product Availability

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

Supported Platforms

Windows, Solaris, Linux

Specified by:
setBorder in interface IFrameElement
Specified by:
setBorder in interface IFrameProperties
Parameters:
border - A reference to a com.esri.arcgis.carto.IBorder (in)
Throws:
IOException - If there are interop problems.
AutomationException - If the ArcObject component throws an exception.

getBackground

public IBackground getBackground()
                          throws IOException,
                                 AutomationException
Frame background used by this element.

Remarks

Background returns or sets the background displayed with the frame. Use this property when you want to change how the background is displayed, or you want to retrieve the current background.

Product Availability

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

Supported Platforms

Windows, Solaris, Linux

Specified by:
getBackground in interface IFrameElement
Returns:
A reference to a com.esri.arcgis.carto.IBackground
Throws:
IOException - If there are interop problems.
AutomationException - If the ArcObject component throws an exception.

setBackground

public void setBackground(IBackground background)
                   throws IOException,
                          AutomationException
Frame background used by this element.

Product Availability

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

Supported Platforms

Windows, Solaris, Linux

Specified by:
setBackground in interface IFrameElement
Specified by:
setBackground in interface IFrameProperties
Parameters:
background - A reference to a com.esri.arcgis.carto.IBackground (in)
Throws:
IOException - If there are interop problems.
AutomationException - If the ArcObject component throws an exception.

getThumbnail

public int getThumbnail()
                 throws IOException,
                        AutomationException
Small bitmap representation of this element.

Remarks

Thumbnail returns a small bitmap representation of the contents of the frame. Use this property when you want to obtain a bitmap of the frame for display in another control.

Product Availability

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

Supported Platforms

Windows, Solaris, Linux

Specified by:
getThumbnail in interface IFrameElement
Returns:
The bitmapHandle (A COM typedef)
Throws:
IOException - If there are interop problems.
AutomationException - If the ArcObject component throws an exception.

isDraftMode

public boolean isDraftMode()
                    throws IOException,
                           AutomationException
Indicates if this element is in draft mode, i.e., draws fast.

Remarks

DraftMode set or returns a property that controls the speed and detail of the drawing of the frame. When DraftMode is set to TRUE, the contents of the frame will draw quicker but without as much detail. When the property is set to FALSE, the contents take longer to draw but include all the details.

Product Availability

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

Supported Platforms

Windows, Solaris, Linux

Specified by:
isDraftMode in interface IFrameElement
Returns:
The draftMode
Throws:
IOException - If there are interop problems.
AutomationException - If the ArcObject component throws an exception.

setDraftMode

public void setDraftMode(boolean draftMode)
                  throws IOException,
                         AutomationException
Indicates if this element is in draft mode, i.e., draws fast.

Product Availability

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

Supported Platforms

Windows, Solaris, Linux

Specified by:
setDraftMode in interface IFrameElement
Parameters:
draftMode - The draftMode (in)
Throws:
IOException - If there are interop problems.
AutomationException - If the ArcObject component throws an exception.

getGraphicsContainer

public IGraphicsContainer getGraphicsContainer()
                                        throws IOException,
                                               AutomationException
Element's graphics container.

Product Availability

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

Supported Platforms

Windows, Solaris, Linux

Specified by:
getGraphicsContainer in interface IGraphicsContainerProperty
Returns:
A reference to a com.esri.arcgis.carto.IGraphicsContainer
Throws:
IOException - If there are interop problems.
AutomationException - If the ArcObject component throws an exception.

setGraphicsContainerByRef

public void setGraphicsContainerByRef(IGraphicsContainer container)
                               throws IOException,
                                      AutomationException
Element's graphics container.

Product Availability

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

Supported Platforms

Windows, Solaris, Linux

Specified by:
setGraphicsContainerByRef in interface IGraphicsContainerProperty
Parameters:
container - A reference to a com.esri.arcgis.carto.IGraphicsContainer (in)
Throws:
IOException - If there are interop problems.
AutomationException - If the ArcObject component throws an exception.

drawBackground

public void drawBackground(IDisplay display,
                           ITrackCancel cancelTracker)
                    throws IOException,
                           AutomationException
Draw the frame's shadow and background.

Product Availability

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

Supported Platforms

Windows, Solaris, Linux

Specified by:
drawBackground in interface IFrameDraw
Parameters:
display - A reference to a com.esri.arcgis.display.IDisplay (in)
cancelTracker - A reference to a com.esri.arcgis.system.ITrackCancel (in)
Throws:
IOException - If there are interop problems.
AutomationException - If the ArcObject component throws an exception.

drawDraftMode

public void drawDraftMode(IDisplay display,
                          ITrackCancel cancelTracker)
                   throws IOException,
                          AutomationException
Draw the draft mode representation of the frame.

