com.esri.arcgis.controls
Interface ISceneControl

All Superinterfaces:

Serializable

All Known Implementing Classes:

ISceneControlProxy, SceneBean, SceneControl

public interface ISceneControl
extends Serializable

Provides access to members that control the SceneControl.

Description

The ISceneControl interface is a starting point for any tasks related to the SceneControl, such as setting general appearance, adding scene documents, managing the scene, scene graph and camera, and setting the current tool.

Product Availability

Available with ArcGIS Engine.

Method Summary

void	aboutBox() Displays a dialog of information about the SceneControl.
boolean	checkSxFile(String fileName) Checks if a filename is a scene document.
boolean	esri_isEnabled() Indicates whether the SceneControl can respond to user generated events.
void	esri_setEnabled(boolean pbool) Indicates whether the SceneControl can respond to user generated events.
int	getAppearance() The appearance of the SceneControl.
int	getBackColor() Background color of the SceneControl.
int	getBorderStyle() The border style of the SceneControl.
ICamera	getCamera() The Camera object associated with the SceneControl.
ITool	getCurrentTool() Current active tool for the SceneControl.
Object	getCustomProperty() A property to associate data with a control.
String	getDocumentFilename() The filename of the last scene document loaded into the control.
int	getHWnd() Handle to the window associated with the SceneControl.
int	getKeyIntercept() A property that specifies interception of key strokes that are normally handled by the container.
Picture	getMouseIcon() Custom mouse icon used if MousePointer is 99.
int	getMousePointer() The mouse pointer displayed over the SceneControl.
Object	getObject() A property that returns the underlying control.
IScene	getScene() The Scene object associated with the SceneControl.
ISceneGraph	getSceneGraph() The SceneGraph object associated with the SceneControl.
ISceneViewer	getSceneViewer() The SceneViewer associated with the SceneControl.
int	getTipDelay() The delay before scene tips are shown.
int	getTipStyle() The style of scene tips.
boolean	isNavigate() Indicates if the SceneControl performs default scene navigation in response to mouse events.
boolean	isOverrideBackColor() Indicates whether to override the background color of the scene document.
boolean	isShowSceneTips() Indicates if scene tips are shown.
void	loadSxFile(String sxPath) Loads a scene document into the SceneControl.
void	setAppearance(int pappearance) The appearance of the SceneControl.
void	setBackColor(int pclr) Background color of the SceneControl.
void	setBorderStyle(int pstyle) The border style of the SceneControl.
void	setCameraByRef(ICamera pVal) The Camera object associated with the SceneControl.
void	setCurrentToolByRef(ITool pVal) Current active tool for the SceneControl.
void	setCustomProperty(Object pVal) A property to associate data with a control.
void	setDocumentFilename(String documentFilename) The filename of the last scene document loaded into the control.
void	setKeyIntercept(int pVal) A property that specifies interception of key strokes that are normally handled by the container.
void	setMouseIconByRef(Picture ppMouseIcon) Custom mouse icon used if MousePointer is 99.
void	setMousePointer(int ppointer) The mouse pointer displayed over the SceneControl.
void	setNavigate(boolean pVal) Indicates if the SceneControl performs default scene navigation in response to mouse events.
void	setOverrideBackColor(boolean pVal) Indicates whether to override the background color of the scene document.
void	setSceneGraphByRef(ISceneGraph pVal) The SceneGraph object associated with the SceneControl.
void	setShowSceneTips(boolean show) Indicates if scene tips are shown.
void	setTipDelay(int delay) The delay before scene tips are shown.
void	setTipStyle(int style) The style of scene tips.

Method Detail

setBackColor

void setBackColor(int pclr)
                  throws IOException,
                         AutomationException

Background color of the SceneControl.

Product Availability

Available with ArcGIS Engine.

Parameters:

pclr - The pclr (A COM typedef) (in)

Throws:

IOException - If there are interop problems.

