The Layer Description coclass contains settings of a layer in a map.
Product Availability
Available with ArcGIS Engine, ArcGIS Desktop, and ArcGIS Server.
Supported Platforms
Windows, Solaris, Linux
Interfaces
| Interfaces | Description |
|---|---|
| IDynamicLayerDescription | Provides access to the available properties of a dynamic layer description object. |
| IDynamicMapTableDescription | Provides access to the available properties of a dynamic map table description object. |
| ILayerDescription | Provides access to the available properties of a layer description object. |
| ILayerDescription2 | Provides access to the available properties of a layer description object. |
| ILayerDescription3 | Provides access to the available properties of a layer description object. |
| IMapTableDescription | Provides access to the available properties of a table description object. |
| IMapTableTimeDescription | Provides access to time properties of a LayerDescription. |
| IPersist | Defines the single method GetClassID, which is designed to supply the CLSID of an object that can be stored persistently in the system. IPersist is the base interface for three other interfaces: IPersistStorage, IPersistStream, and IPersistFile. |
| IPersistStream (esriSystem) | |
| IXMLSerialize (esriSystem) | Provides access to members that XML serialize and deserialize an object to/from XML. |
Remarks
A MapServer service can have an associated tiled map cache. This cache is a collection of pre-rendered map tiles used that are used for the display of the map service. If a layer belongs to a cache all changes made to LayerDescription for this layer will be ignored.