com.esri.arcgis.geodatabase
Class Table

java.lang.Object
  extended by com.esri.arcgis.geodatabase.Table
All Implemented Interfaces:
IClass, IDataset, IDatasetAnalyze, IDatasetEdit, IDatasetEditInfo, ISchemaLock, ITable, ITableCapabilities, com.esri.arcgis.interop.RemoteObjRef, Serializable

public class Table
extends Object
implements com.esri.arcgis.interop.RemoteObjRef, ITable, IClass, ITableCapabilities, IDataset, IDatasetEdit, IDatasetEditInfo, IDatasetAnalyze, ISchemaLock

ESRI Table object.

Remarks

A Table object has one or more columns, referred to as fields, and contains an unordered collection of rows. Each row has for each field exactly one value in the data type of the field.

A Table is a Dataset and properties such as the name of the table, the persistable name object for the table, and the workspace containing the table, may be obtained via the IDataset interface. In relational terms, a Table object represents an RDBMS table or view. In objected-oriented terms, a Table object represents an ObjectClass or a RelationshipClass in a geodatabase. A Table object hands out Row objects which themselves support application callable methods depending on the type of data stored in the table.

The Name property of a Table, accessible via the IDataset interface, returns its fully qualified name. The level of qualification may vary depending on the host DBMS. For example, a table named ‘pipes’, owned by a user named ‘gas’ may be called ‘pipes’ in and Access or File Geodatabase, ‘gas.pipes’ on Oracle and ‘mydb.gas.pipes’ on SQLServer. The ParseTableNamemethod on the ISqlSyntax interface supported by the table’s workspace can be used to split the fully qualified name into its components.

Product Availability

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

Supported Platforms

Windows, Solaris, Linux

See Also:
IObjectClass, Serialized Form

Constructor Summary
Table(Object obj)
          Construct a Table using a reference to such an object returned from ArcGIS Engine or Server.
 
Method Summary
 void addField(IField field)
          Adds a field to this object class.
 void addIndex(IIndex index)
          Adds an index to this object class.
 void analyze(int tableComponents)
          Analyze the data to update/generate DBMS statistics.
 boolean canCopy()
          True if this dataset can be copied.
 boolean canDelete()
          True if this dataset can be deleted.
 boolean canRename()
          True if this dataset can be renamed.
 void changeSchemaLock(int schemaLock)
          Changes a schema lock.
 IDataset copy(String copyName, IWorkspace copyWorkspace)
          Copies this dataset to a new dataset with the specified name.
 IRow createRow()
          Creates a row in the database with a system assigned object ID and null property values.
 IRowBuffer createRowBuffer()
          Creates a row buffer that can be used with an insert cursor.
 void delete()
          Deletes this dataset.
 void deleteField(IField field)
          Deletes a field from this object class.
 void deleteIndex(IIndex index)
          Deletes an index from this object class.
 void deleteSearchedRows(IQueryFilter queryFilter)
          Delete the Rows in the database selected by the specified query.
 boolean equals(Object o)
          Compare this object with another
 int findField(String name)
          The index of the field with the specified name.
 int getAllowableComponents()
          The allowable components to be analyzed.
 String getBrowseName()
          The browse name of the dataset.
 String getCategory()
          The category of the dataset.
 IUID getCLSID()
          The GUID for the COM Class (CoClass) corresponding to instances of this object class.
 void getCurrentSchemaLocks(IEnumSchemaLockInfo[] schemaLockInfo)
          The list of current locks.
 IUID getEXTCLSID()
          The GUID for the COM Class (CoClass) corresponding to the class extension for this object class.
 Object getExtension()
          The extension for this object class.
 IPropertySet getExtensionProperties()
          The extension properties for this object class.
 IFields getFields()
          The fields collection for this object class.
 IName getFullName()
          The associated name object.
 IIndexes getIndexes()
          The indexes collection for this object class.
 String getName()
          The name of the Dataset.
 String getOIDFieldName()
          The name of the field corresponding to the OID.
 IPropertySet getPropertySet()
          The set of properties for the dataset.
 IRow getRow(int oID)
          The row from the database with the specified object ID.
 ICursor getRows(Object oids, boolean recycling)
          The cursor of rows based on a set of object ids.
 IEnumDataset getSubsets()
          Datasets contained within this dataset.
 int getType()
          The type of the Dataset.
 IWorkspace getWorkspace()
          The workspace containing this dataset.
 int hashCode()
          the hashcode for this object
 ICursor insert(boolean useBuffering)
          Returns a cursor that can be used to insert new Rows.
 boolean isBeingEdited()
          True if the dataset is being edited.
 boolean isCanEdit()
          True if the dataset supports edit sessions with the ability to discard edits on save.
 boolean isCanRedo()
          True if the dataset supports edit sessions with the ability to redo undone operations.
 boolean isCanSelect()
          Indicates if the table supports selection.
 boolean isCanUndo()
          True if the dataset supports edit sessions with the ability to undo individual edit operations.
 boolean isHasOID()
          Indicates if the class has an object identity (OID) field.
 ICursor ITable_search(IQueryFilter queryFilter, boolean recycling)
          An object cursor that can be used to fetch row objects selected by the specified query.
 void rename(String name)
          Renames this Dataset.
 int rowCount(IQueryFilter queryFilter)
          The number of Rows selected by the specified query.
 ISelectionSet select(IQueryFilter queryFilter, int selType, int selOption, IWorkspace selectionContainer)
          A selection that contains the object ids selected by the specified query.
 void setBrowseName(String name)
          The browse name of the dataset.
 ICursor update(IQueryFilter queryFilter, boolean recycling)
          Returns a cursor that can be used to update Rows selected by the specified query.
 void updateSearchedRows(IQueryFilter queryFilter, IRowBuffer buffer)
          Update the Rows in the database selected by the specified query.
 
