com.esri.arcgis.geoprocessing.tools.datamanagementtools
Class SelectLayerByAttribute

java.lang.Object
  com.esri.arcgis.geoprocessing.AbstractGPTool
      com.esri.arcgis.geoprocessing.tools.datamanagementtools.SelectLayerByAttribute

All Implemented Interfaces:

GPTool

public class SelectLayerByAttribute
extends AbstractGPTool

Adds, updates, or removes a selection on a layer or table view based on an attribute query. The Select Layer By Attribute tool is contained in the Data Management Tools tool box.

Usage tips:

• The input must be a feature layer or a table view. The input cannot be a feature class or table.
• This tool works on layers or table views in the ArcMap table of contents, and also on layers or table views created in a scripts using the or tools.
• If an is specified, or if a definition query is present on the Input Layer or Table View, only the features or rows within the extent or matching the definition query may be selected.
• The tool can be used to determine the number of features or rows selected. This can be especially useful in a script or model to determine if further processing is desired.

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class com.esri.arcgis.geoprocessing.AbstractGPTool

vals

Constructor Summary

SelectLayerByAttribute()
Creates the Select Layer By Attribute tool with defaults.

SelectLayerByAttribute(Object inLayerOrView)
Creates the Select Layer By Attribute tool with the required parameters.

Method Summary

Object	getInLayerOrView() Returns the Layer Name or Table View parameter of this tool .
Object	getOutLayerOrView() Returns the Output Layer Name parameter of this tool (Read only).
String	getSelectionType() Returns the Selection type parameter of this tool .
String	getToolboxAlias() Returns the alias of the tool box containing this tool.
String	getToolboxName() Returns the name of the tool box containing this tool.
String	getToolName() Returns the name of this tool.
Object	getWhereClause() Returns the Expression parameter of this tool .
void	setInLayerOrView(Object inLayerOrView) Sets the Layer Name or Table View parameter of this tool .
void	setSelectionType(String selectionType) Sets the Selection type parameter of this tool .
void	setWhereClause(Object whereClause) Sets the Expression parameter of this tool .

Methods inherited from class com.esri.arcgis.geoprocessing.AbstractGPTool

getParameterValues, toString

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

SelectLayerByAttribute

public SelectLayerByAttribute()

Creates the Select Layer By Attribute tool with defaults.

Initializes the array of tool parameters with the default values specified when the tool was created.

SelectLayerByAttribute

public SelectLayerByAttribute(Object inLayerOrView)

Creates the Select Layer By Attribute tool with the required parameters.

Initializes the array of tool parameters with the values as specified for the required parameters and with the default values for the other parameters.

Parameters:

inLayerOrView - the feature layer or table view to which the selection will be applied. the input can be a layer or table view in the ArcMap table of contents, or a layer or table view created in ArcCatalog or in scripts using the Make Feature Layer or Make Table View tools.

Method Detail

getInLayerOrView

public Object getInLayerOrView()

Returns the Layer Name or Table View parameter of this tool . This parameter is the feature layer or table view to which the selection will be applied. the input can be a layer or table view in the ArcMap table of contents, or a layer or table view created in ArcCatalog or in scripts using the Make Feature Layer or Make Table View tools. This is a required parameter.

Returns:

the Layer Name or Table View

setInLayerOrView

public void setInLayerOrView(Object inLayerOrView)

Sets the Layer Name or Table View parameter of this tool . This parameter is the feature layer or table view to which the selection will be applied. the input can be a layer or table view in the ArcMap table of contents, or a layer or table view created in ArcCatalog or in scripts using the Make Feature Layer or Make Table View tools. This is a required parameter.

Parameters:

inLayerOrView - the feature layer or table view to which the selection will be applied. the input can be a layer or table view in the ArcMap table of contents, or a layer or table view created in ArcCatalog or in scripts using the Make Feature Layer or Make Table View tools.

getSelectionType

public String getSelectionType()

Returns the Selection type parameter of this tool . This parameter is determines how the selection will be applied and what to do if a selection already exists. This is an optional parameter.

Returns:

the Selection type

setSelectionType

public void setSelectionType(String selectionType)

Sets the Selection type parameter of this tool . This parameter is determines how the selection will be applied and what to do if a selection already exists. This is an optional parameter.

Parameters:

selectionType - determines how the selection will be applied and what to do if a selection already exists.

getWhereClause

public Object getWhereClause()

Returns the Expression parameter of this tool . This parameter is a Structured Query Language (SQL) expression used to select a subset of records. the syntax for the expression differs slightly depending on the data source. For example, if you're querying file or ArcSDE geodatabases, shapefiles, or coverages, enclose field names in double quotes: "MY_FIELD" if you're querying personal geodatabases, enclose fields in square brackets: [MY_FIELD] in the Python Window enclose the {where_clause} in parentheses to ensure the spaces (which are delimiters between parameters) are correctly interpreted. for more information on SQL syntax and how it differs between data sources, see SQL Reference. This is an optional parameter.

Returns:

the Expression

setWhereClause

public void setWhereClause(Object whereClause)

Sets the Expression parameter of this tool . This parameter is a Structured Query Language (SQL) expression used to select a subset of records. the syntax for the expression differs slightly depending on the data source. For example, if you're querying file or ArcSDE geodatabases, shapefiles, or coverages, enclose field names in double quotes: "MY_FIELD" if you're querying personal geodatabases, enclose fields in square brackets: [MY_FIELD] in the Python Window enclose the {where_clause} in parentheses to ensure the spaces (which are delimiters between parameters) are correctly interpreted. for more information on SQL syntax and how it differs between data sources, see SQL Reference. This is an optional parameter.

Parameters:

whereClause - a Structured Query Language (SQL) expression used to select a subset of records. the syntax for the expression differs slightly depending on the data source. For example, if you're querying file or ArcSDE geodatabases, shapefiles, or coverages, enclose field names in double quotes: "MY_FIELD" if you're querying personal geodatabases, enclose fields in square brackets: [MY_FIELD] in the Python Window enclose the {where_clause} in parentheses to ensure the spaces (which are delimiters between parameters) are correctly interpreted. for more information on SQL syntax and how it differs between data sources, see SQL Reference.

getOutLayerOrView

public Object getOutLayerOrView()

Returns the Output Layer Name parameter of this tool (Read only). This is an derived parameter.

Returns:

the Output Layer Name

getToolName

public String getToolName()

Returns the name of this tool.

Returns:

the tool name

getToolboxName

public String getToolboxName()

Returns the name of the tool box containing this tool.

Returns:

the tool box name

getToolboxAlias

public String getToolboxAlias()

Returns the alias of the tool box containing this tool.

Returns:

the tool box alias