Product Availability

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

Supported Platforms

Windows, Solaris, Linux

Specified by:
drawDraftMode in interface IFrameDraw
Parameters:
display - A reference to a com.esri.arcgis.display.IDisplay (in)
cancelTracker - A reference to a com.esri.arcgis.system.ITrackCancel (in)
Throws:
IOException - If there are interop problems.
AutomationException - If the ArcObject component throws an exception.

drawForeground

public void drawForeground(IDisplay display,
                           ITrackCancel cancelTracker)
                    throws IOException,
                           AutomationException
Draw the frame's border.

Product Availability

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

Supported Platforms

Windows, Solaris, Linux

Specified by:
drawForeground in interface IFrameDraw
Parameters:
display - A reference to a com.esri.arcgis.display.IDisplay (in)
cancelTracker - A reference to a com.esri.arcgis.system.ITrackCancel (in)
Throws:
IOException - If there are interop problems.
AutomationException - If the ArcObject component throws an exception.

getGraphics

public IEnumElement getGraphics(IDisplay display,
                                Object data)
                         throws IOException,
                                AutomationException
Graphic elements that are used to render this object. The data argument is defined by the coclass that implements this interface.

Product Availability

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

Specified by:
getGraphics in interface IGraphicsComposite
Parameters:
display - A reference to a com.esri.arcgis.display.IDisplay (in)
data - A reference to another Object (IUnknown) (in)
Returns:
A reference to a com.esri.arcgis.carto.IEnumElement
Throws:
IOException - If there are interop problems.
AutomationException - If the ArcObject component throws an exception.

isDirty

public void isDirty()
             throws IOException,
                    AutomationException
isDirty

Description

IPersistStream is a Microsoft interface. Please refer to MSDN for information about this interface.

Product Availability

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

Supported Platforms

Windows, Solaris, Linux

Specified by:
isDirty in interface IPersistStream
Throws:
IOException - If there are interop problems.
AutomationException - If the ArcObject component throws an exception.

load

public void load(IStream pstm)
          throws IOException,
                 AutomationException
load

Description

IPersistStream is a Microsoft interface. Please refer to MSDN for information about this interface.

Product Availability

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

Supported Platforms

Windows, Solaris, Linux

Specified by:
load in interface IPersistStream
Parameters:
pstm - A reference to a com.esri.arcgis.system.IStream (in)
Throws:
IOException - If there are interop problems.
AutomationException - If the ArcObject component throws an exception.

save

public void save(IStream pstm,
                 int fClearDirty)
          throws IOException,
                 AutomationException
save

Description

IPersistStream is a Microsoft interface. Please refer to MSDN for information about this interface.

Product Availability

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

Supported Platforms

Windows, Solaris, Linux

Specified by:
save in interface IPersistStream
Parameters:
pstm - A reference to a com.esri.arcgis.system.IStream (in)
fClearDirty - The fClearDirty (in)
Throws:
IOException - If there are interop problems.
AutomationException - If the ArcObject component throws an exception.

getSizeMax

public void getSizeMax(_ULARGE_INTEGER[] pcbSize)
                throws IOException,
                       AutomationException
getSizeMax

Description

IPersistStream is a Microsoft interface. Please refer to MSDN for information about this interface.

Product Availability

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

Supported Platforms

Windows, Solaris, Linux

Specified by:
getSizeMax in interface IPersistStream
Parameters:
pcbSize - A Structure: com.esri.arcgis.system._ULARGE_INTEGER (out: use single element array)
Throws:
IOException - If there are interop problems.
AutomationException - If the ArcObject component throws an exception.

getClassID

public void getClassID(GUID[] pClassID)
                throws IOException,
                       AutomationException
getClassID

Description

IPersist is a Microsoft interface. Please refer to MSDN for information about this interface.

Product Availability

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

Supported Platforms

Windows, Solaris, Linux

Specified by:
getClassID in interface IPersist
Parameters:
pClassID - A Structure: com.esri.arcgis.support.ms.stdole.GUID (out: use single element array)
Throws:
IOException - If there are interop problems.
AutomationException - If the ArcObject component throws an exception.

contentsChanged

public void contentsChanged(IActiveViewEventsContentsChangedEvent theEvent)
                     throws IOException,
                            AutomationException
Fired when the contents of the view changes.

Remarks

The Map object fires this event when a new document is loaded. Adding a new layer to a Map does not trigger this event.

The PageLayout object fires the event when IGraphicsContainer::DeleteAllElements in called and when a new document is loaded.

Product Availability

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

Supported Platforms

Windows, Solaris, Linux

Specified by:
contentsChanged in interface IActiveViewEvents
Parameters:
theEvent - The event
Throws:
IOException - If there are interop problems.
AutomationException - If the ArcObject component throws an exception.
See Also:
IActiveView.contentsChanged()

contentsCleared

public void contentsCleared(IActiveViewEventsContentsClearedEvent theEvent)
                     throws IOException,
                            AutomationException
Fired when the contents of the view is cleared.