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

Table

public Table(Object obj)
      throws IOException
Construct a Table using a reference to such an object returned from ArcGIS Engine or Server. This is semantically equivalent to casting obj to Table.
Casting to this class from the return value of a method will not work, as this class represents an abstract class in ArcObjects.
*
Table o = (Table)obj; // will not work

Table o = new Table(obj); // Use this constructor instead
* @param obj an object returned from ArcGIS Engine or Server

Throws:
IOException - if there are interop problems Table theTable = (Table) obj;
Method Detail

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

createRow

public IRow createRow()
               throws IOException,
                      AutomationException
Creates a row in the database with a system assigned object ID and null property values.

Remarks

The CreateRow method creates a new row in the underlying database with a system assigned object id value. A row object representing the created row is returned to the caller. The row object returned has the system assigned object ID as the value of the OIDField. All other fields are initialized to null values if they can be made null and to built-in default values appropriate to the type of the field if they cannot be made null.

The caller is responsible for setting the desired field values into the row and calling the Store method on the row. If the table represents an object class with subtypes, then it is the caller’s responsibility to set the default subtype code into the row and call the InitDefaultValues method on the row before storing, if that is the desired result. For tables without object behavior, insert cursors offer a more efficient way for inserting new rows.

Product Availability

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

Supported Platforms

Windows, Solaris, Linux

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

getRow

public IRow getRow(int oID)
            throws IOException,
                   AutomationException
The row from the database with the specified object ID.

Remarks

The GetRow method returns an existing row object, given its object ID value. The caller can query the returned row object for additional object specific interfaces. The retrieved row may be modified; calling Store on the row object after changing it will trigger messages to related objects and will mark the row for committing to the database.

Product Availability

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

Supported Platforms

Windows, Solaris, Linux

Specified by:
getRow in interface ITable
Parameters:
oID - The oID (in)
Returns:
A reference to a com.esri.arcgis.geodatabase.IRow
Throws:
IOException - If there are interop problems.
AutomationException - If the ArcObject component throws an exception.

getRows

public ICursor getRows(Object oids,
                       boolean recycling)
                throws IOException,
                       AutomationException
The cursor of rows based on a set of object ids.

Remarks

The GetRows method returns a cursor that may be used to retrieve a set of rows specified by the input array of object id values. See the description of the Search method to understand the meaning of the recycling parameter. It is far more efficient to retrieve a set of rows using the GetRows method than it is to retrieve each individual row using the GetRow method. The retrieved rows may be modified; Store should be called on the row objects after changing them.

The oids parameter should be passed an integer array. For example:

Product Availability

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

Supported Platforms

Windows, Solaris, Linux

// Get a recycling cursor for the OID array.

int[] oids = new int[] { 10844, 10853, 10871 };

ICursor cursor = table.getRows(oids, true);

Specified by:
getRows in interface ITable
Parameters:
oids - A Variant (in)
recycling - The recycling (in)
Returns:
A reference to a com.esri.arcgis.geodatabase.ICursor
Throws:
IOException - If there are interop problems.
AutomationException - If the ArcObject component throws an exception.

createRowBuffer

public IRowBuffer createRowBuffer()
                           throws IOException,
                                  AutomationException
Creates a row buffer that can be used with an insert cursor.

