Summary
Reverses the from-to direction of line features.
You can view the orientation of line features by symbolizing line features with arrowheads.
Usage
Direction-dependent attributes, such as address ranges, are not flipped—only the geometry is flipped. For example, suppose a line feature has an LF-ADD attribute ('left from address') of 100 and an LT-ADD ('left-to address') of 198. These values will not change if the line is flipped.
When input is a feature layer with a selection, only selected features will be modified.
Syntax
FlipLine_edit (in_features)
| Parameter | Explanation | Data Type |
in_features | The input line feature class or layer. | Feature Layer |
Code Sample
FlipLine Example(stand-alone script)
This example shows how to use Python stand-alone script to do in-place editing.
# Name: Flipline_Example.py
# Description: Flip line features
import arcpy
from arcpy import env
env.workspace="C:/data/project.gdb"
inFeatures="streams"
arcpy.FlipLine_edit(inFeatures)
FlipLine Example (Python interactive window)
Shows, within a Python interactive window, how to use Python command to flip line.
arcpy.FlipLine_edit("C:/data/project.gdb/streams")
Environments
Licensing Information
- ArcGIS for Desktop Basic: No
- ArcGIS for Desktop Standard: Yes
- ArcGIS for Desktop Advanced: Yes