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Loop Through Layers of Specific UID Snippet (ArcObjects .NET 10.5 SDK)
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Loop Through Layers of Specific UID Snippet

Stub code to loop through layers in a map where a specific UID is supplied.

[C#]
///<summary>Stub code to loop through layers in a map where a specific UID is supplied.</summary>
///
///<param name="map">An IMap interface in which the layers reside.</param>
///<param name="layerCLSID">A System.String that is the layer GUID type. For example: "{E156D7E5-22AF-11D3-9F99-00C04F6BC78E}" is the IGeoFeatureLayer.</param>
/// 
///<remarks>In order of the code to be useful the user needs to write their own code to use the layer in the TODO section.
///
/// The different layer GUID's and Interface's are:
/// "{AD88322D-533D-4E36-A5C9-1B109AF7A346}"=IACFeatureLayer
/// "{74E45211-DFE6-11D3-9FF7-00C04F6BC6A5}"=IACLayer
/// "{495C0E2C-D51D-4ED4-9FC1-FA04AB93568D}"=IACImageLayer
/// "{65BD02AC-1CAD-462A-A524-3F17E9D85432}"=IACAcetateLayer
/// "{4AEDC069-B599-424B-A374-49602ABAD308}"=IAnnotationLayer
/// "{DBCA59AC-6771-4408-8F48-C7D53389440C}"=IAnnotationSublayer
/// "{E299ADBC-A5C3-11D2-9B10-00C04FA33299}"=ICadLayer
/// "{7F1AB670-5CA9-44D1-B42D-12AA868FC757}"=ICadastralFabricLayer
/// "{BA119BC4-939A-11D2-A2F4-080009B6F22B}"=ICompositeLayer
/// "{9646BB82-9512-11D2-A2F6-080009B6F22B}"=ICompositeGraphicsLayer
/// "{0C22A4C7-DAFD-11D2-9F46-00C04F6BC78E}"=ICoverageAnnotationLayer
/// "{6CA416B1-E160-11D2-9F4E-00C04F6BC78E}"=IDataLayer
/// "{0737082E-958E-11D4-80ED-00C04F601565}"=IDimensionLayer
/// "{48E56B3F-EC3A-11D2-9F5C-00C04F6BC6A5}"=IFDOGraphicsLayer
/// "{40A9E885-5533-11D0-98BE-00805F7CED21}"=IFeatureLayer
/// "{605BC37A-15E9-40A0-90FB-DE4CC376838C}"=IGdbRasterCatalogLayer
/// "{E156D7E5-22AF-11D3-9F99-00C04F6BC78E}"=IGeoFeatureLayer
/// "{34B2EF81-F4AC-11D1-A245-080009B6F22B}"=IGraphicsLayer
/// "{EDAD6644-1810-11D1-86AE-0000F8751720}"=IGroupLayer
/// "{D090AA89-C2F1-11D3-9FEF-00C04F6BC6A5}"=IIMSSubLayer
/// "{DC8505FF-D521-11D3-9FF4-00C04F6BC6A5}"=IIMAMapLayer
/// "{34C20002-4D3C-11D0-92D8-00805F7C28B0}"=ILayer
/// "{E9B56157-7EB7-4DB3-9958-AFBF3B5E1470}"=IMapServerLayer
/// "{B059B902-5C7A-4287-982E-EF0BC77C6AAB}"=IMapServerSublayer
/// "{82870538-E09E-42C0-9228-CBCB244B91BA}"=INetworkLayer
/// "{D02371C7-35F7-11D2-B1F2-00C04F8EDEFF}"=IRasterLayer
/// "{AF9930F0-F61E-11D3-8D6C-00C04F5B87B2}"=IRasterCatalogLayer
/// "{FCEFF094-8E6A-4972-9BB4-429C71B07289}"=ITemporaryLayer
/// "{5A0F220D-614F-4C72-AFF2-7EA0BE2C8513}"=ITerrainLayer
/// "{FE308F36-BDCA-11D1-A523-0000F8774F0F}"=ITinLayer
/// "{FB6337E3-610A-4BC2-9142-760D954C22EB}"=ITopologyLayer
/// "{005F592A-327B-44A4-AEEB-409D2F866F47}"=IWMSLayer
/// "{D43D9A73-FF6C-4A19-B36A-D7ECBE61962A}"=IWMSGroupLayer
/// "{8C19B114-1168-41A3-9E14-FC30CA5A4E9D}"=IWMSMapLayer
///</remarks>
public void LoopThroughLayersOfSpecificUID(ESRI.ArcGIS.Carto.IMap map, System.String layerCLSID)
{
  if(map == null || layerCLSID == null)
  {
    return;
  }
  ESRI.ArcGIS.esriSystem.IUID uid=new ESRI.ArcGIS.esriSystem.UIDClass();
  uid.Value=layerCLSID; // Example: "{E156D7E5-22AF-11D3-9F99-00C04F6BC78E}"=IGeoFeatureLayer
  try
  {
    ESRI.ArcGIS.Carto.IEnumLayer enumLayer=map.get_Layers(((ESRI.ArcGIS.esriSystem.UID)(uid)), true); // Explicit Cast 
    enumLayer.Reset();
    ESRI.ArcGIS.Carto.ILayer layer=enumLayer.Next();
    while (!(layer == null))
    {
      // TODO - Implement your code here...