Product Availability

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

Supported Platforms

Windows, Solaris, Linux

Specified by:
contentsCleared in interface IActiveViewEvents
Parameters:
theEvent - The event
Throws:
IOException - If there are interop problems.
AutomationException - If the ArcObject component throws an exception.

itemAdded

public void itemAdded(IActiveViewEventsItemAddedEvent theEvent)
               throws IOException,
                      AutomationException
Fired when an item is added to the view.

Remarks

The Map fires the event every time a new layer is added.

The PageLayout fires this event whenever a new element is added to the layout. Elements include not only graphics but data frames as well.

Product Availability

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

Supported Platforms

Windows, Solaris, Linux

Specified by:
itemAdded in interface IActiveViewEvents
Parameters:
theEvent - The event
Throws:
IOException - If there are interop problems.
AutomationException - If the ArcObject component throws an exception.

itemDeleted

public void itemDeleted(IActiveViewEventsItemDeletedEvent theEvent)
                 throws IOException,
                        AutomationException
Fired when an item is deleted from the view.

Remarks

The PageLayout object fires this event whenever elements are deleted from the layout.

The Map object fires this event when a layer is removed.

Product Availability

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

Supported Platforms

Windows, Solaris, Linux

Specified by:
itemDeleted in interface IActiveViewEvents
Parameters:
theEvent - The event
Throws:
IOException - If there are interop problems.
AutomationException - If the ArcObject component throws an exception.

itemReordered

public void itemReordered(IActiveViewEventsItemReorderedEvent theEvent)
                   throws IOException,
                          AutomationException
Fired when a view item is reordered.

Remarks

The Map objects only fire this event whenever IMap::MoveLayer is called. In the ArcMap application, this occurs when you reorder layers in the table of contents. The Map will also fire this event when new layers are added.

The PageLayout object fires this event when changing the order of graphics. For example, IGraphicsContainer::BringToFront, PutElementOrder, SendToBack, SendBackward, and BringForward all fire this event. These functions are on ArcMap's Drawing menu under the Order pull right menu. Although the Map object is also a graphics container, it does not fire this event when its graphics are reordered.

Product Availability

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

Supported Platforms

Windows, Solaris, Linux

Specified by:
itemReordered in interface IActiveViewEvents
Parameters:
theEvent - The event
Throws:
IOException - If there are interop problems.
AutomationException - If the ArcObject component throws an exception.

selectionChanged

public void selectionChanged(IActiveViewEventsSelectionChangedEvent theEvent)
                      throws IOException,
                             AutomationException
Call this function to fire the selection changed event.

Product Availability

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

Supported Platforms

Windows, Solaris, Linux

Specified by:
selectionChanged in interface IActiveViewEvents
Parameters:
theEvent - The event
Throws:
IOException - If there are interop problems.
AutomationException - If the ArcObject component throws an exception.

viewRefreshed

public void viewRefreshed(IActiveViewEventsViewRefreshedEvent theEvent)
                   throws IOException,
                          AutomationException
Fired when view is refreshed before draw happens.

Description

Method that gets fired in response to IActiveView::Refresh and IActiveView::PartialRefresh.

Remarks

This event is useful in the case where you're watching for something to change in the view and there aren't any specific events for that change (e.g. ContentsChanged, ItemAdded). You can always listen for this method as a last resort. Care must be taken however to be very efficient in your implementation of this event because it will be called quite often.

The event parameters directly coincide with the arguments to IActiveView::PartialRefresh. For additional information about the arguments, see the help for that method.

If the event object connects to both the layout and a map, then the view parameter tells you which object initiated the event.

In an implementation of this method you typically want to check the phase and respond to only one. Otherwise, your code will execute multiple times per drawing sequence.

Product Availability

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

Supported Platforms

Windows, Solaris, Linux

Specified by:
viewRefreshed in interface IActiveViewEvents
Parameters:
theEvent - The event
Throws:
IOException - If there are interop problems.
AutomationException - If the ArcObject component throws an exception.

afterDraw

public void afterDraw(IActiveViewEventsAfterDrawEvent theEvent)
               throws IOException,
                      AutomationException
Fired after the specified phase is drawn.

Product Availability

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

Supported Platforms

Windows, Solaris, Linux

Specified by:
afterDraw in interface IActiveViewEvents
Parameters:
theEvent - The event
Throws:
IOException - If there are interop problems.
AutomationException - If the ArcObject component throws an exception.

afterItemDraw

public void afterItemDraw(IActiveViewEventsAfterItemDrawEvent theEvent)
                   throws IOException,
                          AutomationException
Fired after an individual view item is drawn. Example: view items include layers in a map or elements in a page layout.

