com.esri.arcgis.catalog
Class GxTool

java.lang.Object
  com.esri.arcgis.catalog.GxTool

All Implemented Interfaces:

IGxCachedObjects, IGxDataset, IGxGPTool, IGxMetadataSupport, IGxObject, IGxObjectEdit, IGxObjectInternalName, IGxObjectProperties, IGxObjectUI, IGxObjectWizard, IMetadata, IMetadataEdit, INativeTypeInfo, com.esri.arcgis.interop.RemoteObjRef, Serializable

public class GxTool
extends Object
implements com.esri.arcgis.interop.RemoteObjRef, IGxObject, IGxObjectUI, IGxObjectProperties, IGxCachedObjects, IGxObjectEdit, IGxObjectInternalName, IGxMetadataSupport, IGxGPTool, IGxObjectWizard, INativeTypeInfo, IMetadata, IMetadataEdit, IGxDataset

Catalog object corresponding to geoprocessing tools.

Product Availability

Available with ArcGIS Desktop.

See Also:

Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

GxTool()
Constructs a GxTool using ArcGIS Engine.

GxTool(Object obj)
Deprecated. As of ArcGIS 9.2, replaced by normal Java casts.
GxTool theGxTool = (GxTool) obj;

Method Summary

void	attach(IGxObject parent, IGxCatalog pCatalog) Attaches the object to its parent and the catalog.
boolean	canCopy() Indicates if the object can be copied.
boolean	canDelete() Indicates if the object can be deleted.
boolean	canRename() Indicates if the object can be renamed.
void	delete() Deletes the object.
void	detach() Instructs the object to detach itself from its parent and the catalog.
void	editProperties(int hParent) Presents a modal dialog to allow editing the object's properties.
boolean	equals(Object o) Compare this object with another
String	getBaseName() The base name of the object (i.e.
String	getCategory() The category of the object.
IUID	getClassID() The class ID of this object.
static String	getClsid() getClsid.
IUID	getContextMenu() The class ID of the context menu for this object.
IDataset	getDataset() The associated dataset.
IDatasetName	getDatasetName() The associated dataset name.
IUID	getEditor() Retrive metadata editor.
String	getFullName() The full name of the object.
IName	getInternalObjectName() The Name for the internal object that this GxObject represents.
int	getLargeImage() The large image that represents the object.
int	getLargeSelectedImage() The large image that represents the object when it is selected.
IPropertySet	getMetadata() The PropertySet containing metadata.
String	getName() The short name of the object.
INativeType	getNativeType() The native type.
IUID	getNewMenu() The class ID of the New menu for this object.
IGxObject	getParent() The parent of the object.
void	getPropByIndex(int index, String[] name, Object[] value) The name and value of the indexed property in the GxObject.
Object	getProperty(String name) The value of the named property in the GxObject.
int	getPropertyCount() The number of properties in the GxObject.
int	getSmallImage() The small image that represents the object.
int	getSmallSelectedImage() The small image that represents the object when it is selected.
String	getStylesheetPath() Retrieve stylesheet path.
IGPTool	getTool() The geoprocessing tool object associated with this catalog geoprocessing tool object.
int	getType() The type of the associated dataset.
int	hashCode() the hashcode for this object
boolean	isCanEditMetadata() Indicates if metadata can be edited.
boolean	isValid() Indicates if the object is still valid.
void	loadCachedObjects() Loads any objects that should be cached for efficiency.
void	refresh() Updates the object and any children of the object.
void	releaseCachedObjects() Releases any objects that have been cached for efficiency.
void	rename(String newShortName) Renames the object.
void	setDatasetNameByRef(IDatasetName datasetName) The associated dataset name.
void	setInternalObjectNameByRef(IName internalObjectName) The Name for the internal object that this GxObject represents.
void	setMetadata(IPropertySet ppPropertySet) The PropertySet containing metadata.
void	setProperty(String name, Object value) Set the value of the named property in the GxObject.
void	setToolByRef(IGPTool tool) The geoprocessing tool object associated with this catalog geoprocessing tool object.
void	synchronize(int action, int interval) Updates metadata with the current properties; may create metadata if it doesn't already exist.
void	updateToolState() Updates the icon of the geoprocessing tool displayed in ArcCatalog.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Methods inherited from interface com.esri.arcgis.interop.RemoteObjRef

getJintegraDispatch, release

Constructor Detail

GxTool

public GxTool()
       throws IOException,
              UnknownHostException

Constructs a GxTool using ArcGIS Engine.

