com.esri.arcgis.carto
Interface ILayerFields

All Superinterfaces:

Serializable

All Known Implementing Classes:

CadAnnotationLayer, CadastralFabricSubLayer, CadFeatureLayer, CoverageAnnotationLayer, DimensionLayer, FDOGraphicsLayer, FeatureLayer, GdbRasterCatalogLayer, ILayerFieldsProxy, ImageServerLayer, IMSSubFeatureLayer, RasterLayer, TemporalFeatureLayer, TerrainLayer, TinLayer

public interface ILayerFields
extends Serializable

Provides access to members that work with a layer's fields.

Description

This interface has properties and methods for finding a layer's fields, returning the field count, and getting extended information on a field.

Product Availability

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

Method Summary

int	findField(String fieldName) Returns the index of the field with the specified name.
IField	getField(int index) The field at the specified index.
int	getFieldCount() The number of fields.
IFieldInfo	getFieldInfo(int index) Extended field information for the field at the specified index.

Method Detail

getFieldCount

int getFieldCount()
                  throws IOException,
                         AutomationException

The number of fields.

Product Availability

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

Supported Platforms

Windows, Solaris, Linux

Returns:

The count

Throws:

IOException - If there are interop problems.

AutomationException - If the ArcObject component throws an exception.

getField

IField getField(int index)
                throws IOException,
                       AutomationException

The field at the specified index.

Product Availability

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

Parameters:

index - The index (in)

Returns:

A reference to a com.esri.arcgis.geodatabase.IField

Throws:

IOException - If there are interop problems.

AutomationException - If the ArcObject component throws an exception.

getFieldInfo

IFieldInfo getFieldInfo(int index)
                        throws IOException,
                               AutomationException

Extended field information for the field at the specified index.

Product Availability

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

Parameters:

index - The index (in)

Returns:

A reference to a com.esri.arcgis.geodatabase.IFieldInfo

Throws:

IOException - If there are interop problems.

AutomationException - If the ArcObject component throws an exception.

findField

int findField(String fieldName)
              throws IOException,
                     AutomationException

Returns the index of the field with the specified name.

Product Availability

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

Supported Platforms

Windows, Solaris, Linux

Parameters:

fieldName - The fieldName (in)

Returns:

The index

Throws:

IOException - If there are interop problems.

AutomationException - If the ArcObject component throws an exception.