com.esri.arcgis.display
Interface IGraphicAttributeType

All Superinterfaces:

Serializable

All Known Implementing Classes:

GraphicAttributeBooleanType, GraphicAttributeColorType, GraphicAttributeDashType, GraphicAttributeDoubleType, GraphicAttributeEnumType, GraphicAttributeIntegerType, GraphicAttributeMarkerType, GraphicAttributeSizeType, GraphicAttributeTextType

public interface IGraphicAttributeType
extends Serializable

Provides access to members that control the behavior and properties of graphic attribute types.

Product Availability

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

Method Summary

void	drawValue(Object value, tagRECT rect, int hDC, boolean readOnly) Draws a value on the device context.
Object	formatValue(Object value) Formats the graphic attribute value.
int	getType() The graphic attribute type.
Object	textToValue(String text) Converts text to the graphic attribute value.
String	valueToText(Object value) Converts the graphic attribute value to text.

Method Detail

getType

int getType()
            throws IOException,
                   AutomationException

The graphic attribute type.

Product Availability

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

Returns:

A com.esri.arcgis.display.esriGraphicAttributeType constant

Throws:

IOException - If there are interop problems.

AutomationException - If the ArcObject component throws an exception.

formatValue

Object formatValue(Object value)
                   throws IOException,
                          AutomationException

Formats the graphic attribute value.

Product Availability

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

Parameters:

value - A Variant (in)

Returns:

A Variant

Throws:

IOException - If there are interop problems.

AutomationException - If the ArcObject component throws an exception.

textToValue

Object textToValue(String text)
                   throws IOException,
                          AutomationException

Converts text to the graphic attribute value.

Product Availability

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

Parameters:

text - The text (in)

Returns:

A Variant

Throws:

IOException - If there are interop problems.

AutomationException - If the ArcObject component throws an exception.

valueToText

String valueToText(Object value)
                   throws IOException,
                          AutomationException

Converts the graphic attribute value to text.

Product Availability

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

Parameters:

value - A Variant (in)

Returns:

The text

Throws:

IOException - If there are interop problems.

AutomationException - If the ArcObject component throws an exception.

drawValue

void drawValue(Object value,
               tagRECT rect,
               int hDC,
               boolean readOnly)
               throws IOException,
                      AutomationException

Draws a value on the device context.

Product Availability

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

Parameters:

value - A Variant (in)

rect - A Structure: com.esri.arcgis.system.tagRECT (in)

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

readOnly - The readOnly (in)

Throws:

IOException - If there are interop problems.

AutomationException - If the ArcObject component throws an exception.