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IFeatureLayer.DisplayField Property (ArcObjects .NET 10.4 SDK)
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IFeatureLayer.DisplayField Property

Primary display field.

[Visual Basic .NET]
Public Property DisplayField As String

[C#]
public string DisplayField {get; set;}

[C++]
HRESULT get_DisplayField(
  BSTR* FieldName
);

[C++]
HRESULT put_DisplayField(
  BSTR FieldName
);

[C++]

Parameters
FieldName [out, retval]
  FieldName is a parameter of type BSTR
FieldName [in]
  FieldName is a parameter of type BSTR

Product Availability

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

Description

The name of the layer's primary display field.

Remarks

Usually this field name contains the string "name", or is the first string field found in the layer's attributes. This field is used to show map tips for the layer. The value of this property must match the name of one of the fields in the layer's FeatureClass.

See Also

IFeatureLayer Interface

.NET Samples

ArcGIS Network Analyst extension Engine application (Code Files: frmMain) | Displaying MapTips in the MapControl (Code Files: MapTips)