ArcObjects Library Reference (Carto)

IGraphicsContainerSelect Interface

Provides access to members that control graphic container selection.

Product Availability

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

Members

	Name	Description
	DominantElement	Dominant element.
	ElementSelected	Indicates if the element is selected.
	ElementSelectionCount	The number of selected elements.
	SelectAllElements	Selects all elements.
	SelectedElement	Returns the nth selected element. Use Selection count to get the number of selected elements.
	SelectedElements	The selected elements.
	SelectElement	Selects the specified element.
	SelectElements	Selects the specified elements.
	SelectionBounds	The bounds of the selection.
	SelectionTracker	Returns the tracker for the nth selected element. Use Selection count to get the number of selected elements.
	UnselectAllElements	Unselects all elements.
	UnselectElement	Unselects the specified element.
	UnselectElements	Unselects the specified elements.

CoClasses that implement IGraphicsContainerSelect

CoClasses and Classes	Description
CompositeGraphicsLayer	A collection of graphics layers that behave like single layer.
FDOGraphicsLayer	A collection of properties for an annotation layer (feature data object graphics layer).
Map	A container for the display and manipulation of map data.
PageLayout	Page Layout class contains maps and map surrounds.

Remarks

Most objects which are considered graphics containers, the PageLayout and Map objects for example, implement the IGraphicsContainerSelect interface to expose additional members for managing their element selection.

For example, use IGraphicsContainerSelect::UnselectAllElements to clear an object's graphic element selection.

.NET Samples

Brushing to create a selection (Code Files: BrushingVB) | Move a graphic along a path in ArcMap (Code Files: cmdMoveGraphicAlongPath MapGraphicKeyframe)

.NET Related Topics

Working with PageLayout elements