Provides access to members that create geometries from different inputs. Note: the IGeometryFactory interface has been superseded byIGeometryFactory3. Please consider using the more recent version.
Product Availability
Available with ArcGIS Engine, ArcGIS Desktop, and ArcGIS Server.
Members
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CreateEmptyGeometryByESRIType | Create an empty geometry of the specified Esri shape file type. |
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CreateEmptyGeometryByType | Creates an empty geometry of the specified ArcObjects geometry type. |
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CreateGeometry | Create a point, polyline, polygon, or multipoint from the specified shapefile format buffer. |
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CreateGeometryFromEnumerator | Creates a geometry bag containing references to geometries returned by the input geometry enumerator. |
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CreateGeometryFromWkb | Create a point, polyline, polygon, or multipoint from the specified OGIS WKB format buffer. |
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CreateGeometryFromWkbVariant | Create a point, polyline, polygon, or multipoint from the specified OGIS WKB format buffer. |
CoClasses that implement IGeometryFactory
| CoClasses and Classes | Description |
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| GeometryEnvironment | Provides a way of creating geometries from different inputs and setting/getting global variables for controlling behavior of geometry methods. |