      layer=enumLayer.Next();
    }
  }
  catch (System.Exception ex)
  {
    //System.Windows.Forms.MessageBox.Show("No layers of type: " + uid.Value.ToString);
  }
}
[Visual Basic .NET]
'''<summary>Stub code to loop through layers in a map where a specific UID is supplied.</summary>
'''
'''<param name="map">An IMap interface in which the layers reside.</param>
'''<param name="layerCLSID">A System.String that is the layer GUID type. For example: "{E156D7E5-22AF-11D3-9F99-00C04F6BC78E}" is the IGeoFeatureLayer.</param>
''' 
'''<remarks>In order of the code to be useful the user needs to write their own code to use the layer in the TODO section.
'''
''' The different layer GUID's and Interface's are:
''' "{AD88322D-533D-4E36-A5C9-1B109AF7A346}"=IACFeatureLayer
''' "{74E45211-DFE6-11D3-9FF7-00C04F6BC6A5}"=IACLayer
''' "{495C0E2C-D51D-4ED4-9FC1-FA04AB93568D}"=IACImageLayer
''' "{65BD02AC-1CAD-462A-A524-3F17E9D85432}"=IACAcetateLayer
''' "{4AEDC069-B599-424B-A374-49602ABAD308}"=IAnnotationLayer
''' "{DBCA59AC-6771-4408-8F48-C7D53389440C}"=IAnnotationSublayer
''' "{E299ADBC-A5C3-11D2-9B10-00C04FA33299}"=ICadLayer
''' "{7F1AB670-5CA9-44D1-B42D-12AA868FC757}"=ICadastralFabricLayer
''' "{BA119BC4-939A-11D2-A2F4-080009B6F22B}"=ICompositeLayer
''' "{9646BB82-9512-11D2-A2F6-080009B6F22B}"=ICompositeGraphicsLayer
''' "{0C22A4C7-DAFD-11D2-9F46-00C04F6BC78E}"=ICoverageAnnotationLayer
''' "{6CA416B1-E160-11D2-9F4E-00C04F6BC78E}"=IDataLayer
''' "{0737082E-958E-11D4-80ED-00C04F601565}"=IDimensionLayer
''' "{48E56B3F-EC3A-11D2-9F5C-00C04F6BC6A5}"=IFDOGraphicsLayer
''' "{40A9E885-5533-11D0-98BE-00805F7CED21}"=IFeatureLayer
''' "{605BC37A-15E9-40A0-90FB-DE4CC376838C}"=IGdbRasterCatalogLayer
''' "{E156D7E5-22AF-11D3-9F99-00C04F6BC78E}"=IGeoFeatureLayer
''' "{34B2EF81-F4AC-11D1-A245-080009B6F22B}"=IGraphicsLayer
''' "{EDAD6644-1810-11D1-86AE-0000F8751720}"=IGroupLayer
''' "{D090AA89-C2F1-11D3-9FEF-00C04F6BC6A5}"=IIMSSubLayer
''' "{DC8505FF-D521-11D3-9FF4-00C04F6BC6A5}"=IIMAMapLayer
''' "{34C20002-4D3C-11D0-92D8-00805F7C28B0}"=ILayer
''' "{E9B56157-7EB7-4DB3-9958-AFBF3B5E1470}"=IMapServerLayer
''' "{B059B902-5C7A-4287-982E-EF0BC77C6AAB}"=IMapServerSublayer
''' "{82870538-E09E-42C0-9228-CBCB244B91BA}"=INetworkLayer
''' "{D02371C7-35F7-11D2-B1F2-00C04F8EDEFF}"=IRasterLayer
''' "{AF9930F0-F61E-11D3-8D6C-00C04F5B87B2}"=IRasterCatalogLayer
''' "{FCEFF094-8E6A-4972-9BB4-429C71B07289}"=ITemporaryLayer
''' "{5A0F220D-614F-4C72-AFF2-7EA0BE2C8513}"=ITerrainLayer
''' "{FE308F36-BDCA-11D1-A523-0000F8774F0F}"=ITinLayer
''' "{FB6337E3-610A-4BC2-9142-760D954C22EB}"=ITopologyLayer
''' "{005F592A-327B-44A4-AEEB-409D2F866F47}"=IWMSLayer
''' "{D43D9A73-FF6C-4A19-B36A-D7ECBE61962A}"=IWMSGroupLayer
''' "{8C19B114-1168-41A3-9E14-FC30CA5A4E9D}"=IWMSMapLayer
'''</remarks>
Public Sub LoopThroughLayersOfSpecificUID(ByVal map As ESRI.ArcGIS.Carto.IMap, ByVal layerCLSID As System.String)

  If map Is Nothing OrElse layerCLSID Is Nothing Then
    Return
  End If

  Dim uid As ESRI.ArcGIS.esriSystem.IUID=New ESRI.ArcGIS.esriSystem.UIDClass
  uid.Value=layerCLSID ' Example: "{E156D7E5-22AF-11D3-9F99-00C04F6BC78E}"=IGeoFeatureLayer

  Try
    Dim enumLayer As ESRI.ArcGIS.Carto.IEnumLayer=map.Layers((CType(uid, ESRI.ArcGIS.esriSystem.UID)), True) ' Explicit Cast
    enumLayer.Reset()
    Dim layer As ESRI.ArcGIS.Carto.ILayer=enumLayer.Next
    Do While Not (layer Is Nothing)
      ' TODO - Implement your code here...


        layer=enumLayer.Next()
    Loop
  Catch ex As System.Exception
    'System.Windows.Forms.MessageBox.Show("No layers of type: " + uid.Value.ToString);
  End Try

End Sub

Additional Requirements
  • The code in this document requires the following References added to the Visual Studio project:
  • ESRI.ArcGIS.Carto
  • ESRI.ArcGIS.System
  • System