Remarks

AfterItemDraw can be used to execute after each individual item has drawn. Event firing can be an expensive operation (time consuming) when there are many layers in a map, however. As a result, the AfterItemDraw event is only fired when the IViewManger::VerboseEvents property is set to True. By default this property is False.

Product Availability

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

Supported Platforms

Windows, Solaris, Linux

Specified by:
afterItemDraw in interface IActiveViewEvents
Parameters:
theEvent - The event
Throws:
IOException - If there are interop problems.
AutomationException - If the ArcObject component throws an exception.

focusMapChanged

public void focusMapChanged(IActiveViewEventsFocusMapChangedEvent theEvent)
                     throws IOException,
                            AutomationException
Fired when a new map is made active.

Product Availability

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

Supported Platforms

Windows, Solaris, Linux

Specified by:
focusMapChanged in interface IActiveViewEvents
Parameters:
theEvent - The event
Throws:
IOException - If there are interop problems.
AutomationException - If the ArcObject component throws an exception.

spatialReferenceChanged

public void spatialReferenceChanged(IActiveViewEventsSpatialReferenceChangedEvent theEvent)
                             throws IOException,
                                    AutomationException
Fired when the spatial reference is changed.

Product Availability

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

Supported Platforms

Windows, Solaris, Linux

Specified by:
spatialReferenceChanged in interface IActiveViewEvents
Parameters:
theEvent - The event
Throws:
IOException - If there are interop problems.
AutomationException - If the ArcObject component throws an exception.

displayStarted

public void displayStarted(IDisplayEventsDisplayStartedEvent theEvent)
                    throws IOException,
                           AutomationException
Notifies clients when drawing starts.

Remarks

IDisplay::StartDrawing fires this event to notify clients that drawing has started. The display where drawing was initiated is returned.

Product Availability

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

Supported Platforms

Windows, Solaris, Linux

Specified by:
displayStarted in interface IDisplayEvents
Parameters:
theEvent - The event
Throws:
IOException - If there are interop problems.
AutomationException - If the ArcObject component throws an exception.

displayFinished

public void displayFinished(IDisplayEventsDisplayFinishedEvent theEvent)
                     throws IOException,
                            AutomationException
Notifies clients when drawing completes.

Remarks

IDisplay::FinishDrawing fires this event to notify clients that drawing has completed. The display where drawing has completed is returned to the client.

Product Availability

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

Supported Platforms

Windows, Solaris, Linux

Specified by:
displayFinished in interface IDisplayEvents
Parameters:
theEvent - The event
Throws:
IOException - If there are interop problems.
AutomationException - If the ArcObject component throws an exception.

displayInvalidated

public void displayInvalidated(IDisplayEventsDisplayInvalidatedEvent theEvent)
                        throws IOException,
                               AutomationException
Notifies clients when display is invalidated.

Remarks

IScreenDisplay::Invalidate fires this event to notify all clients a display has been invalidated. The display, the area invalidated, the erase setting, and the cacheID are all returned to clients listening to this event.

The Map object is one client that listens for this event and it may in turn fire the IActiveViewEvenets::ViewRefreshed event.

Product Availability

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

Supported Platforms

Windows, Solaris, Linux

Specified by:
displayInvalidated in interface IDisplayEvents
Parameters:
theEvent - The event
Throws:
IOException - If there are interop problems.
AutomationException - If the ArcObject component throws an exception.

displayScrolled

public void displayScrolled(IDisplayEventsDisplayScrolledEvent theEvent)
                     throws IOException,
                            AutomationException
Notifies clients when display is scrolled.

Remarks

IScreenDisplay::DoScroll fires this event to notify all clients that the display has scrolled. For example, the Map object listens for this event because it needs to perform some drawing operations whenever its display is scrolled.

Product Availability

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

Supported Platforms

Windows, Solaris, Linux

Specified by:
displayScrolled in interface IDisplayEvents
Parameters:
theEvent - The event
Throws:
IOException - If there are interop problems.
AutomationException - If the ArcObject component throws an exception.

boundsUpdated

public void boundsUpdated(ITransformEventsBoundsUpdatedEvent theEvent)
                   throws IOException,
                          AutomationException
Notifies clients when the bounds is updated.

Product Availability

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

Supported Platforms

Windows, Solaris, Linux

Specified by:
boundsUpdated in interface ITransformEvents
Parameters:
theEvent - The event
Throws:
IOException - If there are interop problems.
AutomationException - If the ArcObject component throws an exception.

visibleBoundsUpdated

public void visibleBoundsUpdated(ITransformEventsVisibleBoundsUpdatedEvent theEvent)
                          throws IOException,
                                 AutomationException
Notifies clients when the visible bounds is updated.

