ArcObjects Library Reference (GeoDatabase)  

IFeatureClassDescription Interface

Provides access to members that control Feature Class Description.

Product Availability

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

Description

The IFeatureClassDescription interface provides information to ArcCatalog in addition to what can be specified by IObjectClassDescription for the creation of feature classes.

Members

Description
Read-only property FeatureType The esriFeatureType for the instances of this class.
Read-only property ShapeFieldName The name of the field containing the shape.

CoClasses that implement IFeatureClassDescription

CoClasses and Classes Description
AnnotationFeatureClassDescription (esriCarto) An Esri annotation feature class description.
DimensionClassDescription (esriCarto) The class description for dimension feature classes.
FeatureClassDescription Esri Feature Class Description object.
ForceElements (esriDefenseSolutions) Class extension object used to create force element point feature classes.
RasterCatalogClassDescription Esri RasterCatalog Class Description.
TacticalAreas (esriDefenseSolutions) Class extension object used to create tactical graphic polygon feature classes.
TacticalLines (esriDefenseSolutions) Class extension object used to create tactical graphic polyline feature classes.
TacticalPoints (esriDefenseSolutions) Class extension object used to create tactical graphic point feature classes.

Remarks

The interface’s two properties define the FeatureType and ShapeFieldName for the feature class.

See Also

IObjectClassDescription Interface | IFeatureClass Interface

.NET Samples

Timestamper class extension (Code Files: TimestampClassDescription)

.NET Related Topics

Creating annotation and dimension feature classes | Creating class extensions | Creating feature classes | Creating fields