ArcObjects Library Reference (GeoDatabase)  

IFeatureClass.LengthField Property

The geometry length field.

[Visual Basic .NET]
Public ReadOnly Property LengthField As IField
[C#]
public IField LengthField {get;}
[C++]
HRESULT get_LengthField(
  IField** Field
);
[C++]

Parameters

Field [out, retval]

  Field is a parameter of type IField

Product Availability

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

Remarks

This read-only property returns the name of the field which records the length of each feature. Only feature classes that have a ShapeType of esriGeometryPolygon or esriGeometryPolyLine have a Length field. For Line features, this field records the length of the polyline. For polygon features, this field records the perimeter of the polygon.

A null pointer will be returned if:

See Also

IFeatureClass Interface | IField Interface | IFields Interface