Product Availability

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

Supported Platforms

Windows, Solaris, Linux

Specified by:
visibleBoundsUpdated in interface ITransformEvents
Parameters:
theEvent - The event
Throws:
IOException - If there are interop problems.
AutomationException - If the ArcObject component throws an exception.

deviceFrameUpdated

public void deviceFrameUpdated(ITransformEventsDeviceFrameUpdatedEvent theEvent)
                        throws IOException,
                               AutomationException
Notifies clients when the device frame is updated.

Product Availability

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

Supported Platforms

Windows, Solaris, Linux

Specified by:
deviceFrameUpdated in interface ITransformEvents
Parameters:
theEvent - The event
Throws:
IOException - If there are interop problems.
AutomationException - If the ArcObject component throws an exception.

resolutionUpdated

public void resolutionUpdated(ITransformEventsResolutionUpdatedEvent theEvent)
                       throws IOException,
                              AutomationException
Notifies clients when the resolution is updated.

Product Availability

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

Supported Platforms

Windows, Solaris, Linux

Specified by:
resolutionUpdated in interface ITransformEvents
Parameters:
theEvent - The event
Throws:
IOException - If there are interop problems.
AutomationException - If the ArcObject component throws an exception.

rotationUpdated

public void rotationUpdated(ITransformEventsRotationUpdatedEvent theEvent)
                     throws IOException,
                            AutomationException
Notifies clients when the rotation angle is updated.

Product Availability

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

Supported Platforms

Windows, Solaris, Linux

Specified by:
rotationUpdated in interface ITransformEvents
Parameters:
theEvent - The event
Throws:
IOException - If there are interop problems.
AutomationException - If the ArcObject component throws an exception.

unitsUpdated

public void unitsUpdated(ITransformEventsUnitsUpdatedEvent theEvent)
                  throws IOException,
                         AutomationException
Notifies clients when the units are updated.

Product Availability

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

Supported Platforms

Windows, Solaris, Linux

Specified by:
unitsUpdated in interface ITransformEvents
Parameters:
theEvent - The event
Throws:
IOException - If there are interop problems.
AutomationException - If the ArcObject component throws an exception.

isUsesFilter

public boolean isUsesFilter()
                     throws IOException,
                            AutomationException
Indicates if the current object draws using a filter.

Remarks

The UsesFilter property returns true when the object in question will draw with a filter. Drawing with a filter means means that an object that would normally draw as vector graphics will instead draw as raster. The UsesFilter property is particularly useful for detecting vector map layers that will be rasterized at time of print or export.

Product Availability

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

Supported Platforms

Windows, Solaris, Linux

Specified by:
isUsesFilter in interface IDisplayAdmin
Returns:
The usesFilter
Throws:
IOException - If there are interop problems.
AutomationException - If the ArcObject component throws an exception.

getMapGridCount

public int getMapGridCount()
                    throws IOException,
                           AutomationException
The number of map grids associated with the map frame.

Remarks

MapGridCount will return then number of grids (graticules) attached to the MapFrame.

Product Availability

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

Supported Platforms

Windows, Solaris, Linux

Specified by:
getMapGridCount in interface IMapGrids
Returns:
The count
Throws:
IOException - If there are interop problems.
AutomationException - If the ArcObject component throws an exception.

getMapGrid

public IMapGrid getMapGrid(int index)
                    throws IOException,
                           AutomationException
The map grid at the specified index.

Product Availability

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

Specified by:
getMapGrid in interface IMapGrids
Parameters:
index - The index (in)
Returns:
A reference to a com.esri.arcgis.carto.IMapGrid
Throws:
IOException - If there are interop problems.
AutomationException - If the ArcObject component throws an exception.

setMapGrid

public void setMapGrid(int index,
                       IMapGrid mapGrid)
                throws IOException,
                       AutomationException
The map grid at the specified index.

Product Availability

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

Specified by:
setMapGrid in interface IMapGrids
Parameters:
index - The index (in)
mapGrid - A reference to a com.esri.arcgis.carto.IMapGrid (in)
Throws:
IOException - If there are interop problems.
AutomationException - If the ArcObject component throws an exception.

addMapGrid

public void addMapGrid(IMapGrid mapGrid)
                throws IOException,
                       AutomationException
Adds a map grid to the map frame.

Remarks

AddMapGrid will add a new MapGrid to the MapFrame. Use this interface when you have a valid IMapGrid object that you want to associate a MapFrame object.

Product Availability

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

Supported Platforms

Windows, Solaris, Linux

Specified by:
addMapGrid in interface IMapGrids
Parameters:
mapGrid - A reference to a com.esri.arcgis.carto.IMapGrid (in)
Throws:
IOException - If there are interop problems.
AutomationException - If the ArcObject component throws an exception.

deleteMapGrid

public void deleteMapGrid(IMapGrid mapGrid)
                   throws IOException,
                          AutomationException
Deletes a map grid from the map frame.