Throws:

IOException - if there are interop problems

UnknownHostException - if there are interop problems

GxTool

public GxTool(Object obj)
       throws IOException

Deprecated. As of ArcGIS 9.2, replaced by normal Java casts.
GxTool theGxTool = (GxTool) obj;

Construct a GxTool using a reference to such an object returned from ArcGIS Engine or Server. This is semantically equivalent to casting obj to GxTool.

Parameters:

obj - an object returned from ArcGIS Engine or Server

Throws:

IOException - if there are interop problems

Method Detail

getClsid

public static String getClsid()

getClsid.

equals

public boolean equals(Object o)

Compare this object with another

Overrides:

equals in class Object

hashCode

public int hashCode()

the hashcode for this object

Overrides:

hashCode in class Object

getName

public String getName()
               throws IOException,
                      AutomationException

The short name of the object.

Product Availability

Available with ArcGIS Desktop.

Supported Platforms

Windows

Specified by:

getName in interface IGxObject

Returns:

The name

Throws:

IOException - If there are interop problems.

AutomationException - If the ArcObject component throws an exception.

getFullName

public String getFullName()
                   throws IOException,
                          AutomationException

The full name of the object.

Product Availability

Available with ArcGIS Desktop.

Supported Platforms

Windows

Specified by:

getFullName in interface IGxObject

Returns:

The name

Throws:

IOException - If there are interop problems.

AutomationException - If the ArcObject component throws an exception.

getBaseName

public String getBaseName()
                   throws IOException,
                          AutomationException

The base name of the object (i.e. no extension).

Product Availability

Available with ArcGIS Desktop.

Supported Platforms

Windows

Specified by:

getBaseName in interface IGxObject

Returns:

The name

Throws:

IOException - If there are interop problems.

AutomationException - If the ArcObject component throws an exception.

getCategory

public String getCategory()
                   throws IOException,
                          AutomationException

The category of the object.

Product Availability

Available with ArcGIS Desktop.

Supported Platforms

Windows

Specified by:

getCategory in interface IGxObject

Returns:

The category

Throws:

IOException - If there are interop problems.

AutomationException - If the ArcObject component throws an exception.

getParent

public IGxObject getParent()
                    throws IOException,
                           AutomationException

The parent of the object.

Product Availability

Available with ArcGIS Desktop.

Supported Platforms

Windows

Specified by:

getParent in interface IGxObject

Returns:

A reference to a com.esri.arcgis.catalog.IGxObject

Throws:

IOException - If there are interop problems.

AutomationException - If the ArcObject component throws an exception.

getClassID

public IUID getClassID()
                throws IOException,
                       AutomationException

The class ID of this object.

Product Availability

Available with ArcGIS Desktop.

Supported Platforms

Windows

Specified by:

getClassID in interface IGxObject

Returns:

A reference to a com.esri.arcgis.system.IUID

Throws:

IOException - If there are interop problems.

AutomationException - If the ArcObject component throws an exception.

getInternalObjectName

public IName getInternalObjectName()
                            throws IOException,
                                   AutomationException

The Name for the internal object that this GxObject represents.

Product Availability

Available with ArcGIS Desktop.

Supported Platforms

Windows

Specified by:

getInternalObjectName in interface IGxObject

Specified by:

getInternalObjectName in interface IGxObjectInternalName

Returns:

A reference to a com.esri.arcgis.system.IName

Throws:

IOException - If there are interop problems.

AutomationException - If the ArcObject component throws an exception.

isValid

public boolean isValid()
                throws IOException,
                       AutomationException

Indicates if the object is still valid.

Product Availability

Available with ArcGIS Desktop.

Supported Platforms

Windows

Specified by:

isValid in interface IGxObject

Returns:

The isValid

Throws:

IOException - If there are interop problems.