AutomationException - If the ArcObject component throws an exception.

getBackColor

int getBackColor()
                 throws IOException,
                        AutomationException

Background color of the SceneControl.

Description

Returns or sets the Background Color of the SceneControl. Internally the OLE_Color is stored as a long integer where the value may be calculated for any RGB combination as follows:

OLE_Color = (Red) + (Green * 256) + (Blue * 256 * 256)

Where Red, Green and Blue are Long Integers within the range 0 - 255.

To ensure the BackColor property overrides any background color set in a scene document, set the OverrideBackColor to true.

Product Availability

Available with ArcGIS Engine.

Returns:

The pclr (A COM typedef)

Throws:

IOException - If there are interop problems.

AutomationException - If the ArcObject component throws an exception.

setBorderStyle

void setBorderStyle(int pstyle)
                    throws IOException,
                           AutomationException

The border style of the SceneControl.

Product Availability

Available with ArcGIS Engine.

Parameters:

pstyle - A com.esri.arcgis.controls.esriControlsBorderStyle constant (in)

Throws:

IOException - If there are interop problems.

AutomationException - If the ArcObject component throws an exception.

getBorderStyle

int getBorderStyle()
                   throws IOException,
                          AutomationException

The border style of the SceneControl.

Description

Returns or sets the border style of a SceneControl. By default a border is drawn.

Product Availability

Available with ArcGIS Engine.

Returns:

A com.esri.arcgis.controls.esriControlsBorderStyle constant

Throws:

IOException - If there are interop problems.

AutomationException - If the ArcObject component throws an exception.

esri_setEnabled

void esri_setEnabled(boolean pbool)
                     throws IOException,
                            AutomationException

Indicates whether the SceneControl can respond to user generated events.

Product Availability

Available with ArcGIS Engine.

Parameters:

pbool - The pbool (in)

Throws:

IOException - If there are interop problems.

AutomationException - If the ArcObject component throws an exception.

esri_isEnabled

boolean esri_isEnabled()
                       throws IOException,
                              AutomationException

Indicates whether the SceneControl can respond to user generated events.

Product Availability

Available with ArcGIS Engine.

Returns:

The pbool

Throws:

IOException - If there are interop problems.

AutomationException - If the ArcObject component throws an exception.

setAppearance

void setAppearance(int pappearance)
                   throws IOException,
                          AutomationException

The appearance of the SceneControl.

Product Availability

Available with ArcGIS Engine.

Parameters:

pappearance - A com.esri.arcgis.controls.esriControlsAppearance constant (in)

Throws:

IOException - If there are interop problems.

AutomationException - If the ArcObject component throws an exception.

getAppearance

int getAppearance()
                  throws IOException,
                         AutomationException

The appearance of the SceneControl.

Description

Returns or sets the paint style of a SceneControl to either Flat or 3D. By default the appearance is flat.

Product Availability

Available with ArcGIS Engine.

Returns:

A com.esri.arcgis.controls.esriControlsAppearance constant

Throws:

IOException - If there are interop problems.

AutomationException - If the ArcObject component throws an exception.

setMousePointer

void setMousePointer(int ppointer)
                     throws IOException,
                            AutomationException

The mouse pointer displayed over the SceneControl.

Product Availability

Available with ArcGIS Engine.

Parameters:

ppointer - A com.esri.arcgis.controls.esriControlsMousePointer constant (in)

Throws:

IOException - If there are interop problems.

AutomationException - If the ArcObject component throws an exception.

getMousePointer

int getMousePointer()
                    throws IOException,
                           AutomationException

The mouse pointer displayed over the SceneControl.

Description

Use this property when you want to indicate changes in functionality as the mouse pointer passes over the SceneControl. The esriPointerArrowHourglass setting (11) is useful for indicating that the user should wait for a process or operation to finish.

Product Availability

Available with ArcGIS Engine.

Returns:

A com.esri.arcgis.controls.esriControlsMousePointer constant

Throws:

IOException - If there are interop problems.