Remarks

DeleteMapGrid is used to remove the specified IMapGrid from the MapFrame. After executing the method, you still have a valid IMapGrid that could then be added to a different MapFrame.

Product Availability

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

Supported Platforms

Windows, Solaris, Linux

Specified by:
deleteMapGrid in interface IMapGrids
Parameters:
mapGrid - A reference to a com.esri.arcgis.carto.IMapGrid (in)
Throws:
IOException - If there are interop problems.
AutomationException - If the ArcObject component throws an exception.

clearMapGrids

public void clearMapGrids()
                   throws IOException,
                          AutomationException
Clears all map grids from the map frame.

Remarks

ClearMapGrids will remove all associated grids (graticules) from the MapFrame. Use this method when you want to programmatically remove all associated MapGrids from the MapFrame.

Product Availability

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

Supported Platforms

Windows, Solaris, Linux

Specified by:
clearMapGrids in interface IMapGrids
Throws:
IOException - If there are interop problems.
AutomationException - If the ArcObject component throws an exception.

applies

public boolean applies(Object pUnk)
                throws IOException,
                       AutomationException
Indicates if the receiver can apply the given object at any given time.

Remarks

Applies indicates whether the specified object can be applied to the current object. For instance, we might want to ask our CircleElement whether a Color object applies to it. If it does, then we can use the Apply method to update our CircleElement with the new Color object.

CanApply differs from Applies in that it is a check for the editability of the object at any given time. Applies indicates whether an object can be applied at all, while CanApply indicates whether an object can be applied at that particular moment.

Product Availability

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

Supported Platforms

Windows, Solaris, Linux

Specified by:
applies in interface IPropertySupport
Parameters:
pUnk - A reference to another Object (IUnknown) (in)
Returns:
The applies
Throws:
IOException - If there are interop problems.
AutomationException - If the ArcObject component throws an exception.

canApply

public boolean canApply(Object pUnk)
                 throws IOException,
                        AutomationException
Indicates if the receiver can apply the given object at that particular moment.

Remarks

CanApply indicates whether the specified object can be applied to the current object. For instance, we might want to ask our CircleElement whether a Color object applies to it. If it does, then we can use the Apply method to update our CircleElement with the new Color object.

CanApply differs from Applies in that it is a check for the editability of the object at any given time. Applies indicates whether an object can be applied at all, while CanApply indicates whether an object can be applied at that particular moment.

Product Availability

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

Supported Platforms

Windows, Solaris, Linux

Specified by:
canApply in interface IPropertySupport
Parameters:
pUnk - A reference to another Object (IUnknown) (in)
Returns:
The canApply
Throws:
IOException - If there are interop problems.
AutomationException - If the ArcObject component throws an exception.

getCurrent

public Object getCurrent(Object pUnk)
                  throws IOException,
                         AutomationException
The object currently being used.

Product Availability

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

Specified by:
getCurrent in interface IPropertySupport
Parameters:
pUnk - A reference to another Object (IUnknown) (in)
Returns:
A reference to another Object (IUnknown)
Throws:
IOException - If there are interop problems.
AutomationException - If the ArcObject component throws an exception.

apply

public Object apply(Object newObject)
             throws IOException,
                    AutomationException
Applies the given property to the receiver and returns the old object.

Remarks

Apply will apply the specified object to the current object. For instance, I might apply a Color object to my RectangleElement. When I execute Apply, the object I replace (the old object) is returned.

Use the Applies and CanApply methods to determine if an Apply can be used on an object.

Product Availability

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

Supported Platforms

Windows, Solaris, Linux

Specified by:
apply in interface IPropertySupport
Parameters:
newObject - A reference to another Object (IUnknown) (in)
Returns:
A reference to another Object (IUnknown)
Throws:
IOException - If there are interop problems.
AutomationException - If the ArcObject component throws an exception.

esri_clone

public IClone esri_clone()
                  throws IOException,
                         AutomationException
Clones the receiver and assigns the result to *clone.

Product Availability

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

Specified by:
esri_clone in interface IClone
Returns:
A reference to a com.esri.arcgis.system.IClone
Throws:
IOException - If there are interop problems.
AutomationException - If the ArcObject component throws an exception.

assign

public void assign(IClone src)
            throws IOException,
                   AutomationException
Assigns the properties of src to the receiver.

Description

Use Assign method to assign the properties of source object to receiver object. Both objects need to have the same CLSIDs. Both source and receiver objects need to be instantiated.

Product Availability

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

Supported Platforms

Windows, Solaris, Linux

Specified by:
assign in interface IClone
Parameters:
src - A reference to a com.esri.arcgis.system.IClone (in)
Throws:
IOException - If there are interop problems.
AutomationException - If the ArcObject component throws an exception.

isEqual

public boolean isEqual(IClone other)
                throws IOException,
                       AutomationException
Indicates if the receiver and other have the same properties.