Remarks

The CreateRowBuffer method creates a new row buffer object in memory and returns it to the caller. No row is created in the database. The returned row buffer does not have an object ID value. The caller can set values into the row buffer and use it as an argument to the InsertRow method on an insert cursor; the latter is obtained by calling the Insert method on the Table.

Product Availability

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

Supported Platforms

Windows, Solaris, Linux

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

updateSearchedRows

public void updateSearchedRows(IQueryFilter queryFilter,
                               IRowBuffer buffer)
                        throws IOException,
                               AutomationException
Update the Rows in the database selected by the specified query.

Description

This method will edit the rows matching the query filter's constraints. The values in each row will be replaced with the corresponding field's value in the provided row buffer. The fields being edited should be specified in the query filter's SubFields property. If the row buffer contains null values, and the SubFields property is not properly set, the row's values will be overwritten with the row buffer's null values.

Product Availability

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

Supported Platforms

Windows, Solaris, Linux

Specified by:
updateSearchedRows in interface ITable
Parameters:
queryFilter - A reference to a com.esri.arcgis.geodatabase.IQueryFilter (in)
buffer - A reference to a com.esri.arcgis.geodatabase.IRowBuffer (in)
Throws:
IOException - If there are interop problems.
AutomationException - If the ArcObject component throws an exception.

deleteSearchedRows

public void deleteSearchedRows(IQueryFilter queryFilter)
                        throws IOException,
                               AutomationException
Delete the Rows in the database selected by the specified query.

Product Availability

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

Supported Platforms

Windows, Solaris, Linux

Specified by:
deleteSearchedRows in interface ITable
Parameters:
queryFilter - A reference to a com.esri.arcgis.geodatabase.IQueryFilter (in)
Throws:
IOException - If there are interop problems.
AutomationException - If the ArcObject component throws an exception.

rowCount

public int rowCount(IQueryFilter queryFilter)
             throws IOException,
                    AutomationException
The number of Rows selected by the specified query.

Product Availability

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

Supported Platforms

Windows, Solaris, Linux

Specified by:
rowCount in interface ITable
Parameters:
queryFilter - A reference to a com.esri.arcgis.geodatabase.IQueryFilter (in)
Returns:
The numRows
Throws:
IOException - If there are interop problems.
AutomationException - If the ArcObject component throws an exception.

ITable_search

public ICursor ITable_search(IQueryFilter queryFilter,
                             boolean recycling)
                      throws IOException,
                             AutomationException
An object cursor that can be used to fetch row objects selected by the specified query.

Product Availability

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

Specified by:
ITable_search in interface ITable
Parameters:
queryFilter - A reference to a com.esri.arcgis.geodatabase.IQueryFilter (in)
recycling - The recycling (in)
Returns:
A reference to a com.esri.arcgis.geodatabase.ICursor
Throws:
IOException - If there are interop problems.
AutomationException - If the ArcObject component throws an exception.

update

public ICursor update(IQueryFilter queryFilter,
                      boolean recycling)
               throws IOException,
                      AutomationException
Returns a cursor that can be used to update Rows selected by the specified query.

Remarks

The Update method returns an update cursor that can be used to update or delete rows. It offers somewhat faster performance than multiple calls to Store or Delete on row objects fetched using a non-recycling search cursor for tables storing simple rows and simple features. There is no difference in performance for complex objects and features.

When using cursors within an edit session, they should always be scoped to edit operations. In other words, a cursor should be created after an edit operation has begun and should not be used once that edit operation has been stopped or aborted.

Product Availability

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

Supported Platforms

Windows, Solaris, Linux

Specified by:
update in interface ITable
Parameters:
queryFilter - A reference to a com.esri.arcgis.geodatabase.IQueryFilter (in)
recycling - The recycling (in)
Returns:
A reference to a com.esri.arcgis.geodatabase.ICursor
Throws:
IOException - If there are interop problems.
AutomationException - If the ArcObject component throws an exception.

insert

public ICursor insert(boolean useBuffering)
               throws IOException,
                      AutomationException
Returns a cursor that can be used to insert new Rows.