AutomationException - If the ArcObject component throws an exception.

attach

public void attach(IGxObject parent,
                   IGxCatalog pCatalog)
            throws IOException,
                   AutomationException

Attaches the object to its parent and the catalog.

Product Availability

Available with ArcGIS Desktop.

Supported Platforms

Windows

Specified by:

attach in interface IGxObject

Parameters:

parent - A reference to a com.esri.arcgis.catalog.IGxObject (in)

pCatalog - A reference to a com.esri.arcgis.catalog.IGxCatalog (in)

Throws:

IOException - If there are interop problems.

AutomationException - If the ArcObject component throws an exception.

detach

public void detach()
            throws IOException,
                   AutomationException

Instructs the object to detach itself from its parent and the catalog.

Product Availability

Available with ArcGIS Desktop.

Supported Platforms

Windows

Specified by:

detach in interface IGxObject

Throws:

IOException - If there are interop problems.

AutomationException - If the ArcObject component throws an exception.

refresh

public void refresh()
             throws IOException,
                    AutomationException

Updates the object and any children of the object.

Product Availability

Available with ArcGIS Desktop.

Supported Platforms

Windows

Specified by:

refresh in interface IGxObject

Throws:

IOException - If there are interop problems.

AutomationException - If the ArcObject component throws an exception.

getSmallImage

public int getSmallImage()
                  throws IOException,
                         AutomationException

The small image that represents the object.

Product Availability

Available with ArcGIS Desktop.

Supported Platforms

Windows

Specified by:

getSmallImage in interface IGxObjectUI

Returns:

The hBitmap (A COM typedef)

Throws:

IOException - If there are interop problems.

AutomationException - If the ArcObject component throws an exception.

getSmallSelectedImage

public int getSmallSelectedImage()
                          throws IOException,
                                 AutomationException

The small image that represents the object when it is selected.

Product Availability

Available with ArcGIS Desktop.

Supported Platforms

Windows

Specified by:

getSmallSelectedImage in interface IGxObjectUI

Returns:

The hBitmap (A COM typedef)

Throws:

IOException - If there are interop problems.

AutomationException - If the ArcObject component throws an exception.

getLargeImage

public int getLargeImage()
                  throws IOException,
                         AutomationException

The large image that represents the object.

Product Availability

Available with ArcGIS Desktop.

Supported Platforms

Windows

Specified by:

getLargeImage in interface IGxObjectUI

Returns:

The hBitmap (A COM typedef)

Throws:

IOException - If there are interop problems.

AutomationException - If the ArcObject component throws an exception.

getLargeSelectedImage

public int getLargeSelectedImage()
                          throws IOException,
                                 AutomationException

The large image that represents the object when it is selected.

Product Availability

Available with ArcGIS Desktop.

Supported Platforms

Windows

Specified by:

getLargeSelectedImage in interface IGxObjectUI

Returns:

The hBitmap (A COM typedef)

Throws:

IOException - If there are interop problems.

AutomationException - If the ArcObject component throws an exception.

getContextMenu

public IUID getContextMenu()
                    throws IOException,
                           AutomationException

The class ID of the context menu for this object.

Product Availability

Available with ArcGIS Desktop.

Supported Platforms

Windows

Specified by:

getContextMenu in interface IGxObjectUI

Returns:

A reference to a com.esri.arcgis.system.IUID

Throws:

IOException - If there are interop problems.

AutomationException - If the ArcObject component throws an exception.

getNewMenu

public IUID getNewMenu()
                throws IOException,
                       AutomationException

The class ID of the New menu for this object.

Product Availability

Available with ArcGIS Desktop.

Supported Platforms

Windows

Specified by:

getNewMenu in interface IGxObjectUI

Returns:

A reference to a com.esri.arcgis.system.IUID

Throws:

IOException - If there are interop problems.

AutomationException - If the ArcObject component throws an exception.

getPropertyCount

public int getPropertyCount()
                     throws IOException,
                            AutomationException

The number of properties in the GxObject.

Product Availability

Available with ArcGIS Desktop.

Supported Platforms

Windows

Specified by:

getPropertyCount in interface IGxObjectProperties

Returns:

The count

Throws:

IOException - If there are interop problems.

