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ICategoryFactory Interface (ArcObjects .NET 10.6 SDK)
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ICategoryFactory Interface

Provides access to members that work with the category factory.

Product Availability

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

Description

Use the ICategoryFactory interface to read the information in the registry to find out what classes are in a particular category. The IComponentCategoryManager is used for writing component category information to the registry.

Members

Name Description
Write-only property CategoryID The ID of the category.
Method CreateNext Creates the next component in the category.

CoClasses that implement ICategoryFactory

CoClasses and Classes Description
CategoryFactory Component Category Factory.

See Also

IComponentCategoryManager Interface

.NET Snippets

Retrieve Objects From Component Category | List ArcMap Visible Toolbars