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IEditor.ScratchWorkspace Property (ArcObjects .NET 10.4 SDK)

ArcObjects Library Reference (Editor)

IEditor.ScratchWorkspace Property

[Visual Basic .NET]
Public ReadOnly Property ScratchWorkspace As IWorkspace

[C#]
public IWorkspace ScratchWorkspace {get;}

Available with ArcGIS Desktop.

During an edit session, the editor creates and manages a temporary workspace where it stores information about features. For example, when resolving conflicts in SDE, the editor uses this workspace to store conflicting features. Similarly, when editing shapefiles, the editor writes feature delta tables to this workspace.