IMxDocument Interface

Provides access to members that control the Mx Document.

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Members

	All Properties Methods	Description
	ActivatedView	The activated view. This is the same as the active view unless a data frame is activated within a layout.
	ActiveView	The active view.
	ActiveViewCommand	The command associated with the active view.
	AddLayer	Adds a layer to the current focus map.
	CanInsertObject	Indicates if the document allows objects to be inserted.
	ContentsView	The contents view at the specified index.
	ContentsViewCount	The number of contents views in the document.
	ContextItem	The last item that was right-clicked.
	CurrentContentsView	The current contents view of the document.
	CurrentLocation	The current mouse location in map units.
	DefaultColor	The default color for the given type.
	DefaultTextFont	The default font for text.
	DefaultTextFontSize	The default font size for text.
	DelayUpdateContents	Indicates document update notifications should be ignored.
	FocusMap	The current focus map.
	InsertObject	Inserts an object into the document. Displays the insert object dialog.
	Maps	The collection of maps in the document.
	OperationStack	The operation stack.
	PageLayout	The page layout.
	RelativePaths	Indicates if path names are stored relative to the document.
	SearchTolerance	The global search tolerance in geographic units for selection.
	SearchTolerancePixels	The global search tolerance in pixels for selection.
	SelectedItem	The selected item in the layer control.
	SelectedLayer	The selected layer in the layer control.
	StyleGallery	Reference to the document's Style Gallery.
	TableProperties	Table properties, for Layers and Tables in ArcMap.
	UpdateContents	Notifies the document that the contents have been updated.

CoClasses that implement IMxDocument

Remarks

This interface is a starting point for much of the other objects in ArcMap.  For example, this interface provides access to the current active view, the currently selected map, all of the maps, and the style gallery.  This interface also has many properties reflected in the running application including: the text font, the text size, and the search tolerance.  Almost every ArcMap customization uses IMxDocument one way or another.

Obtain a reference to this interface via IApplication::Document.

To edit the contents of a map document saved to a file (*.mxd) outside of an ArcMap session or without instantiating a new Application (ArcMap process), see IMapDocument.  IMapDocument provides the ability to edit and save the contents of a map document.