IMapServer Interface

Provides access to members that serve maps. Note: the IMapServer interface has been superseded by IMapServer2. Please consider using the more recent version.

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Description

Note: the IMapServer interface has been superseded by IMapServer2

Members

	Name	Description
	ComputeDistance	Computes the distance between two points on the specified map. The result is in the map units of the specified map.
	ComputeScale	Computes the scale of the specified map, at the given map extent, for an image with the given size.
	DefaultMapName	Name of the document's active map (data frame).
	DocumentInfo	A set of name-value pairs for properties set for the map document (mxd only). These properties are string values set in the map document's Map Properties dialog and include: Title, Subject, Author, Category, Keywords and Comments.
	ExportMapImage	Generates an image of the map, based on the given map description, and writes the image to a specified file on disk. Supported file types are: 'bmp', 'jpg', 'tif', 'png'/'png8', 'png24', 'emf', 'ps', 'pdf', 'ai', 'gif', and 'svg'/'svgz'.
	Find	Returns a collection of Map Server Find Result objects that contain the given search string. If LayerIDs is Nothing/Null or empty, all layers are searched.
	FromMapPoints	Converts a map coordinate to a screen location.
	GetLegendInfo	Returns a collection of Map Server Legend Info objects for the specified layers. If layerIDs is Nothing/Null or empty, legend information for all layers is returned.
	GetServerInfo	Returns information about a map (data frame).
	GetSQLSyntaxInfo	Returns the SQL syntax information for the specified layer.
	GetSupportedImageReturnTypes	The supported image return types for the map server. A value of esriImageReturnMimeData means that only MIME data is supported. Otherwise, either MIME data or URLs are supported.
	Identify	Returns a collection of Map Server Identify Result objects at the given location. If LayerIDs is Nothing/Null or empty, all layers are searched.
	MapCount	The number of maps (data frames) in the document.
	MapName	Name of the map (data frame) as indicated by the index. The first beginning with 0.
	QueryFeatureCount	Returns the count of the features that meet the query filter selection criteria for the specified layer.
	QueryFeatureData	Returns a record set of features that meet the query filter selection criteria for the specified layer.
	QueryFeatureIDs	Returns the IDs of the features that meet the query filter selection criteria for the specified layer.
	QueryHyperlinks	Returns a collection of Map Server Hyperlink objects for the specified layers. Only hyperlinks of visible layers are returned. If LayerIDs is Nothing/Null or empty, all layers are searched.
	ToMapPoints	Converts a screen location to a map coordinate.

Classes that implement IMapServer