AutomationException - If the ArcObject component throws an exception.

setMouseIconByRef

void setMouseIconByRef(Picture ppMouseIcon)
                       throws IOException,
                              AutomationException

Custom mouse icon used if MousePointer is 99.

Product Availability

Available with ArcGIS Engine.

Parameters:

ppMouseIcon - A reference to a com.esri.arcgis.support.ms.stdole.Picture (A com.esri.arcgis.support.ms.stdole.Picture COM typedef) (in)

Throws:

IOException - If there are interop problems.

AutomationException - If the ArcObject component throws an exception.

getMouseIcon

Picture getMouseIcon()
                     throws IOException,
                            AutomationException

Custom mouse icon used if MousePointer is 99.

Description

The MouseIcon property provides a custom icon that is used when the MousePointer property is set to esriPointerArrowHourglass (99).

Remarks

In most development evironments the control's property pages can be used to load either a cursor (.cur) or icon (.ico) file. A cursor contains a custom 'hotspot' location and can be any size. The 'hotspot' location for an icon file defaults to the center of the icon. This property cannot be used to load animated cursor (.ani) files.

To programatically create an object implementing IPictureDisp there is the win32 function OleLoadPicture or helper methods depending on the development environment.

Product Availability

Available with ArcGIS Engine.

Returns:

A reference to a com.esri.arcgis.support.ms.stdole.Picture (A com.esri.arcgis.support.ms.stdole.Picture COM typedef)

Throws:

IOException - If there are interop problems.

AutomationException - If the ArcObject component throws an exception.

getHWnd

int getHWnd()
            throws IOException,
                   AutomationException

Handle to the window associated with the SceneControl.

Description

The operating environment identifies each window, form and control in an application by assigning it a handle, or hWnd. Many ArcObjects methods and Windows API calls require the hWnd as an argument.

Product Availability

Available with ArcGIS Engine.

Returns:

The hWnd

Throws:

IOException - If there are interop problems.

AutomationException - If the ArcObject component throws an exception.

aboutBox

void aboutBox()
              throws IOException,
                     AutomationException

Displays a dialog of information about the SceneControl.

Description

The AboutBox method causes a modal dialog box to display on top of the SceneControl, containing information about the version and creation date of the SceneControl as well as listing relevant legal and copyright information from ESRI.

Product Availability

Available with ArcGIS Engine.

Throws:

IOException - If there are interop problems.

AutomationException - If the ArcObject component throws an exception.

loadSxFile

void loadSxFile(String sxPath)
                throws IOException,
                       AutomationException

Loads a scene document into the SceneControl.

Description

Loads a scene document (*.sxd) into the SceneControl. Use the CheckSxFile method to determine if the specified scene document is a valid scene document.

Product Availability

Available with ArcGIS Engine.

Parameters:

sxPath - The sxPath (in)

Throws:

IOException - If there are interop problems.

AutomationException - If the ArcObject component throws an exception.

getScene

IScene getScene()
                throws IOException,
                       AutomationException

The Scene object associated with the SceneControl.

Description

This is a shortcut to the ISceneGraph::Scene property.

Product Availability

Available with ArcGIS Engine.

Returns:

A reference to a com.esri.arcgis.analyst3d.IScene

Throws:

IOException - If there are interop problems.

AutomationException - If the ArcObject component throws an exception.

getSceneGraph

ISceneGraph getSceneGraph()
                          throws IOException,
                                 AutomationException

The SceneGraph object associated with the SceneControl.

Description

This is a shortcut to the ISceneViewer::SceneGraph property.

Product Availability

Available with ArcGIS Engine.

Returns:

A reference to a com.esri.arcgis.analyst3d.ISceneGraph

Throws:

IOException - If there are interop problems.

AutomationException - If the ArcObject component throws an exception.

setSceneGraphByRef

void setSceneGraphByRef(ISceneGraph pVal)
                        throws IOException,
                               AutomationException

The SceneGraph object associated with the SceneControl.

Product Availability

Available with ArcGIS Engine.

