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IMapArea Interface (ArcObjects .NET 10.5 SDK)
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IMapArea Interface

Provides access to the Map Area Interface.

Product Availability

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

Members

Description
Read-only property Extent The geographic extent of the map.

CoClasses that implement IMapArea

CoClasses and Classes Description
CenterAndScale The Center And Scale coclass allows you to change the spatial extent of a map by specifying the center and scale.
CenterAndSize The Center And Size coclass allows you to change the spatial extent of a map by specifying the center, size and units.
FeatureExtent The Feature Extent coclass allows you to zoom to selected features in a layer.
MapExtent The Map Extent coclass allows you to change the spatial extent of a map by specifying the new extent.
MapServerBookmark The Map Server Bookmark coclass provides information about a bookmark.

Remarks

MapArea contains the abstract interface IMapArea. On this interface you can retrieve the geographic extent of the map display. Use the following interfaces to change the geographic extent of the map display: IMapServerBookmark, IMapExtent, ICenterAndSize, ICenterAndScale and IFeatureExtent. By default, the MapArea object is of type MapExtent.