Description

IsEqual returns True if the receiver and the source have the same properties. Note, this does not imply that the receiver and the source reference the same object.

Product Availability

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

Supported Platforms

Windows, Solaris, Linux

Specified by:
isEqual in interface IClone
Parameters:
other - A reference to a com.esri.arcgis.system.IClone (in)
Returns:
The equal
Throws:
IOException - If there are interop problems.
AutomationException - If the ArcObject component throws an exception.

isIdentical

public boolean isIdentical(IClone other)
                    throws IOException,
                           AutomationException
Indicates if the receiver and other are the same object.

Description

IsIdentical returns true if the receiver and the source reference the same object.

Product Availability

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

Supported Platforms

Windows, Solaris, Linux

Specified by:
isIdentical in interface IClone
Parameters:
other - A reference to a com.esri.arcgis.system.IClone (in)
Returns:
The identical
Throws:
IOException - If there are interop problems.
AutomationException - If the ArcObject component throws an exception.

move

public void move(double dx,
                 double dy)
          throws IOException,
                 AutomationException
Moves dx units horizontally and dy units vertically.

Description

Moves the Geometry dX units along the X-Axis and dY units along the Y-Axis. Only changes the position of the Geometry without altering any of the other characteristics. Move is a spatial offset.

Remarks

Transform2D Move Example

Product Availability

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

Supported Platforms

Windows, Solaris, Linux

Specified by:
move in interface ITransform2D
Parameters:
dx - The dx (in)
dy - The dy (in)
Throws:
IOException - If there are interop problems.
AutomationException - If the ArcObject component throws an exception.

moveVector

public void moveVector(ILine v)
                throws IOException,
                       AutomationException
Moves a direction and distance v. v can be in a different spatial reference than the geometry being moved.

Description

Moves the Geometry dX units along the X-Axis and dY units along the Y-Axis, where dX and dY are calculated from the input vector Line. Only the Length and Angle of the vector affect the transformation. The location of the vector does not change the transformation. Only changes the position of the Geometry without altering any of the other characteristics. Move is a spatial offset.

Remarks

Transform2D MoveVector Example

Product Availability

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

Supported Platforms

Windows, Solaris, Linux

Specified by:
moveVector in interface ITransform2D
Parameters:
v - A reference to a com.esri.arcgis.geometry.ILine (in)
Throws:
IOException - If there are interop problems.
AutomationException - If the ArcObject component throws an exception.

scale

public void scale(IPoint origin,
                  double sx,
                  double sy)
           throws IOException,
                  AutomationException
Scales about the specified origin using seperate horizonal and vertical scales. The origin point can be in a different spatial reference than the geometry being scaled.

Description

Stretches the Geometry a factor of sX along the X-Axis and a factor of sY along the Y-Axis (where sX is the ratio of Old Width to New Width, and sY is the ratio of Old Height to New Height). The Origin point is the reference Point from which the transformation is performed (Regardless of the location of the Origin point, the Geometry resulting from the transformation is the same, except for a positional offset). The Origin is the only point in the transformation guaranted to remain in the same location after the transformation is complete.

Remarks

Note: Caution must be taken when scaling a CircularArc or a geometry containing CircularArc segments. Unless Abs(ScaleX) = Abs(ScaleY), the resulting CircularArcs will not retain the characteristics of the original geometry (since they remain CircularArcs).

Scale Example

Product Availability

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

Supported Platforms

Windows, Solaris, Linux

Specified by:
scale in interface ITransform2D
Parameters:
origin - A reference to a com.esri.arcgis.geometry.IPoint (in)
sx - The sx (in)
sy - The sy (in)
Throws:
IOException - If there are interop problems.
AutomationException - If the ArcObject component throws an exception.

rotate

public void rotate(IPoint origin,
                   double rotationAngle)
            throws IOException,
                   AutomationException
Rotates about the specified origin point. The angle is in radians. The origin can be in a different spatial reference than the geometry being rotated.

Description

Rotate performs an angular transform (rotation) on the Geometry. The Origin is the only point in the transformation guaranteed to remain in the same location after the transformation is performed. Regardless of the Origin, the transformed Geometry is the same, except for a positional offset. The RotationAngle is measured in radians.

Remarks

An Envelope cannot be Rotated.

Transform2D Rotate Example

Product Availability

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

Supported Platforms

Windows, Solaris, Linux

Specified by:
rotate in interface ITransform2D
Parameters:
origin - A reference to a com.esri.arcgis.geometry.IPoint (in)
rotationAngle - The rotationAngle (in)
Throws:
IOException - If there are interop problems.
AutomationException - If the ArcObject component throws an exception.

transform

public void transform(int direction,
                      ITransformation transformation)
               throws IOException,
                      AutomationException
Applies an arbitrary transformation. In particular, the transformation parameter can be either an affine transformation or a geographic transformation (datum shift).