Parameters:

pVal - A reference to a com.esri.arcgis.analyst3d.ISceneGraph (in)

Throws:

IOException - If there are interop problems.

AutomationException - If the ArcObject component throws an exception.

getSceneViewer

ISceneViewer getSceneViewer()
                            throws IOException,
                                   AutomationException

The SceneViewer associated with the SceneControl.

Description

This is the SceneViewer contained within the SceneControl.

Product Availability

Available with ArcGIS Engine.

Returns:

A reference to a com.esri.arcgis.analyst3d.ISceneViewer

Throws:

IOException - If there are interop problems.

AutomationException - If the ArcObject component throws an exception.

getCamera

ICamera getCamera()
                  throws IOException,
                         AutomationException

The Camera object associated with the SceneControl.

Description

This is a shortcut to the ISceneViewer::Camera property.

Product Availability

Available with ArcGIS Engine.

Returns:

A reference to a com.esri.arcgis.analyst3d.ICamera

Throws:

IOException - If there are interop problems.

AutomationException - If the ArcObject component throws an exception.

setCameraByRef

void setCameraByRef(ICamera pVal)
                    throws IOException,
                           AutomationException

The Camera object associated with the SceneControl.

Product Availability

Available with ArcGIS Engine.

Parameters:

pVal - A reference to a com.esri.arcgis.analyst3d.ICamera (in)

Throws:

IOException - If there are interop problems.

AutomationException - If the ArcObject component throws an exception.

getCurrentTool

ITool getCurrentTool()
                     throws IOException,
                            AutomationException

Current active tool for the SceneControl. Set to nothing to clear the tool.

Description

The CurrentTool is the tool used to interact will the SceneControl's display. Always check if a tool is enabled before setting it to the CurrentTool property, otherwise a user will be able to use a tool that is actually disabled.

Remarks

When the CurrentTool is set the following events occur:

1. The ITool::Deactivate event is triggered on the 'old' CurrentTool if one was set. If this event returns false a trappable error ocurrs. If this event returns true the 'old' CurrentTool is removed and replaced.
2. The ICommand::OnClick event is triggered on the 'new' CurrentTool and its cursor is picked up.

Within an ITool implementation it is recommended that the ITool::Deactivate event returns true. This allows a 'new' CurrentTool to be set, and allows the release of the CurrentTool when an application is shutting down.

Product Availability

Available with ArcGIS Engine.

Returns:

A reference to a com.esri.arcgis.systemUI.ITool

Throws:

IOException - If there are interop problems.

AutomationException - If the ArcObject component throws an exception.

setCurrentToolByRef

void setCurrentToolByRef(ITool pVal)
                         throws IOException,
                                AutomationException

Current active tool for the SceneControl. Set to nothing to clear the tool.

Product Availability

Available with ArcGIS Engine.

Parameters:

pVal - A reference to a com.esri.arcgis.systemUI.ITool (in)

Throws:

IOException - If there are interop problems.

AutomationException - If the ArcObject component throws an exception.

isNavigate

boolean isNavigate()
                   throws IOException,
                          AutomationException

Indicates if the SceneControl performs default scene navigation in response to mouse events.

Description

The Navigate property determines whether the default SceneControl navigation functionality is enabled at run time. By default the Navigate property is set to false. When the Navigate property is set to true, the end user can use the left mouse button to navigate backwards and forwards and to the left and right of the display, and the right mouse button to zoom in and out on the display.

Remarks

When the Navigate property is set to true, the OnMouseDown, OnMouseMove, OnMouseUp events are being intercepted. As such, care must be taken by developers to avoid the display becoming confused when:

• The OnMouseDown, OnMouseMove, OnMouseUp events contain code that interacts with the Camera.
• The SceneControl is being used in conjunction with the ToolbarControl with Control Commands or custom commands hosted on it. When a command hosted on the ToolbarControl is selected by the end user to become the CurrentTool, both the Navigate functionality and the CurrentTool are catching the OnMouseDown, OnMouseMove, OnMouseUp events.

