com.esri.arcgis.carto
Interface ISelection

All Superinterfaces:

Serializable

All Known Implementing Classes:

ElementSelection, ISelectionProxy, MapSelection, SimpleElementSelection

public interface ISelection
extends Serializable

Provides access to members that control a collection of selectable objects.

Description

Manages clipboard type operations on a selection. To learn more read the help for IActiveView::Selection.

Product Availability

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

Method Summary

boolean	canClear() Indicates if the selection can be cleared.
boolean	canCopy() Indicates if the selection can be copied.
boolean	canCut() Indicates if the selection can be cut.
boolean	canPaste() Indicates if paste is supported.
boolean	canSelectAll() Indicates if there's something to select.
void	clear() Clears all items in the selection.
void	copy() Copy the selected items to the clipboard.
void	cut() Cut the selected items to the clipboard.
void	draw(IDisplay display, ITrackCancel cancelTracker) Draw the selected items.
void	paste() Paste clipboard contents.
void	selectAll() Selects all items.

Method Detail

canCut

boolean canCut()
               throws IOException,
                      AutomationException

Indicates if the selection can be cut.

Product Availability

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

Supported Platforms

Windows, Solaris, Linux

Returns:

The result

Throws:

IOException - If there are interop problems.

AutomationException - If the ArcObject component throws an exception.

canCopy

boolean canCopy()
                throws IOException,
                       AutomationException

Indicates if the selection can be copied.

Product Availability

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

Supported Platforms

Windows, Solaris, Linux

Returns:

The result

Throws:

IOException - If there are interop problems.

AutomationException - If the ArcObject component throws an exception.

canPaste

boolean canPaste()
                 throws IOException,
                        AutomationException

Indicates if paste is supported.

Product Availability

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

Supported Platforms

Windows, Solaris, Linux

Returns:

The result

Throws:

IOException - If there are interop problems.

AutomationException - If the ArcObject component throws an exception.

canClear

boolean canClear()
                 throws IOException,
                        AutomationException

Indicates if the selection can be cleared.

Product Availability

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

Supported Platforms

Windows, Solaris, Linux

Returns:

The result

Throws:

IOException - If there are interop problems.

AutomationException - If the ArcObject component throws an exception.

canSelectAll

boolean canSelectAll()
                     throws IOException,
                            AutomationException

Indicates if there's something to select.

Product Availability

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

Supported Platforms

Windows, Solaris, Linux

Returns:

The result

Throws:

IOException - If there are interop problems.

AutomationException - If the ArcObject component throws an exception.

cut

void cut()
         throws IOException,
                AutomationException

Cut the selected items to the clipboard.

Product Availability

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

Supported Platforms

Windows, Solaris, Linux

Throws:

IOException - If there are interop problems.

AutomationException - If the ArcObject component throws an exception.

copy

void copy()
          throws IOException,
                 AutomationException

Copy the selected items to the clipboard.

Product Availability

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

Supported Platforms

Windows, Solaris, Linux

Throws:

IOException - If there are interop problems.

AutomationException - If the ArcObject component throws an exception.

paste

void paste()
           throws IOException,
                  AutomationException

Paste clipboard contents.

Product Availability

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

Supported Platforms

Windows, Solaris, Linux

Throws:

IOException - If there are interop problems.

AutomationException - If the ArcObject component throws an exception.

clear

void clear()
           throws IOException,
                  AutomationException

Clears all items in the selection.

Product Availability

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

Supported Platforms

Windows, Solaris, Linux

Throws:

IOException - If there are interop problems.

AutomationException - If the ArcObject component throws an exception.

selectAll

void selectAll()
               throws IOException,
                      AutomationException

Selects all items.

Product Availability

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

Supported Platforms

Windows, Solaris, Linux

Throws:

IOException - If there are interop problems.

AutomationException - If the ArcObject component throws an exception.

draw

void draw(IDisplay display,
          ITrackCancel cancelTracker)
          throws IOException,
                 AutomationException

Draw the selected items.

Product Availability

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

Supported Platforms

Windows, Solaris, Linux

Parameters:

display - A reference to a com.esri.arcgis.display.IDisplay (in)

cancelTracker - A reference to a com.esri.arcgis.system.ITrackCancel (in)

Throws:

IOException - If there are interop problems.

AutomationException - If the ArcObject component throws an exception.