AutomationException - If the ArcObject component throws an exception.

getPropByIndex

public void getPropByIndex(int index,
                           String[] name,
                           Object[] value)
                    throws IOException,
                           AutomationException

The name and value of the indexed property in the GxObject.

Product Availability

Available with ArcGIS Desktop.

Supported Platforms

Windows

Specified by:

getPropByIndex in interface IGxObjectProperties

Parameters:

index - The index (in)

name - The name (in/out: use single element array)

value - A Variant (in/out: use single element array)

Throws:

IOException - If there are interop problems.

AutomationException - If the ArcObject component throws an exception.

getProperty

public Object getProperty(String name)
                   throws IOException,
                          AutomationException

The value of the named property in the GxObject.

Product Availability

Available with ArcGIS Desktop.

Supported Platforms

Windows

Specified by:

getProperty in interface IGxObjectProperties

Parameters:

name - The name (in)

Returns:

A Variant

Throws:

IOException - If there are interop problems.

AutomationException - If the ArcObject component throws an exception.

setProperty

public void setProperty(String name,
                        Object value)
                 throws IOException,
                        AutomationException

Set the value of the named property in the GxObject.

Product Availability

Available with ArcGIS Desktop.

Supported Platforms

Windows

Specified by:

setProperty in interface IGxObjectProperties

Parameters:

name - The name (in)

value - A Variant (in)

Throws:

IOException - If there are interop problems.

AutomationException - If the ArcObject component throws an exception.

loadCachedObjects

public void loadCachedObjects()
                       throws IOException,
                              AutomationException

Loads any objects that should be cached for efficiency.

Product Availability

Available with ArcGIS Desktop.

Supported Platforms

Windows

Specified by:

loadCachedObjects in interface IGxCachedObjects

Throws:

IOException - If there are interop problems.

AutomationException - If the ArcObject component throws an exception.

releaseCachedObjects

public void releaseCachedObjects()
                          throws IOException,
                                 AutomationException

Releases any objects that have been cached for efficiency.

Product Availability

Available with ArcGIS Desktop.

Supported Platforms

Windows

Specified by:

releaseCachedObjects in interface IGxCachedObjects

Throws:

IOException - If there are interop problems.

AutomationException - If the ArcObject component throws an exception.

canRename

public boolean canRename()
                  throws IOException,
                         AutomationException

Indicates if the object can be renamed.

Product Availability

Available with ArcGIS Desktop.

Supported Platforms

Windows

Specified by:

canRename in interface IGxObjectEdit

Returns:

The canRename

Throws:

IOException - If there are interop problems.

AutomationException - If the ArcObject component throws an exception.

rename

public void rename(String newShortName)
            throws IOException,
                   AutomationException

Renames the object.

Product Availability

Available with ArcGIS Desktop.

Supported Platforms

Windows

Specified by:

rename in interface IGxObjectEdit

Parameters:

newShortName - The newShortName (in)

Throws:

IOException - If there are interop problems.

AutomationException - If the ArcObject component throws an exception.

canDelete

public boolean canDelete()
                  throws IOException,
                         AutomationException

Indicates if the object can be deleted.

Product Availability

Available with ArcGIS Desktop.

Supported Platforms

Windows

Specified by:

canDelete in interface IGxObjectEdit

Returns:

The canDelete

Throws:

IOException - If there are interop problems.

AutomationException - If the ArcObject component throws an exception.

delete

public void delete()
            throws IOException,
                   AutomationException

Deletes the object.

Product Availability

Available with ArcGIS Desktop.

Supported Platforms

Windows

Specified by:

delete in interface IGxObjectEdit

Throws:

IOException - If there are interop problems.

AutomationException - If the ArcObject component throws an exception.

editProperties

public void editProperties(int hParent)
                    throws IOException,
                           AutomationException

Presents a modal dialog to allow editing the object's properties.

Product Availability

Available with ArcGIS Desktop.

Supported Platforms

Windows

Specified by:

editProperties in interface IGxObjectEdit

Parameters:

hParent - The hParent (A COM typedef) (in)

Throws:

IOException - If there are interop problems.

AutomationException - If the ArcObject component throws an exception.

canCopy

public boolean canCopy()
                throws IOException,
                       AutomationException

Indicates if the object can be copied.

