com.esri.arcgis.geoprocessing
Class BaseGeoprocessingTool

java.lang.Object
  com.esri.arcgis.geoprocessing.BaseGeoprocessingTool

All Implemented Interfaces:

IGPFunction, IGPFunction2, java.io.Serializable

public abstract class BaseGeoprocessingTool
extends java.lang.Object
implements IGPFunction2

See Also:

Serialized Form

Field Summary

GPUtilities

gpUtilities

Constructor Summary

BaseGeoprocessingTool()

Method Summary

abstract void	execute(IArray paramvalues, ITrackCancel trackcancel, IGPEnvironmentManager envMgr, IGPMessages messages) Executes the tool
IUID	getDialogCLSID() Returns Dialog Class ID
abstract java.lang.String	getDisplayName() This is the display name of the function tool.
abstract IName	getFullName() This is the function name object for the geoprocessing function tool.
int	getHelpContext() Returns the Help Context - unique context identifier in a [MAP] file (.h).
java.lang.String	getHelpFile() Returns path to a compiled help file (a .chm file), which is used to describe and explain the function and its operations
abstract java.lang.String	getMetadataFile() This is the name of the .xml file containing the default metadata for this function object.
abstract java.lang.String	getName() This is the name of the function tool.
abstract IArray	getParameterInfo() Returns an array of paramInfo This is the location where the parameters to the Function Tool are defined.
java.lang.Object	getRenderer(IGPParameter arg0) This is used to set a custom renderer for the output of the function tool.
abstract boolean	isLicensed() This is used to return whether the function tool is licensed to execute.
abstract void	updateMessages(IArray paramvalues, IGPEnvironmentManager envMgr, IGPMessages gpMessages) Post validates the given set of values.
abstract void	updateParameters(IArray paramvalues, IGPEnvironmentManager envMgr) Pre validates the given set of values.
IGPMessages	validate(IArray paramvalues, boolean updateValues, IGPEnvironmentManager envMgr) Validates the tool This will validate each parameter and return messages.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

gpUtilities

public GPUtilities gpUtilities

Constructor Detail

BaseGeoprocessingTool

public BaseGeoprocessingTool()

Method Detail

getParameterInfo

public abstract IArray getParameterInfo()
                                 throws java.io.IOException,
                                        AutomationException

Returns an array of paramInfo This is the location where the parameters to the Function Tool are defined. This property returns an IArray of parameter objects (IGPParameter). These objects define the characteristics of the input and output parameters.

Specified by:

getParameterInfo in interface IGPFunction

Returns:

A reference to a com.esri.arcgis.system.IArray

Throws:

java.io.IOException - If there are interop problems.

AutomationException - If the ArcObject component throws an exception.

updateParameters

public abstract void updateParameters(IArray paramvalues,
                                      IGPEnvironmentManager envMgr)

Pre validates the given set of values.

Product Availability

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

Specified by:

updateParameters in interface IGPFunction2

Parameters:

paramvalues - A reference to a com.esri.arcgis.system.IArray (in)

pEnvMgr - A reference to a com.esri.arcgis.geoprocessing.IGPEnvironmentManager (in)

Throws:

java.io.IOException - If there are interop problems.

AutomationException - If the ArcObject component throws an exception.

updateMessages

public abstract void updateMessages(IArray paramvalues,
                                    IGPEnvironmentManager envMgr,
                                    IGPMessages gpMessages)

Post validates the given set of values.

Product Availability

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

Specified by:

updateMessages in interface IGPFunction2

Parameters:

paramvalues - A reference to a com.esri.arcgis.system.IArray (in)

pEnvMgr - A reference to a com.esri.arcgis.geoprocessing.IGPEnvironmentManager (in)

messages - A reference to a com.esri.arcgis.geodatabase.IGPMessages (in)

Throws:

java.io.IOException - If there are interop problems.

AutomationException - If the ArcObject component throws an exception.

execute

public abstract void execute(IArray paramvalues,
                             ITrackCancel trackcancel,
                             IGPEnvironmentManager envMgr,
                             IGPMessages messages)
                      throws java.io.IOException,
                             AutomationException

Executes the tool

Specified by:

execute in interface IGPFunction

Parameters:

paramvalues - A reference to a com.esri.arcgis.system.IArray (in)

trackcancel - A reference to a com.esri.arcgis.system.ITrackCancel (in)

envMgr - A reference to a com.esri.arcgis.geoprocessing.IGPEnvironmentManager (in)

messages - A reference to a com.esri.arcgis.geodatabase.IGPMessages (in)

Throws:

java.io.IOException - If there are interop problems.

