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IFeatureLayer2 Interface

Provides access to additional members that control common aspects of a feature layer.

Product Availability

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

Description

Provides access to the properties and methods of a layer based on vector geographic data, which is typically a geodatabase, shapefile, or coverage feature class.

Members

	Name	Description
	DataSourceType	Data source type.
	DisplayField	Primary display field.
	ExpandRegionForSymbols	Expands the given geometry by an amount that will include the layer's symbology for the given display.
	FeatureClass	The layer's feature class.
	ScaleSymbols	Indicates if symbols are scaled for the layer.
	Search	Creates a cursor based upon the search criteria.
	Selectable	Indicates if layer is selectable.
	ShapeType	The layer's shape type.

Classes that implement IFeatureLayer2

Classes	Description
CadAnnotationLayer	An Esri Cad annotation layer.
CadastralFabricSubLayer	Cadastral Fabric Feature Layer Object.
CadFeatureLayer	Esri CAD Feature Layer class.
CoverageAnnotationLayer	An Esri coverage annotation layer.
DimensionLayer	A collection of properties for a dimension layer.
FDOGraphicsLayer	A collection of properties for an annotation layer (feature data object graphics layer).
FeatureLayer	A collection of features and their visual representation.
GdbRasterCatalogLayer	Geodabase RasterCatalog source and display options.
TemporalFeatureLayer (esriTrackingAnalyst)	Defines the coclass IDL parameters and attributes of the TemporalFeatureLayer COM object.

Remarks

This interface provides access to all properties and methods of IFeatureLayer as well as one new read-only property (ShapeType) and method (ExpandRegionForSymbols).

.NET Samples

Add and symbolize a historical temporal layer in ArcMap