Remarks

The Insert method returns an insert cursor that can be used to bulk insert rows. It offers significantly faster performance than multiple calls to CreateRow and Store for tables storing simple rows and simple features (that is, for tables whose CLSID is esriGeoDatabase.Row, esriGeoDatabase.Object, or esriGeoDatabase.Feature).

Insert cursors on tables containing complex objects use the CreateRow and Store methods to achieve polymorphism, and there is no difference in performance in these cases.

When using cursors within an edit session, they should always be scoped to edit operations. In other words, a cursor should be created after an edit operation has begun and should not be used once that edit operation has been stopped or aborted.

Product Availability

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

Supported Platforms

Windows, Solaris, Linux

Specified by:
insert in interface ITable
Parameters:
useBuffering - The useBuffering (in)
Returns:
A reference to a com.esri.arcgis.geodatabase.ICursor
Throws:
IOException - If there are interop problems.
AutomationException - If the ArcObject component throws an exception.

select

public ISelectionSet select(IQueryFilter queryFilter,
                            int selType,
                            int selOption,
                            IWorkspace selectionContainer)
                     throws IOException,
                            AutomationException
A selection that contains the object ids selected by the specified query.

Remarks

The Select method returns a selection set that holds either row IDs or row objects from the Table depending on the selection option. Multiple selection sets can be created on the same table. It is up to a client application or object to keep a reference on created selections and use them as appropriate. For example, a FeatureLayer creates and uses selections on a FeatureClass (a type of Table).

The selType parameter determines the type of selection set that will be created: an ID set, a snapshot, or a hybrid. See the ISelectionSet interface for a comparison of the three types.

When calling Select the selectionContainer parameter is no longer required. A null value should be passed as this parameter.

Product Availability

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

Supported Platforms

Windows, Solaris, Linux

Specified by:
select in interface ITable
Parameters:
queryFilter - A reference to a com.esri.arcgis.geodatabase.IQueryFilter (in)
selType - A com.esri.arcgis.geodatabase.esriSelectionType constant (in)
selOption - A com.esri.arcgis.geodatabase.esriSelectionOption constant (in)
selectionContainer - A reference to a com.esri.arcgis.geodatabase.IWorkspace (in)
Returns:
A reference to a com.esri.arcgis.geodatabase.ISelectionSet
Throws:
IOException - If there are interop problems.
AutomationException - If the ArcObject component throws an exception.

findField

public int findField(String name)
              throws IOException,
                     AutomationException
The index of the field with the specified name.

Remarks

If FindField returns -1, the Field could not be found in the Fields collection.

Developers working with SDE should be aware of qualified field names and their impact on calls to FindField. For more information, see the IFields2 interface.

Product Availability

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

Supported Platforms

Windows, Solaris, Linux

Specified by:
findField in interface IClass
Parameters:
name - The name (in)
Returns:
The fieldIndex
Throws:
IOException - If there are interop problems.
AutomationException - If the ArcObject component throws an exception.

getFields

public IFields getFields()
                  throws IOException,
                         AutomationException
The fields collection for this object class.

Product Availability

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

Supported Platforms

Windows, Solaris, Linux

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

getIndexes

public IIndexes getIndexes()
                    throws IOException,
                           AutomationException
The indexes collection for this object class.

Product Availability

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

Supported Platforms

Windows, Solaris, Linux

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

addField

public void addField(IField field)
              throws IOException,
                     AutomationException
Adds a field to this object class.

Remarks

Prior to adding a new field to a class, an exclusive schema lock should be obtained using the ISchemaLock interface.

Attempting to add a new field that does not allow null values will fail, if the class already has data in it. The only solution is to recreate the class with the non-nullable field, then copy the rows from the original class into the new class.

Product Availability

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

Supported Platforms

Windows, Solaris, Linux

Specified by:
addField in interface IClass
Parameters:
field - A reference to a com.esri.arcgis.geodatabase.IField (in)
Throws:
IOException - If there are interop problems.
AutomationException - If the ArcObject component throws an exception.

deleteField

public void deleteField(IField field)
                 throws IOException,
                        AutomationException
Deletes a field from this object class.

Remarks

DeleteField removes the specified field from a table, object class or feature class. Fields that are required by the Geodatabase and cannot be removed include:

Prior to deleting a field from a class, an exclusive schema lock should be obtained using the ISchemaLock interface.

