Provides access to members that supply dataset information.
Product Availability
Available with ArcGIS Engine, ArcGIS Desktop, and ArcGIS Server.
Description
The IDataset interface is the main interface used to manage a dataset.
Members
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BrowseName | The browse name of the dataset. |
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CanCopy | True if this dataset can be copied. |
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CanDelete | True if this dataset can be deleted. |
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CanRename | True if this dataset can be renamed. |
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Category | The category of the dataset. |
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Copy | Copies this dataset to a new dataset with the specified name. |
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Delete | Deletes this dataset. |
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FullName | The associated name object. |
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Name | The name of the Dataset. |
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PropertySet | The set of properties for the dataset. |
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Rename | Renames this Dataset. |
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Subsets | Datasets contained within this dataset. |
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Type | The type of the Dataset. |
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Workspace | The workspace containing this dataset. |
CoClasses that implement IDataset
| CoClasses and Classes | Description |
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| AMSWorkspace (esriTrackingAnalyst) | Controls the Tracking Server workspace COM object's properties. |
| AttributedRelationshipClass | ESRI Attributed Relationship Class object. |
| CadAnnotationLayer (esriCarto) | An ESRI Cad annotation layer. |
| CadastralFabric (esriGeoDatabaseExtensions) | A container for querying information about a cadastral fabric. |
| CadastralFabricSubLayer (esriCarto) | Cadastral Fabric Feature Layer Object. |
| CadFeatureLayer (esriCarto) | ESRI CAD Feature Layer class. |
| CoverageAnnotationLayer (esriCarto) | An ESRI coverage annotation layer. |
| DimensionLayer (esriCarto) | A collection of properties for a dimension layer. |
| FDOGraphicsLayer (esriCarto) | A collection of properties for an annotation layer (feature data object graphics layer). |
| FeatureClass | ESRI Feature Class object. |
| FeatureDataset | ESRI Feature Dataset object. |
| FeatureLayer (esriCarto) | A collection of features and their visual representation. |
| FunctionRasterDataset (esriDataSourcesRaster) | A class for a function raster dataset. |
| GdbRasterCatalogLayer (esriCarto) | Geodabase RasterCatalog source and display options. |
| GeometricNetwork | ESRI Geometric Network object. |
| ImageServerLayer (esriCarto) | Image server layer source and display options. |
| IMSSubFeatureLayer (esriCarto) | A collection of IMS features as a sublayer of an IMSMapLayer. |
| MADtedLayer (esriDefenseSolutions) | A layer used to control the display of MA DTED Catalogs. |
| MARasterLayer (esriDefenseSolutions) | A layer used to control the display of MA RPF Catalogs. |
| MemoryRelationshipClass | A relationship class object that is stored in memory. |
| MosaicLayer (esriCarto) | The layer implementation of the Mosaic Dataset. |
| NetCDFWorkspace (esriDataSourcesNetCDF) | The NetCDF workspace object. |
| NetworkDataset | A container for querying information about a network dataset. |
| NetworkLayer (esriCarto) | ESRI Network Layer CoClass. |
| ObjectClass | ESRI Object Class object. |
| RasterBand (esriDataSourcesRaster) | A representation of a single band of a raster dataset on disk. |
| RasterCatalog | A collection of raster datasets in a Geodatabase table. |
| RasterDataset (esriDataSourcesRaster) | A representation of a raster dataset on disk. |
| RasterLayer (esriCarto) | Raster layer source and display options. |
| RasterWorkspace (esriDataSourcesRaster) | The raster workspace object. |
| RelationshipClass | ESRI Relationship Class object. |
| RelQueryTable | An object that joins two datasets based on common data values. |
| RepresentationClass | A Feature Class Representation object. |
| RouteEventSource (esriLocation) | Route event source object. |
| SchematicDataset (esriSchematic) | Provides access to members that manage the schematic dataset. |
| SchematicDiagram (esriSchematic) | A schematic diagram object. |
| SchematicDiagramClass (esriSchematic) | Schematic diagram class object. |
| SchematicElementClass (esriSchematic) | Schematic element class object. |
| SchematicFolder (esriSchematic) | A schematic folder object. |
| SchematicInMemoryFeatureClass (esriSchematic) | Schematic in memory feature class object. |
| Sde3Workspace (esriDataSourcesGDB) | ESRI SDE (3.x) Feature Database. |
| Sde4Workspace (esriDataSourcesGDB) | ESRI SDE (4.x) Feature Database. |
| SqlWorkspace (esriDataSourcesGDB) | Sql workspace |
| StandaloneTable (esriCarto) | A standalone table. |
| StreetNetwork | A container for describing a street network. |
| Table | ESRI Table object. |
| TemporalFeatureClass (esriTrackingAnalyst) | Controls settings for the temporal feature class. |
| TemporalFeatureLayer (esriTrackingAnalyst) | Defines the coclass IDL parameters and attributes of the TemporalFeatureLayer COM object. |
| TemporalRecordSet (esriTrackingAnalyst) | Defines the COM coclass for the TemporalRecordSet COM object. |
| Terrain (esriGeoDatabaseExtensions) | The ESRI Terrain component. |
| Tin | The ESRI TIN component. |
| Topology | ESRI Topology object. |
| UtilityNetwork | A container for describing a utility network. |
| VersionedWorkspace | VersionedWorkspace Object. |
| WCSLayer (esriCarto) | WCS layer source and display options. |
| Workspace | Workspace Object. |
| XYEventSource | XY event source object. |
Remarks
Not all of the methods and properties of IDataset are applicable to every type of dataset. For example, the Copy method should only be used on datasets from file-based data sources, and very few datasets will return values from the PropertySet property (coverages being a notable exception).