|  | This document is archived and information here might be outdated. Recommended version. | 
Provides access to members on the control.
The IARControl interface is a starting point for any tasks related to the ArcReaderControl. The interface is used to manipulate the ArcReaderControl object in a number of ways:
| Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
|  | AboutBox | Displays a dialog of information about the control. | 
|  | Appearance | The appearance of the control. | 
|  | ARCommandInfo | The ARCommandInfo contained by the control. | 
|  | ARConfiguration | The ARConfiguration used by the control. | 
|  | ARPageLayout | The page layout contained within the currently loaded document. | 
|  | ARUnitConverter | The ARUnitConverter contained by the control. | 
|  | ARWindowVisible | Indicates if the specified control window is visible. | 
|  | BorderStyle | The border style of the control. | 
|  | CheckDocument | Checks the document filename to determine if its a valid Published Map File (*.PMF), published with permission to load into the control. | 
|  | CopyViewToClipboard | Copies the current map or page layout view to the clipboard. | 
|  | CurrentARTool | Current active tool for the control. | 
|  | CurrentView | The current map or page layout view. | 
|  | CurrentViewType | The type of current view. | 
|  | CustomProperty | A property to associate data with a control. | 
|  | DocumentComment | A comment about the currently loaded Published Map File (*.PMF). | 
|  | DocumentFilename | The file name of the currently loaded Published Map File (*.PMF). | 
|  | Enabled | Indicates whether the control can respond to user generated events. | 
|  | EnableFileDrop | Indicates whether Published Map Files can be dropped onto the control. | 
|  | ExportView | Export the current map or page layout view to the file. | 
|  | HasCustomARConfiguration | Is the current PMF using settings stored in the PMF. | 
|  | HasDocumentPermission | Indicates if the currently loaded Published Map File (*.PMF) was published with the specified permission. | 
|  | hWnd | Handle to the window associated with the control. | 
|  | LoadDocument | Loads the Published Map File (*.PMF) into the control. | 
|  | MousePointer | The mouse cursor displayed over the document. | 
|  | 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. | 
|  | PrintView | Send the current map or page layout view to the printer. | 
|  | Refresh | Refresh the control's window. | 
|  | ReloadDocument | Reloads the currently loaded Published Map File (*.PMF) back into the control. | 
|  | SelectedARLayer | The selected ARLayer in the TOC. | 
|  | ShowARWindow | Shows or hides the specified control window. | 
|  | ShowMapTips | Indicates if map tips are shown when the current view is a map or page layout. | 
|  | ShowScrollbars | Indicates if the map and page layout scrollbars are visible. | 
|  | SuppressResizeDrawing | Suppress full redraw of control during resize operations. | 
|  | SwipeLayer | The swipe layer used by the control. | 
|  | TOCVisible | Indicates if the Table of Contents (TOC) is visible. | 
|  | TOCWidth | The width of the Table of Contents (TOC) in pixels. | 
|  | UnloadDocument | Unloads the currently loaded Published Map File (*.PMF) from the control. | 
|  | ViewHeight | The height of the Active View in pixels. | 
|  | ViewLeft | The number of pixels between the top of the control and the top of the Active View. | 
|  | ViewTop | The number of pixels between the left edge of the control and the left side of the Active View. | 
|  | ViewWidth | The width of the Active View in pixels. | 
|  | ViewWindow | Handle to the view window associated with the control. | 
| Classes | Description | 
|---|---|
| ArcReaderControl | Esri ArcReaderControl | 
When querying interface to IARControl 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.