Example:

// Assume we have a reference to a FeatureClass (pFC)

      IFields pFields;

      IField pField;



      pFields = pFC.getFields();

      pField = pFields.getField(pFields.findField("MyField"));



      pFC.deleteField(pField);

Product Availability

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

Supported Platforms

Windows, Solaris, Linux

Specified by:
deleteField in interface IClass
Parameters:
field - A reference to a com.esri.arcgis.geodatabase.IField (in)
Throws:
IOException - If there are interop problems.
AutomationException - If the ArcObject component throws an exception.

addIndex

public void addIndex(IIndex index)
              throws IOException,
                     AutomationException
Adds an index to this object class.

Remarks

Prior to adding a new index to a class, an exclusive schema lock should be obtained using the ISchemaLock interface.

Product Availability

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

Supported Platforms

Windows, Solaris, Linux

Specified by:
addIndex in interface IClass
Parameters:
index - A reference to a com.esri.arcgis.geodatabase.IIndex (in)
Throws:
IOException - If there are interop problems.
AutomationException - If the ArcObject component throws an exception.

deleteIndex

public void deleteIndex(IIndex index)
                 throws IOException,
                        AutomationException
Deletes an index from this object class.

Remarks

Prior to deleting an index from a class, an exclusive schema lock should be obtained using the ISchemaLock interface.

Product Availability

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

Supported Platforms

Windows, Solaris, Linux

Specified by:
deleteIndex in interface IClass
Parameters:
index - A reference to a com.esri.arcgis.geodatabase.IIndex (in)
Throws:
IOException - If there are interop problems.
AutomationException - If the ArcObject component throws an exception.

isHasOID

public boolean isHasOID()
                 throws IOException,
                        AutomationException
Indicates if the class has an object identity (OID) field.

Product Availability

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

Supported Platforms

Windows, Solaris, Linux

Specified by:
isHasOID in interface IClass
Returns:
The hasOID
Throws:
IOException - If there are interop problems.
AutomationException - If the ArcObject component throws an exception.

getOIDFieldName

public String getOIDFieldName()
                       throws IOException,
                              AutomationException
The name of the field corresponding to the OID.

Product Availability

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

Supported Platforms

Windows, Solaris, Linux

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

getCLSID

public IUID getCLSID()
              throws IOException,
                     AutomationException
The GUID for the COM Class (CoClass) corresponding to instances of this object class.

Product Availability

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

Supported Platforms

Windows, Solaris, Linux

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

getEXTCLSID

public IUID getEXTCLSID()
                 throws IOException,
                        AutomationException
The GUID for the COM Class (CoClass) corresponding to the class extension for this object class.

Product Availability

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

Supported Platforms

Windows, Solaris, Linux

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

getExtension

public Object getExtension()
                    throws IOException,
                           AutomationException
The extension for this object class.

Product Availability

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

Supported Platforms

Windows, Solaris, Linux

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

getExtensionProperties

public IPropertySet getExtensionProperties()
                                    throws IOException,
                                           AutomationException
The extension properties for this object class.

Product Availability

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

Supported Platforms

Windows, Solaris, Linux

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

isCanSelect

public boolean isCanSelect()
                    throws IOException,
                           AutomationException
Indicates if the table supports selection.

Remarks

Use CanSelect to determine if you can open a selection set on the table. A situation where CanSelect will be False is a standalone database table without an OID column.

Product Availability

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

Supported Platforms

Windows, Solaris, Linux

Specified by:
isCanSelect in interface ITableCapabilities
Returns:
The canSelect
Throws:
IOException - If there are interop problems.
AutomationException - If the ArcObject component throws an exception.

getName

public String getName()
               throws IOException,
                      AutomationException
The name of the Dataset.

Product Availability

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

Supported Platforms

Windows, Solaris, Linux

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

getFullName

public IName getFullName()
                  throws IOException,
                         AutomationException
The associated name object.

Remarks

The FullName property returns a Name object for the dataset. The Name object can be persisted and provides a way to get back to the dataset in a future session of the application, via the Open method on the Name object.

Product Availability

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

Supported Platforms

Windows, Solaris, Linux

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

getBrowseName

public String getBrowseName()
                     throws IOException,
                            AutomationException
The browse name of the dataset.

Remarks

BrowseName returns file names without their extension. For example, States.shp would appear as States.

Product Availability

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

Supported Platforms

Windows, Solaris, Linux

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

setBrowseName

public void setBrowseName(String name)
                   throws IOException,
                          AutomationException
The browse name of the dataset.

