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IMap.Name Property (ArcObjects .NET 10.4 SDK)
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IMap.Name Property

Name of the map.

[Visual Basic .NET]
Public Property Name As String

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

[C++]
HRESULT get_Name(
  BSTR* Name
);

[C++]
HRESULT put_Name(
  BSTR Name
);

[C++]

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

Product Availability

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

Remarks

Each map has a name controlled by this property.  The default name of the first map is 'Layers' and new maps get the name 'New Data Frame', 'New Data Frame 2' and so on. The name of each map appears in the Display and Source content views in the table of contents.

See Also

IMap Interface

.NET Samples

Synchronized MapControl and PageLayoutControl application (Code Files: frmMain)

.NET Related Topics

How to access maps and layers via the MapDocument | Using the TOCControl