Product Availability

Available with ArcGIS Engine.

Returns:

The pVal

Throws:

IOException - If there are interop problems.

AutomationException - If the ArcObject component throws an exception.

setNavigate

void setNavigate(boolean pVal)
                 throws IOException,
                        AutomationException

Indicates if the SceneControl performs default scene navigation in response to mouse events.

Product Availability

Available with ArcGIS Engine.

Parameters:

pVal - The pVal (in)

Throws:

IOException - If there are interop problems.

AutomationException - If the ArcObject component throws an exception.

checkSxFile

boolean checkSxFile(String fileName)
                    throws IOException,
                           AutomationException

Checks if a filename is a scene document.

Description

Determines whether the specified Scene Document (*.sxd) is a valid scene document and can be loaded into the SceneControl. The method verifies the file exists and verifies the file internals conform to an expected storage format. The method does not read and validate the entire contents of the file; use the LoadSxFile to do this.

Product Availability

Available with ArcGIS Engine.

Parameters:

fileName - The fileName (in)

Returns:

The result

Throws:

IOException - If there are interop problems.

AutomationException - If the ArcObject component throws an exception.

getCustomProperty

Object getCustomProperty()
                         throws IOException,
                                AutomationException

A property to associate data with a control.

Description

Use the CustomProperty to associate any useful data with the SceneControl. This is similar to a 'Tag' property, and can be use to store strings, numbers and objects.

Product Availability

Available with ArcGIS Engine.

Returns:

A Variant

Throws:

IOException - If there are interop problems.

AutomationException - If the ArcObject component throws an exception.

setCustomProperty

void setCustomProperty(Object pVal)
                       throws IOException,
                              AutomationException

A property to associate data with a control.

Product Availability

Available with ArcGIS Engine.

Parameters:

pVal - A Variant (in)

Throws:

IOException - If there are interop problems.

AutomationException - If the ArcObject component throws an exception.

setDocumentFilename

void setDocumentFilename(String documentFilename)
                         throws IOException,
                                AutomationException

The filename of the last scene document loaded into the control.

Product Availability

Available with ArcGIS Engine.

Parameters:

documentFilename - The documentFilename (in)

Throws:

IOException - If there are interop problems.

AutomationException - If the ArcObject component throws an exception.

getDocumentFilename

String getDocumentFilename()
                           throws IOException,
                                  AutomationException

The filename of the last scene document loaded into the control.

Description

Returns the DocumentFilename of the last document loaded into the SceneControl with the LoadSxFile method. An empty string will be returned if no document is loaded.

Product Availability

Available with ArcGIS Engine.

Returns:

The documentFilename

Throws:

IOException - If there are interop problems.

AutomationException - If the ArcObject component throws an exception.

getObject

Object getObject()
                 throws IOException,
                        AutomationException

A property that returns the underlying control. This can be used when the control is inside a wrapper object that has been added by a development environment.

Description

In some development environments it is not possible to query interface directly on the control to other COM interfaces, beacuse the control is contained within a wrapper object. To get the real control use the Object property.

Product Availability

Available with ArcGIS Engine.

Returns:

A reference to another Automation Object (IDispatch)

Throws:

IOException - If there are interop problems.

AutomationException - If the ArcObject component throws an exception.

setOverrideBackColor

void setOverrideBackColor(boolean pVal)
                          throws IOException,
                                 AutomationException

Indicates whether to override the background color of the scene document.

Product Availability

Available with ArcGIS Engine.

Parameters:

pVal - The pVal (in)

Throws:

IOException - If there are interop problems.

AutomationException - If the ArcObject component throws an exception.

isOverrideBackColor

boolean isOverrideBackColor()
                            throws IOException,
                                   AutomationException

Indicates whether to override the background color of the scene document.

Description

The OverrideBackColor property determines whether the background color of any document loaded into the SceneControl is overriden and replaced with the SceneControl's BackColor. By default this property is false.

Product Availability

Available with ArcGIS Engine.