AutomationException - If the ArcObject component throws an exception.

isLicensed

public abstract boolean isLicensed()
                            throws java.io.IOException,
                                   AutomationException

This is used to return whether the function tool is licensed to execute.

Specified by:

isLicensed in interface IGPFunction

Returns:

The isLicensed

Throws:

java.io.IOException - If there are interop problems.

AutomationException - If the ArcObject component throws an exception.

getName

public abstract java.lang.String getName()
                                  throws java.io.IOException,
                                         AutomationException

This is the name of the function tool. It appears when executing the tool at the command line or in scripting. It should be unique to each toolbox and must not contain spaces.

Specified by:

getName in interface IGPFunction

Returns:

The name

Throws:

java.io.IOException - If there are interop problems.

AutomationException - If the ArcObject component throws an exception.

getDisplayName

public abstract java.lang.String getDisplayName()
                                         throws java.io.IOException,
                                                AutomationException

This is the display name of the function tool. The user interface (UI) utilizes this property to display the name of the tool in ArcToolbox. This name is a user-friendly description of the function tool. This display name can be internationalized.

Specified by:

getDisplayName in interface IGPFunction

Returns:

The name

Throws:

java.io.IOException - If there are interop problems.

AutomationException - If the ArcObject component throws an exception.

getFullName

public abstract IName getFullName()
                           throws java.io.IOException,
                                  AutomationException

This is the function name object for the geoprocessing function tool. This name object is created and returned by a function factory. A function factory must be created before implementing this property

Specified by:

getFullName in interface IGPFunction

Returns:

A reference to a com.esri.arcgis.system.IName

Throws:

java.io.IOException - If there are interop problems.

AutomationException - If the ArcObject component throws an exception.

getMetadataFile

public abstract java.lang.String getMetadataFile()
                                          throws java.io.IOException,
                                                 AutomationException

This is the name of the .xml file containing the default metadata for this function object. The metadata file is used to supply the parameter descriptions in the help panel on the dialog box. If no .chm file is provided, the help is based on the metadata file.

Specified by:

getMetadataFile in interface IGPFunction

Returns:

The file

Throws:

java.io.IOException - If there are interop problems.

AutomationException - If the ArcObject component throws an exception.

getHelpFile

public final java.lang.String getHelpFile()
                                   throws java.io.IOException,
                                          AutomationException

Returns path to a compiled help file (a .chm file), which is used to describe and explain the function and its operations

Specified by:

getHelpFile in interface IGPFunction

Returns:

The file

Throws:

java.io.IOException - If there are interop problems.

AutomationException - If the ArcObject component throws an exception.

getHelpContext

public final int getHelpContext()
                         throws java.io.IOException,
                                AutomationException

Returns the Help Context - unique context identifier in a [MAP] file (.h). returns a number

Specified by:

getHelpContext in interface IGPFunction

Returns:

The context

Throws:

java.io.IOException - If there are interop problems.

AutomationException - If the ArcObject component throws an exception.

validate

public final IGPMessages validate(IArray paramvalues,
                                  boolean updateValues,
                                  IGPEnvironmentManager envMgr)

Validates the tool This will validate each parameter and return messages. This method will check that a given set of parameter values are of the appropriate number, DataType, and Value.

Specified by:

validate in interface IGPFunction

Parameters:

paramvalues - A reference to a com.esri.arcgis.system.IArray (in)

updateValues - The updateValues (in)

envMgr - A reference to a com.esri.arcgis.geoprocessing.IGPEnvironmentManager (in)

Returns:

A reference to a com.esri.arcgis.geodatabase.IGPMessages

getDialogCLSID

public final IUID getDialogCLSID()
                          throws java.io.IOException,
                                 AutomationException

Returns Dialog Class ID

Specified by:

getDialogCLSID in interface IGPFunction

Returns:

A reference to a com.esri.arcgis.system.IUID

Throws:

java.io.IOException - If there are interop problems.

AutomationException - If the ArcObject component throws an exception.

getRenderer

public final java.lang.Object getRenderer(IGPParameter arg0)
                                   throws java.io.IOException,
                                          AutomationException

This is used to set a custom renderer for the output of the function tool.

Specified by:

getRenderer in interface IGPFunction

Parameters:

arg0 - A reference to a com.esri.arcgis.geoprocessing.IGPParameter (in)

Returns:

A Variant

Throws:

java.io.IOException - If there are interop problems.

AutomationException - If the ArcObject component throws an exception.