com.esri.arcgis.geodatabase
Interface IDatasetComponent

All Superinterfaces:

Serializable

All Known Subinterfaces:

IDatasetComponent2

All Known Implementing Classes:

CadastralFabric, IDatasetComponent2Proxy, IDatasetComponentProxy, NetworkDataset, RepresentationClass, Terrain

public interface IDatasetComponent
extends Serializable

Provides access to the common functionality found on all dataset components.

Superseded By

IDatasetComponent2

Remarks

The IDatasetComponent interface is used to access the data element and parent dataset of this dataset.

Product Availability

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

Method Summary

IDEDataset	getDataElement() The data element corresponding to the dataset component.
IDataset	getParent() The containing parent dataset.

Method Detail

getDataElement

IDEDataset getDataElement()
                          throws IOException,
                                 AutomationException

The data element corresponding to the dataset component.

Remarks

The DataElement method is used to access the data element for this dataset component.

Product Availability

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

Returns:

A reference to a com.esri.arcgis.geodatabase.IDEDataset

Throws:

IOException - If there are interop problems.

AutomationException - If the ArcObject component throws an exception.

getParent

IDataset getParent()
                   throws IOException,
                          AutomationException

The containing parent dataset.

Remarks

Returns the parent of the dataset component. For example, for geodatabase network datasets this will return the containing feature dataset.

Product Availability

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

Returns:

A reference to a com.esri.arcgis.geodatabase.IDataset

Throws:

IOException - If there are interop problems.

AutomationException - If the ArcObject component throws an exception.