ArcObjects Library Reference (PublisherControls)

ArcReaderGlobeControl CoClass

Esri ArcReaderGlobeControl

Product Availability

Available with ArcGIS Desktop. Requires Publisher Extension.

Description

The ArcReaderGlobeControl displays the 'globe' view and Table of Contents of the ArcReader desktop application. It provides all of the functionality in the ArcReader desktop application except for a toolbar and status bar.

The ArcReaderGlobeControl CoClass provides properties, methods and events for managing the general appearance of the control, checking and loading Published Map Files and checking document permissions. The IARGlobeControl::ShowARGlobeWindow method can be used to display the built in Identify, Printer and Animation windows and the IARGlobeControl::CurrentARGlobeTool property can be used to set the current tool to one of the built in navigation, identify or hyperlink tools.

To perform a spatial or attribute search on a ARGlobe or ARLayer use the ArcReaderSearchDef object in conjunction the SearchARFeatures or QueryARFeatures methods on the IARGlobe or IARLayer interfaces.

The ArcReaderConfiguration object can be used to customize the appearance and behavior of the ArcReaderGlobeControl and its built in windows.

Interfaces

Interfaces	Description
IARGlobeControl	Provides access to members on the control.

Event Interfaces

Interfaces	Description
IARGlobeControlEvents (default)	Provides access to events that occur with interaction to the control.

Working with Events

[Visual Basic 6.0]

When working with ArcReaderGlobeControl's default outbound interface in Visual Basic 6 declare variables as follows:

Private WithEvents pArcReaderGlobeControl as ArcReaderGlobeControl