Returns:

The pVal

Throws:

IOException - If there are interop problems.

AutomationException - If the ArcObject component throws an exception.

setShowSceneTips

void setShowSceneTips(boolean show)
                      throws IOException,
                             AutomationException

Indicates if scene tips are shown.

Product Availability

Available with ArcGIS Engine.

Parameters:

show - The show (in)

Throws:

IOException - If there are interop problems.

AutomationException - If the ArcObject component throws an exception.

isShowSceneTips

boolean isShowSceneTips()
                        throws IOException,
                               AutomationException

Indicates if scene tips are shown.

Description

Determines whether scene tips are displayed (if they exist) as the mouse moves over layer features. By default the ShowSceneTips property is set to false.

Product Availability

Available with ArcGIS Engine.

Returns:

The show

Throws:

IOException - If there are interop problems.

AutomationException - If the ArcObject component throws an exception.

setTipStyle

void setTipStyle(int style)
                 throws IOException,
                        AutomationException

The style of scene tips.

Product Availability

Available with ArcGIS Engine.

Parameters:

style - A com.esri.arcgis.systemUI.esriTipStyle constant (in)

Throws:

IOException - If there are interop problems.

AutomationException - If the ArcObject component throws an exception.

getTipStyle

int getTipStyle()
                throws IOException,
                       AutomationException

The style of scene tips.

Description

Returns or sets the TipStyle used by the scene tips when ShowSceneTips is set to true to either solid or transparent. By default the TipStyle is solid.

Product Availability

Available with ArcGIS Engine.

Returns:

A com.esri.arcgis.systemUI.esriTipStyle constant

Throws:

IOException - If there are interop problems.

AutomationException - If the ArcObject component throws an exception.

setTipDelay

void setTipDelay(int delay)
                 throws IOException,
                        AutomationException

The delay before scene tips are shown.

Product Availability

Available with ArcGIS Engine.

Parameters:

delay - The delay (in)

Throws:

IOException - If there are interop problems.

AutomationException - If the ArcObject component throws an exception.

getTipDelay

int getTipDelay()
                throws IOException,
                       AutomationException

The delay before scene tips are shown.

Description

Returns or sets the time delay in milliseconds before scene tips are displayed. By default TipDelay is 500 milliseconds.

Product Availability

Available with ArcGIS Engine.

Returns:

The delay

Throws:

IOException - If there are interop problems.

AutomationException - If the ArcObject component throws an exception.

getKeyIntercept

int getKeyIntercept()
                    throws IOException,
                           AutomationException

A property that specifies interception of key strokes that are normally handled by the container. When intercepted the OnKeyDown and OnKeyUp events will be called. This value can be a combined bit mask of esriKeyIntercept enum values.

Description

Returns or sets keys on the keyboard that will be intercepted by the SceneControl, triggering the OnKeyDown and OnKeyUp events when pressed. These keys are often hidden from the SceneControl by the development environment container. By default the KeyIntercept is set to esriKeyInterceptNone.

Many development environment containers use the up, down, left and right arrow keys to change control focus on a form. These keys can also be useful for navigating around the display. To intercept the arrow keys and the Tab key combine the enum values using a logical OR operation (esriKeyInterceptArrowKeys OR esriKeyInterceptTabKey, which is 1 OR 4 = 5).

Product Availability

Available with ArcGIS Engine.

Returns:

The pVal

Throws:

IOException - If there are interop problems.

AutomationException - If the ArcObject component throws an exception.

setKeyIntercept

void setKeyIntercept(int pVal)
                     throws IOException,
                            AutomationException

A property that specifies interception of key strokes that are normally handled by the container. When intercepted the OnKeyDown and OnKeyUp events will be called. This value can be a combined bit mask of esriKeyIntercept enum values.

Product Availability

Available with ArcGIS Engine.

Parameters:

pVal - The pVal (in)

Throws:

IOException - If there are interop problems.

AutomationException - If the ArcObject component throws an exception.