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IDataElement.CatalogPath Property

The string used to retrieve the element.

[Visual Basic .NET]
Public Property CatalogPath As String

[C#]
public string CatalogPath {get; set;}

[C++]
HRESULT get_CatalogPath(
  System.String* Path
);

[C++]
HRESULT put_CatalogPath(
  BSTR Path
);

[C++]
Parameters
Path [out, retval]

  Path is a parameter of type BSTR*
Path [in]

  Path is a parameter of type BSTR

Product Availability

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

Remarks

The CatalogPath of a data element contains the path to the dataset. If retrieved from GxObject, the data element's catalog path will correspond to the path displayed by ArcCatalog when the dataset is selected in the view pane. If retrieved from the workspace, the catalog path will be built by following this pattern:

/V=[version]/DatasetKeyword=datasetName/ChildDatasetKeyword=datasetName

The version can be empty if the source is a local geodatabase. The following table shows the dataset types and their respective keywords:

Dataset Type	Keyword
Feature dataset	FD
Feature class	FC
Object class	OC
Relationship class	RC
Geometric network	GN
Topology	TOPO
Raster band	RB
Raster dataset	RD
Raster catalog	RCAT
Toolbox	TB

The following are sample catalog paths:

/FD=USA/FC=Capitals

/V=SDE.DEFAULT/FD=Landbase/FC=Parcels

IDataElement.CatalogPath Property

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