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IGraphicsLayer Interface

Provides access to members that control the Graphics Layer.

Product Availability

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

When To Use

A graphics layer can be associated with another layer in the map; when that other layer changes visibility, the graphics layer can change visibility also. Use the IGraphicsLayer interface to manage this.

The IGraphicsLayer interface also has methods to activate and deactivate the graphics layer. When a graphics layer is active, it is the current annotation target.

Members

	Name	Description
	Activate	Prepare to display graphic on screen.
	AssociatedLayer	Layer that is associated with this graphics layer.
	Deactivate	ActiveView that graphics are displayed on is no longer visible.
	UseAssociatedLayerVisibility	Indicates if the layer that is associated with this graphics layer controls the visibility.

Classes that implement IGraphicsLayer

Classes	Description
CompositeGraphicsLayer	A collection of graphics layers that behave like single layer.
FDOGraphicsLayer	A collection of properties for an annotation layer (feature data object graphics layer).
GlobeGraphicsLayer (esriGlobeCore)	The Globe Graphics Layer.
GraphicsLayer3D (esri3DAnalyst)	A 3D Graphics Layer.
GraphicsSubLayer	Graphic sublayer handed back by the composite graphics layer.

.NET Samples

Graphics layers ToolControl Subset network evaluators