Product Availability

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

Supported Platforms

Windows, Solaris, Linux

Specified by:
transform in interface ITransform2D
Parameters:
direction - A com.esri.arcgis.geometry.esriTransformDirection constant (in)
transformation - A reference to a com.esri.arcgis.geometry.ITransformation (in)
Throws:
IOException - If there are interop problems.
AutomationException - If the ArcObject component throws an exception.

isFixedAspectRatio

public boolean isFixedAspectRatio()
                           throws IOException,
                                  AutomationException
Indicates if the bounds has a fixed aspect ratio.

Product Availability

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

Supported Platforms

Windows, Solaris, Linux

Specified by:
isFixedAspectRatio in interface IBoundsProperties
Returns:
The flag
Throws:
IOException - If there are interop problems.
AutomationException - If the ArcObject component throws an exception.

setFixedAspectRatio

public void setFixedAspectRatio(boolean flag)
                         throws IOException,
                                AutomationException
Indicates if the bounds has a fixed aspect ratio.

Product Availability

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

Supported Platforms

Windows, Solaris, Linux

Specified by:
setFixedAspectRatio in interface IBoundsProperties
Parameters:
flag - The flag (in)
Throws:
IOException - If there are interop problems.
AutomationException - If the ArcObject component throws an exception.

isFixedSize

public boolean isFixedSize()
                    throws IOException,
                           AutomationException
Indicates if size is determined by some other property like the symbol.

Product Availability

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

Supported Platforms

Windows, Solaris, Linux

Specified by:
isFixedSize in interface IBoundsProperties
Returns:
The flag
Throws:
IOException - If there are interop problems.
AutomationException - If the ArcObject component throws an exception.

enumConnectionPoints

public void enumConnectionPoints(IEnumConnectionPoints[] ppEnum)
                          throws IOException,
                                 AutomationException
enumConnectionPoints

Description

IConnectionPointContainer is a Microsoft interface. Please refer to MSDN for information about this interface.

Product Availability

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

Supported Platforms

Windows, Solaris, Linux

Specified by:
enumConnectionPoints in interface IConnectionPointContainer
Parameters:
ppEnum - A reference to a com.esri.arcgis.display.IEnumConnectionPoints (out: use single element array)
Throws:
IOException - If there are interop problems.
AutomationException - If the ArcObject component throws an exception.

findConnectionPoint

public void findConnectionPoint(GUID riid,
                                IConnectionPoint[] ppCP)
                         throws IOException,
                                AutomationException
findConnectionPoint

Description

IConnectionPointContainer is a Microsoft interface. Please refer to MSDN for information about this interface.

Product Availability

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

Supported Platforms

Windows, Solaris, Linux

Specified by:
findConnectionPoint in interface IConnectionPointContainer
Parameters:
riid - A Structure: com.esri.arcgis.support.ms.stdole.GUID (in)
ppCP - A reference to a com.esri.arcgis.display.IConnectionPoint (out: use single element array)
Throws:
IOException - If there are interop problems.
AutomationException - If the ArcObject component throws an exception.

IFrameProperties_getBackground

public IBackground IFrameProperties_getBackground()
                                           throws IOException,
                                                  AutomationException
Frame background used by this element.

Product Availability

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

Specified by:
IFrameProperties_getBackground in interface IFrameProperties
Returns:
A reference to a com.esri.arcgis.carto.IBackground
Throws:
IOException - If there are interop problems.
AutomationException - If the ArcObject component throws an exception.

getShadow

public IShadow getShadow()
                  throws IOException,
                         AutomationException
Frame shadow used by this element.

Product Availability

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

Supported Platforms

Windows, Solaris, Linux

Specified by:
getShadow in interface IFrameProperties
Returns:
A reference to a com.esri.arcgis.carto.IShadow
Throws:
IOException - If there are interop problems.
AutomationException - If the ArcObject component throws an exception.

setShadow

public void setShadow(IShadow shadow)
               throws IOException,
                      AutomationException
Frame shadow used by this element.

Product Availability

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

Supported Platforms

Windows, Solaris, Linux

Specified by:
setShadow in interface IFrameProperties
Parameters:
shadow - A reference to a com.esri.arcgis.carto.IShadow (in)
Throws:
IOException - If there are interop problems.
AutomationException - If the ArcObject component throws an exception.

writeExternal

public void writeExternal(ObjectOutput out)
                   throws IOException
Specified by:
writeExternal in interface Externalizable
Throws:
IOException

readExternal

public void readExternal(ObjectInput in)
                  throws IOException,
                         ClassNotFoundException
Specified by:
readExternal in interface Externalizable
Throws:
IOException
ClassNotFoundException
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