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IPageDescription Interface

Provides access to the available properties of a page description object.

Product Availability

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

When To Use

Use IPageDescription when exporting an existing map layout using ExportLayout on IMapServerLayout.

Members

	Name	Description
	CustomGraphics	Custom graphics on the page.
	Extent	The current extent of the page.
	Height	The height of the page.
	MapFrames	Descriptions for the map frames on the page.
	Units	The page units.
	Width	The width of the page.

Classes that implement IPageDescription

Classes	Description
PageDescription	The Page Description coclass contains a description of the page layout in the current document.

Remarks

PageDescription is an input parameter for the ExportLayout method on IMapServerLayout. The page description consists of a collection of MapFrameDescription objects. A MapFrameDescription holds the location of the map on the page layout and serves as a container for the MapDescription. A PageDescription also holds information about the size of the layout, Height and Width, and the page Units .

You can place CustomGraphics on the layout page. You can also specify an Extent of the layout page, in page units, in order to export a section of the layout.