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IMapLayers.IsLayerVisible Method (ArcObjects .NET 10.4 SDK)
ArcObjects Library Reference (Carto)  

IMapLayers.IsLayerVisible Method

Check if layer is visible.

[Visual Basic .NET]
Public Function IsLayerVisible ( _
    ByVal Layer As ILayer _
) As Boolean
[C#]
public bool IsLayerVisible (
    ILayer Layer
);
[C++]
HRESULT IsLayerVisible(
  ILayer* Layer,
  VARIANT_BOOL* IsLayerVisible
);
[C++]

Parameters Layer [in]
Layer is a parameter of type ILayer IsLayerVisible [out, retval] IsLayerVisible is a parameter of type VARIANT_BOOL

Product Availability

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

Remarks

This method determines if a layer is actually visible in a map.  It does this by checking to see if the layer is not drawn due to scale ranges and also by validating whether or not the layer is in a composite layer or group layer that is not visible.

See Also

IMapLayers Interface

.NET Related Topics

Converting labels to geodatabase annotation for an entire map