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IFeatureLayer.FeatureClass Property (ArcObjects .NET 10.5 SDK)
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IFeatureLayer.FeatureClass Property

The layer's feature class.

[Visual Basic .NET]
Public Property FeatureClass As IFeatureClass
[C#]
public IFeatureClass FeatureClass {get; set;}
[C++]
HRESULT get_FeatureClass(
  IFeatureClass** fclass
);
[C++]
HRESULT putref_FeatureClass(
  IFeatureClass* fclass
);
[C++]

Parameters fclass [out, retval]
fclass is a parameter of type IFeatureClass fclass [in]
fclass is a parameter of type IFeatureClass

Product Availability

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

Description

The FeatureClass data source for the layer.

See Also

IFeatureLayer Interface

.NET Snippets

Set Data Source | Create Animation from Path | Add Shapefile Using OpenFileDialog | Get FeatureClass of Selected Feature Layer in Contents View | Zoom to Selected Globe Features | Add Tracking Layer To Map

.NET Samples

Add a custom menu created in .NET to ArcGIS for Desktop (Code Files: AddShapefile) | Cut polygons without selection edit task (Code Files: EditingForm) | Editing using a custom form (Code Files: EditorForm) | Custom reshape polyline edit task (Code Files: EditingForm) | ArcGIS Network Analyst extension Engine application (Code Files: frmLoadLocations) | 3D dynamic element tracking (Code Files: TrackDynamicObject) | Points along line construction tool (Code Files: PointsAlongLineForm) | Managing snap agents (Code Files: EditingForm) | Adding a real-time feed to ArcMap (Code Files: AddTrackingServerLayerButton) | Automate ArcGIS for Desktop applications (Code Files: Form1) | Simple point plug-in data source (Code Files: OpenSimplePointDlg) | Executing geoprocessing tools in the background (Code Files: RunGPForm) | Change layer rendering using the SymbologyControl (Code Files: LayerRendering) | Custom vertex editing commands (Code Files: EditingForm) | Add a traversal result to the map (Code Files: AddTraversalResultsToMap) | Buffer snap agent (Code Files: BufferSnap EditingForm) | Implementing a property page for an ArcGIS Engine application (Code Files: SymbolSelectorPropPage) | Multivariate renderer (Code Files: PropPageForm) | Create camera flyby from path (Code Files: frmCameraPath) | Retrieve a color ramp from the SymbologyControl (Code Files: ColorRamps SymbolForm) | Edit event listener (Code Files: EditingForm)

.NET Related Topics

3DAnalyst | Adding a custom menu created in .NET to ArcGIS for Desktop | Adding a plug-in data source programmatically | Automating ArcGIS for Desktop applications | Converting labels to geodatabase annotation for a single layer | Converting labels to geodatabase annotation for an entire map | Converting labels to map annotation for a single layer | Creating annotation and dimension feature classes | How to access a layer's underlying data | How to add different types of layers to a map | How to animate the camera along a path (line feature) in globe | How to connect to ArcGIS Tracking Server | How to create a selection set using a scatter plot graph | How to create an edit session | How to create graph series with different color types | How to get CAD transformation properties (from, to, angle, and scale) | How to get the points of a two-point CAD transformation | How to return CAD drawing layer properties | How to return CAD transformation settings | How to set CAD transformation properties (from, to, angle, and scale) | How to set the points of a two-point CAD transformation | How to zoom to selected features in globe | Location | Using feature templates