Product Availability

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

Supported Platforms

Windows, Solaris, Linux

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

getType

public int getType()
            throws IOException,
                   AutomationException
The type of the Dataset.

Remarks

The Type property returns the an esriDatasetType value indicating the dataset type, such as esriDTTable or esriDTFeatureClass.

Example:


// Assume we have a reference to an IfeatureClass (pFeatureClass) IDataset pDataset = null;
pDataset = new IDatasetProxy(pFeatureClass);
System.out.println(pDataset.getName() + " " + pDataset.getType());
if(pFeatureClass != null){
pDataset = pFeatureClass.getFeatureDataset();
System.out.println(pDataset.getName() + " " + pDataset.getType());
}
pDataset = new IDatasetProxy(pDataset.getWorkspace());
System.out.println(pDataset.getName() + " " +
pDataset.getType());

Product Availability

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

Supported Platforms

Windows, Solaris, Linux

Specified by:
getType in interface IDataset
Returns:
A com.esri.arcgis.geodatabase.esriDatasetType constant
Throws:
IOException - If there are interop problems.
AutomationException - If the ArcObject component throws an exception.

getCategory

public String getCategory()
                   throws IOException,
                          AutomationException
The category of the dataset.

Remarks

IDataset::Category returns a description of the category of the dataset. The description returned from the Category property is the same value that is displayed in the Type column within the Contents tab in ArcCatalog. The value will contain a description of the dataset such as "Topology" prefixed with a description of the type of workspace containing the dataset such as "File Geodatabase".

The description returned from IDataset::Category may change between releases of ArcGIS. In addition to this, returned strings are localized, meaning that code relying on a specific string being provided may fail when deployed with a different version of ArcGIS than it was developed with, or when deployed to a client using a different language than it was developed with.

Product Availability

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

Supported Platforms

Windows, Solaris, Linux

Specified by:
getCategory in interface IDataset
Returns:
The category
Throws:
IOException - If there are interop problems.
AutomationException - If the ArcObject component throws an exception.

getSubsets

public IEnumDataset getSubsets()
                        throws IOException,
                               AutomationException
Datasets contained within this dataset.

Description

The Subsets property returns other Dataset objects contained in this dataset.

Remarks

IDataset::Subsets is not supported for Graph objects such as a Geometric Network. To return the feature classes contained in a Geometric Network, use the IFeatureClassContainer interface.

Product Availability

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

Supported Platforms

Windows, Solaris, Linux

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

getWorkspace

public IWorkspace getWorkspace()
                        throws IOException,
                               AutomationException
The workspace containing this dataset.

Description

The Workspace property returns the containing workspace for this dataset.

Product Availability

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

Supported Platforms

Windows, Solaris, Linux

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

getPropertySet

public IPropertySet getPropertySet()
                            throws IOException,
                                   AutomationException
The set of properties for the dataset.

Description

The PropertySet property is used to return any additional intrinsic properties (but not metadata properties) that may apply to the dataset. One use of this property is to distinguish between the types of File Geodatabase datafile formats. If called on a Feature Class or Table in a File Geodatabase the Datafile Format property can either be esriFGDBStandardDatafile or esriFGDBCompressedDatafile.

Most datasets do not implement this property and will either raise an error or return a null value if it's called. There are a handful of exceptions that will return property sets; these include the datasets from file geodatabases (as mentioned above) and coverages.

Remarks

Examples of intrinsic properties for which explicit methods exist include the SpatialReference and the Extent methods available on the IGeoDataset interface. In most cases this PropertySet will be empty.

IDataset::PropertySet is not supported for Graph objects such as a Geometric Network.

Product Availability

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

Supported Platforms

Windows, Solaris, Linux

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

canCopy

public boolean canCopy()
                throws IOException,
                       AutomationException
True if this dataset can be copied.

Remarks

The CanCopy, CanDelete, and CanRename properties are meant to be used in conjunction with the Copy, Delete, and Rename methods and signify whether a dataset is supported by these methods. For example, you may not delete a network feature class nor can you use the Copy method on a Geodatabase feature class. To copy Geodatabase datasets, including feature classes, geometric networks, topologies, etc., use the IGeoDBDataTransfer interface.

The CanCopy method is supported by:

Product Availability

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

Supported Platforms

Windows, Solaris, Linux

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

copy

public IDataset copy(String copyName,
                     IWorkspace copyWorkspace)
              throws IOException,
                     AutomationException
Copies this dataset to a new dataset with the specified name.