Remarks

CanCopy must return True if your customized GxObject is intended to support copy/paste, drag/drop within ArcCatalog or drag/drop from ArcCatalog to ArcMap.

Product Availability

Available with ArcGIS Desktop.

Supported Platforms

Windows

Specified by:

canCopy in interface IGxObjectEdit

Returns:

The canCopy

Throws:

IOException - If there are interop problems.

AutomationException - If the ArcObject component throws an exception.

setInternalObjectNameByRef

public void setInternalObjectNameByRef(IName internalObjectName)
                                throws IOException,
                                       AutomationException

The Name for the internal object that this GxObject represents.

Product Availability

Available with ArcGIS Desktop.

Specified by:

setInternalObjectNameByRef in interface IGxObjectInternalName

Parameters:

internalObjectName - A reference to a com.esri.arcgis.system.IName (in)

Throws:

IOException - If there are interop problems.

AutomationException - If the ArcObject component throws an exception.

getEditor

public IUID getEditor()
               throws IOException,
                      AutomationException

Retrive metadata editor.

Product Availability

Available with ArcGIS Desktop.

Supported Platforms

Windows

Specified by:

getEditor in interface IGxMetadataSupport

Returns:

A reference to a com.esri.arcgis.system.IUID

Throws:

IOException - If there are interop problems.

AutomationException - If the ArcObject component throws an exception.

getStylesheetPath

public String getStylesheetPath()
                         throws IOException,
                                AutomationException

Retrieve stylesheet path.

Product Availability

Available with ArcGIS Desktop.

Supported Platforms

Windows

Specified by:

getStylesheetPath in interface IGxMetadataSupport

Returns:

The path

Throws:

IOException - If there are interop problems.

AutomationException - If the ArcObject component throws an exception.

getTool

public IGPTool getTool()
                throws IOException,
                       AutomationException

The geoprocessing tool object associated with this catalog geoprocessing tool object.

Product Availability

Available with ArcGIS Desktop.

Specified by:

getTool in interface IGxGPTool

Returns:

A reference to a com.esri.arcgis.geoprocessing.IGPTool

Throws:

IOException - If there are interop problems.

AutomationException - If the ArcObject component throws an exception.

setToolByRef

public void setToolByRef(IGPTool tool)
                  throws IOException,
                         AutomationException

The geoprocessing tool object associated with this catalog geoprocessing tool object.

Product Availability

Available with ArcGIS Desktop.

Specified by:

setToolByRef in interface IGxGPTool

Parameters:

tool - A reference to a com.esri.arcgis.geoprocessing.IGPTool (in)

Throws:

IOException - If there are interop problems.

AutomationException - If the ArcObject component throws an exception.

updateToolState

public void updateToolState()
                     throws IOException,
                            AutomationException

Updates the icon of the geoprocessing tool displayed in ArcCatalog.

Product Availability

Available with ArcGIS Desktop.

Specified by:

updateToolState in interface IGxGPTool

Throws:

IOException - If there are interop problems.

AutomationException - If the ArcObject component throws an exception.

getNativeType

public INativeType getNativeType()
                          throws IOException,
                                 AutomationException

The native type.

Product Availability

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

Supported Platforms

Windows, Solaris, Linux

Specified by:

getNativeType in interface INativeTypeInfo

Returns:

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

Throws:

IOException - If there are interop problems.

AutomationException - If the ArcObject component throws an exception.

getMetadata

public IPropertySet getMetadata()
                         throws IOException,
                                AutomationException

The PropertySet containing metadata.

Remarks

The variable to hold the data must be of IPropertySet data type.

The metadata property is frequently used to save, or update, changes to metadata documents that have taken place through methods available on the IPropertySet, IXmlPropertySet, and/or IXmlPropertySet2 interfaces.

Product Availability

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

Supported Platforms

Windows, Solaris, Linux

Specified by:

getMetadata in interface IMetadata

Returns:

A reference to a com.esri.arcgis.system.IPropertySet

Throws:

IOException - If there are interop problems.

AutomationException - If the ArcObject component throws an exception.

setMetadata

public void setMetadata(IPropertySet ppPropertySet)
                 throws IOException,
                        AutomationException

The PropertySet containing metadata.

