ArcObjects Library Reference (DataSourcesRaster)  

FormatList CoClass

A collection of information about supported raster formats.

Product Availability

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

Supported Platforms

Windows, Solaris, Linux

Interfaces

Interfaces Description
IFormatData Provides access to members that provide access to information about specific raster formats.
IFormatList Provides access to members that contain information about all raster formats currently supported.
IFormatTest Provides access to members that provide information on the format of a raster .
IRasterFormatControl Provides access to members that control raster format support level.

Remarks

The FormatList object contains information about all available raster formats. It can be used to access this information or to check if a particular file is a raster and determine its format.

This object will provide information about all native formats and any formats that have been added to ArcMap by external developers. Formats that have multiple possible file extensions may appear more than once in this list.

FormatList is the one and only instance of its class.