Remarks

IDataset::Copy should only be used with datasets from file-based data sources, such as shapefiles and coverages.

Product Availability

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

Supported Platforms

Windows, Solaris, Linux

Specified by:
copy in interface IDataset
Parameters:
copyName - The copyName (in)
copyWorkspace - A reference to a com.esri.arcgis.geodatabase.IWorkspace (in)
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.

canDelete

public boolean canDelete()
                  throws IOException,
                         AutomationException
True if this dataset can be deleted.

Remarks

The CanCopy, CanDelete, and CanRename properties are meant to be used in conjunction with the Copy, Delete, and Rename methods and signify whether a dataset is supported by these methods. For example, you may not delete a network feature class nor can you use the Copy method on a Geodatabase feature class. To copy Geodatabase datasets, including feature classes, geometric networks, topologies, etc., use the IGeoDBDataTransfer interface.

Product Availability

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

Supported Platforms

Windows, Solaris, Linux

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

delete

public void delete()
            throws IOException,
                   AutomationException
Deletes this dataset.

Remarks

Certain feature classes, such as network and topology feature classes, cannot be deleted until their containing objects are deleted.

Product Availability

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

Supported Platforms

Windows, Solaris, Linux

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

canRename

public boolean canRename()
                  throws IOException,
                         AutomationException
True if this dataset can be renamed.

Remarks

The CanCopy, CanDelete, and CanRename properties are meant to be used in conjunction with the Copy, Delete, and Rename methods and signify whether a dataset is supported by these methods. For example, you may not delete or rename a network feature class nor can you use the Copy method on a Geodatabase feature class. To copy Geodatabase datasets, including feature classes, geometric networks, topologies, etc., use the IGeoDBDataTransfer interface.

Product Availability

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

Supported Platforms

Windows, Solaris, Linux

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

rename

public void rename(String name)
            throws IOException,
                   AutomationException
Renames this Dataset.

Remarks

IDataset::Rename does not support the renaming of Graph objects such as a Geometric Network. In addition, certain feature classes, such as network feature classes, cannot be renamed.

Product Availability

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

Supported Platforms

Windows, Solaris, Linux

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

isBeingEdited

public boolean isBeingEdited()
                      throws IOException,
                             AutomationException
True if the dataset is being edited.

Remarks

Once an edit session has been started on a workspace, the IsBeingEdited method on the IDatasetEdit interface can be used to determine if a particular dataset is participating in the edit session.

The reasons why a dataset may not participate include the connected user has no privileges or permission to edit the dataset, the connected user is not licensed to edit this type of dataset, or the dataset is not versioned but a versioned edit session has been started (or vice versa).

Product Availability

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

Supported Platforms

Windows, Solaris, Linux

Specified by:
isBeingEdited in interface IDatasetEdit
Returns:
The pIsBeingEdited
Throws:
IOException - If there are interop problems.
AutomationException - If the ArcObject component throws an exception.

isCanEdit

public boolean isCanEdit()
                  throws IOException,
                         AutomationException
True if the dataset supports edit sessions with the ability to discard edits on save.

Remarks

This property is to be used within an active edit session, results cannot be guaranteed if called on a dataset outside of an edit session.

Product Availability

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

Supported Platforms

Windows, Solaris, Linux

Specified by:
isCanEdit in interface IDatasetEditInfo
Returns:
The pCanEdit
Throws:
IOException - If there are interop problems.
AutomationException - If the ArcObject component throws an exception.

isCanUndo

public boolean isCanUndo()
                  throws IOException,
                         AutomationException
True if the dataset supports edit sessions with the ability to undo individual edit operations.

Product Availability

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

Supported Platforms

Windows, Solaris, Linux

Specified by:
isCanUndo in interface IDatasetEditInfo
Returns:
The pCanUndo
Throws:
IOException - If there are interop problems.
AutomationException - If the ArcObject component throws an exception.

isCanRedo

public boolean isCanRedo()
                  throws IOException,
                         AutomationException
True if the dataset supports edit sessions with the ability to redo undone operations.

Product Availability

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

Supported Platforms

Windows, Solaris, Linux

Specified by:
isCanRedo in interface IDatasetEditInfo
Returns:
The pCanUndo
Throws:
IOException - If there are interop problems.
AutomationException - If the ArcObject component throws an exception.

analyze

public void analyze(int tableComponents)
             throws IOException,
                    AutomationException
Analyze the data to update/generate DBMS statistics.