Product Availability

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

Supported Platforms

Windows, Solaris, Linux

Specified by:

setMetadata in interface IMetadata

Parameters:

ppPropertySet - A reference to a com.esri.arcgis.system.IPropertySet (in)

Throws:

IOException - If there are interop problems.

AutomationException - If the ArcObject component throws an exception.

synchronize

public void synchronize(int action,
                        int interval)
                 throws IOException,
                        AutomationException

Updates metadata with the current properties; may create metadata if it doesn't already exist.

Description

The Synchronize method is used to extract metadata properties from an object and write those properties to the metadata .xml. Depending on the value of the esriMetaSyncAction, the Synchronize method may generate a new set of metadata if it doesn't already exist.

Remarks

The following actions will result in synchronization given each of the listed conditions:

Action	Metadata status	Esri/Sync element	Interval parameter
esriMSAAccessed	Doesn't matter	Must not be FALSE	Must be less than actual interval
esriMSAAlways	Doesn't matter	Doesn't matter	Doesn't matter
esriMSACreated	Must not exist	Must not be FALSE	Must be less than actual interval
esriMSANotCreated	Must exist	Must not be FALSE	Must be less than actual interval
esriMSAOverwrite	Doesn't matter	Doesn't matter	Doesn't matter

The difference between esriMSAAlways and esriMSAOverwrite lies in which elements are synchronized. esriMSAAlways will honor the removal or value change of an element's Sync attribute (to disable synchronization), whereas using esriMSAOverwrite is equivalent to setting the IXmlPropertySet2.OverwriteSyncAttribute to true for the metadata's property set, meaning that even elements without a Sync attribute of TRUE will be synchronized.

Product Availability

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

Supported Platforms

Windows, Solaris, Linux

Specified by:

synchronize in interface IMetadata

Parameters:

action - A com.esri.arcgis.geodatabase.esriMetadataSyncAction constant (in)

interval - The interval (in)

Throws:

IOException - If there are interop problems.

AutomationException - If the ArcObject component throws an exception.

isCanEditMetadata

public boolean isCanEditMetadata()
                          throws IOException,
                                 AutomationException

Indicates if metadata can be edited.

Remarks

This property is available to those objects that support metadata.

Product Availability

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

Supported Platforms

Windows, Solaris, Linux

Specified by:

isCanEditMetadata in interface IMetadataEdit

Returns:

The pCanEdit

Throws:

IOException - If there are interop problems.

AutomationException - If the ArcObject component throws an exception.

setDatasetNameByRef

public void setDatasetNameByRef(IDatasetName datasetName)
                         throws IOException,
                                AutomationException

The associated dataset name.

Product Availability

Available with ArcGIS Desktop.

Specified by:

setDatasetNameByRef in interface IGxDataset

Parameters:

datasetName - A reference to a com.esri.arcgis.geodatabase.IDatasetName (in)

Throws:

IOException - If there are interop problems.

AutomationException - If the ArcObject component throws an exception.

getDatasetName

public IDatasetName getDatasetName()
                            throws IOException,
                                   AutomationException

The associated dataset name.

Product Availability

Available with ArcGIS Desktop.

Supported Platforms

Windows

Specified by:

getDatasetName in interface IGxDataset

Returns:

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

Throws:

IOException - If there are interop problems.

AutomationException - If the ArcObject component throws an exception.

getDataset

public IDataset getDataset()
                    throws IOException,
                           AutomationException

The associated dataset.

Product Availability

Available with ArcGIS Desktop.

Supported Platforms

Windows

Specified by:

getDataset in interface IGxDataset

Returns:

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

Throws:

IOException - If there are interop problems.

AutomationException - If the ArcObject component throws an exception.

getType

public int getType()
            throws IOException,
                   AutomationException

The type of the associated dataset.

Product Availability

Available with ArcGIS Desktop.

Supported Platforms

Windows

Specified by:

getType in interface IGxDataset

Returns:

A com.esri.arcgis.geodatabase.esriDatasetType constant

Throws:

IOException - If there are interop problems.

AutomationException - If the ArcObject component throws an exception.