ArcObjects Library Reference (Controls)

IGlobeControl Interface

Provides access to members that control the GlobeControl.

Product Availability

Available with ArcGIS Engine.

Description

The IGlobeControl interface is a starting point for any tasks related to the GlobeControl, such as setting general appearance, adding globe documents, managing the globe, globe display and globe camera, and setting the current tool.

Members

	Name	Description
	AboutBox	Displays a dialog of information about the GlobeControl.
	Appearance	The appearance of the GlobeControl.
	BackColor	Background color of the GlobeControl.
	BorderStyle	The border style of the GlobeControl.
	Check3dFile	Checks if a filename is a Globe document.
	CurrentTool	Current active tool for the GlobeControl. Set to nothing to clear the tool.
	CustomProperty	A property to associate data with a control.
	DocumentFilename	The filename of the last globe document loaded into the control.
	Enabled	Indicates whether the GlobeControl can respond to user generated events.
	Globe	The Globe object associated with the GlobeControl.
	GlobeCamera	The GlobeCamera object associated with the GlobeControl.
	GlobeDisplay	The GlobeDisplay object associated with the GlobeControl.
	GlobeViewer	The GlobeViewer associated with the GlobeControl.
	hWnd	Handle to the window associated with the GlobeControl.
	KeyIntercept	A property that specifies interception of key strokes that are normally handled by the container. When intercepted the OnKeyDown and OnKeyUp events will be called. This value can be a combined bit mask of esriKeyIntercept enum values.
	Load3dFile	Loads a Globe document into the GlobeControl.
	MouseIcon	Custom mouse icon used if MousePointer is 99.
	MousePointer	The mouse pointer displayed over the GlobeControl.
	Navigate	Indicates if the GlobeControl performs default scene navigation in response to mouse events.
	Object	A property that returns the underlying control. This can be used when the control is inside a wrapper object that has been added by a development environment.
	OverrideBackColor	Indicates whether to override the background color of the globe document.
	ShowGlobeTips	Indicates the type of globe tips that are shown.
	TipDelay	The delay before globe tips are shown.
	TipStyle	The style of globe tips.

CoClasses that implement IGlobeControl

CoClasses and Classes	Description
GlobeControl	Esri GlobeControl

[C#]

When querying interface to IGlobeControl in Visual Basic .NET or Visual C# .NET the Object property or container specific code must be used. This is because .NET contains the real control inside a wrapper object known as an host.

IGlobeControl globeControl=axGlobeControl1.Object as IGlobeControl;

[Visual Basic .NET]

Dim globeControl As IGlobeControl=AxGlobeControl1.Object