Remarks

When applied to a feature dataset, Analyze updates the statistics for all of the tables.

Product Availability

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

Supported Platforms

Windows, Solaris, Linux

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

getAllowableComponents

public int getAllowableComponents()
                           throws IOException,
                                  AutomationException
The allowable components to be analyzed.

Remarks

The AllowableComponents property indicates which parts of the table or feature class can be analyzed. The returned value is based on the esriTableComponents enumeration. Members from this enumeration can be bitwise or’d together.

Product Availability

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

Supported Platforms

Windows, Solaris, Linux

Specified by:
getAllowableComponents in interface IDatasetAnalyze
Returns:
The allowableComponents
Throws:
IOException - If there are interop problems.
AutomationException - If the ArcObject component throws an exception.

changeSchemaLock

public void changeSchemaLock(int schemaLock)
                      throws IOException,
                             AutomationException
Changes a schema lock.

Remarks

There are two kinds of schema locks: shared and exclusive. Shared schema locks are applied automatically by the geodatabase when accessing a dataset and are removed when all references to the dataset are removed. For this reason, it's not necessary to explicitly apply or remove shared schema locks. There is no limit to the number of shared schema locks a dataset or object can have at any given time.
In contrast to shared schema locks, exclusive schema locks are controlled by the developer or ArcGIS application, such as ArcMap or ArcCatalog. An exclusive lock is used to lock a geodatabase dataset or object from use by others to make the necessary changes to it. An exclusive lock is promoted from a shared lock and demoted back to a shared lock when no longer needed. The presence of additional shared schema locks on a dataset or object prevents an exclusive schema lock from being applied and precludes the ability to make changes to the underlying dataset and its schema while it is in use. Only one exclusive schema lock is allowed per dataset. As opposed to shared schema locks, exclusive schema locks are not applied or removed automatically; it is the responsibility of the developer to apply or remove exclusive schema locks.
Limit the scope of exclusive schema locks to the operation that requires the lock. Gather the necessary information to perform the action, obtain the exclusive lock, make the change, and release the lock. Some examples of operations for which an exclusive schema lock should be obtained include:
  • Modifications to attribute domains, such as adding or removing values from a coded value domain or changing the range for range domains
  • Adding or deleting a field from a feature class or object class
  • Associating a class extension with a feature class
  • Creating a topology, geometric network, network dataset, terrain, schematic dataset, representation, or cadastral fabric on a set of feature classes
  • Any use of the IClassSchemaEdit interface
  • Putting a feature class into and taking it out of load-only mode with the IFeatureClassLoad.LoadOnlyMode method
  • Managing (creating, deleting, or modifying) spatial and attribute indexes
Once the action requiring an exclusive schema lock is complete, the exclusive schema lock must be demoted to a shared lock. This includes when errors are raised during the schema modification, for example, consider the case where a field is being deleted from a feature class. To delete the field, an exclusive schema lock is obtained. However, on the call to DeleteField, an error is thrown; that is, the field being deleted is a required field, such as the ObjectID field. In the handling of the error, the exclusive schema lock must be demoted to a shared lock before proceeding.

Product Availability

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

Supported Platforms

Windows, Solaris, Linux

Specified by:
changeSchemaLock in interface ISchemaLock
Parameters:
schemaLock - A com.esri.arcgis.geodatabase.esriSchemaLock constant (in)
Throws:
IOException - If there are interop problems.
AutomationException - If the ArcObject component throws an exception.

getCurrentSchemaLocks

public void getCurrentSchemaLocks(IEnumSchemaLockInfo[] schemaLockInfo)
                           throws IOException,
                                  AutomationException
The list of current locks.

Remarks

The ISchemaLockInfo interface is used in concert with ISchemaLock to provide information about a schema lock, for example, whether it is shared or exclusive and for ArcSDE geodatabases, the name of the user who has the lock. Note that there will always be at least one schema lock on the dataset. Also note that by checking the schema locks on a dataset a shared schema lock is applied to the data.

Product Availability

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

Supported Platforms

Windows, Solaris, Linux

Specified by:
getCurrentSchemaLocks in interface ISchemaLock
Parameters:
schemaLockInfo - A reference to a com.esri.arcgis.geodatabase.IEnumSchemaLockInfo (out: use single element array)
Throws:
IOException - If there are interop problems.
AutomationException - If the ArcObject component throws an exception.