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Delete Graphics Refresh ActiveView Snippet (ArcObjects .NET 10.6 SDK)
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Delete Graphics Refresh ActiveView Snippet

Delete all the graphics in the GraphicsContainer and refresh the ActiveView.

[C#] 
///<summary>
///Delete all the graphics in the GraphicsContainer and refresh the ActiveView.
///</summary>
///<param name="activeView">An ESRI.ArcGIS.Carto.IActiveView interface that will have the graphics deleted and refreshed.</param>
///<remarks></remarks>
public void DeleteGraphicsRefreshActiveView(ESRI.ArcGIS.Carto.IActiveView activeView)
{

  ESRI.ArcGIS.Carto.IGraphicsContainer graphicsContainer=activeView.GraphicsContainer;
  graphicsContainer.DeleteAllElements();
  activeView.Refresh();

}
[Visual Basic .NET] 
'''<summary>
'''Delete all the graphics in the GraphicsContainer and refresh the ActiveView.
'''</summary>
'''<param name="activeView">An ESRI.ArcGIS.Carto.IActiveView interface that will have the graphics deleted and refreshed.</param>
'''<remarks></remarks>
Public Sub DeleteGraphicsRefreshActiveView(ByVal activeView As ESRI.ArcGIS.Carto.IActiveView)

  Dim graphicsContainer As ESRI.ArcGIS.Carto.IGraphicsContainer=activeView.GraphicsContainer
  graphicsContainer.DeleteAllElements()
  activeView.Refresh()

End Sub

Additional Requirements
  • The code in this document requires the following References added to the Visual Studio project:
  • ESRI.ArcGIS.Carto
  • ESRI.ArcGIS.System