Provides access to members that control the creation of layers through a factory.
Product Availability
Available with ArcGIS Engine, ArcGIS Desktop, and ArcGIS Server.
Members
| Description | ||
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CanCreate | Indicates if the factory can create a layer based upon the specified object. |
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Create | Creates layer(s) based on the specified object. |
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LayerCategory | Category name. |
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LoadLayers | Loads a set of layers. |
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PublicName | Public name of the factory. |
CoClasses that implement ILayerFactory
| CoClasses and Classes | Description |
|---|---|
| CadAnnotationLayerFactory (esriCartoUI) | Esri CAD Annotation Layer Factory. |
| CadastralFabricLayerFactory | A factory for create cadastral fabric layers. |
| CadFeatureLayerFactory (esriCartoUI) | Esri CAD Feature Layer Factory |
| CadLayerFactory (esriCartoUI) | Esri CAD Layer Factory. |
| CoverageAnnotationLayerFactory (esriCartoUI) | A factory for creating coverage annotation layers. |
| EngineCadAnnotationLayerFactory | Esri CAD Annotation Layer Factory. |
| EngineCadFeatureLayerFactory | Esri CAD Feature Layer Factory. |
| EngineCadLayerFactory | Esri CAD Layer Factory. |
| EngineCoverageAnnotationLayerFactory | A factory for creating coverage annotation layers. |
| EngineIMSLayerFactory | IMS Layer Factory. |
| EngineNetworkLayerFactory | The factory used to create NetworkLayers. |
| EngineTopologyLayerFactory | A factory for creating topology layers. |
| EngineWMSMapLayerFactory | Provides programmatic access to a WMS map layer factory. |
| FeatureLayerFactory | A factory for creating layers based on feature classes and layer files. |
| FeatureServerLayerFactory | Provides programmatic access to a map server layer factory. |
| GeoVideoLayerFactory (esriGlobeCore) | The layer factory for GeoVideo layers from .agv files. |
| GlobeLayerFactory (esriGlobeCore) | The layer factory for globe layers from gmx.xml files. |
| GlobeServerLayerFactory (esriGlobeCore) | Provides programmatic access to a globe server layer factory. |
| GroupLayerFactory | A factory for creating group layers. |
| GxBrowserFactory (esriCartoUI) | A factory for creating layers based on feature classes and layer files. |
| ImageServerLayerFactory | The image service layer factory. |
| IMSGlobeLayerFactory (esriGlobeCore) | The layer factory for globe layers from ims globe services. |
| IMSLayerFactory (esriArcMapUI) | IMS Layer Factory. |
| LasDatasetGxBrowserFactory (esriArcMapUI) | The LasDataset GX Browser Factory is used to help look for LasDatasets. |
| LasDatasetLayerFactory | The LasDataset Layer Factory is used to help look for LasDataset layers. |
| MapServerLayerFactory | Provides programmatic access to a map server layer factory. |
| NetCDFLayerFactory | A factory for creating NetCDF layers. |
| NetworkLayerFactory (esriArcMapUI) | |
| ProcessLayerFactory (esriGeoprocessing) | A factory for creating process layers. |
| RasterCatalogGxBrowserFactory (esriArcMapUI) | The Raster Catalog GX Browser Factory. |
| RasterCatalogLayerFactory | The Raster Catalog Layer Factory. |
| RasterGxBrowserFactory (esriArcMapUI) | The Raster GX Browser Factory is used to help look for rasters on disk. |
| RasterLayerFactory | The Raster Layer Factory is used to help look for rasters on disk. |
| SchematicLayerFactory (esriSchematic) | Schematic Layer Factory object. |
| SearchResultsLayerFactory (esriCatalog) | A factory for creating search result layers. This object is not supported on ArcGIS version 10.1. or later. |
| TemporalLayerFactory (esriTrackingAnalyst) | A factory for creating temporal layers. |
| TerrainGxBrowserFactory (esriArcMapUI) | The Terrain GX Browser Factory is used to help look for Terrains. |
| TerrainLayerFactory | The Terrain Layer Factory is used to help look for Terrains. |
| TinGxBrowserFactory (esriArcMapUI) | The TIN GX Browser Factory is used to help look for TINs on disk. |
| TinLayerFactory | The TIN Layer Factory is used to help look for TINs on disk. |
| TopologyLayerFactory (esriEditorExt) | A factory for creating topology layers. |
| WCSLayerFactory | Provides access to a WCS layer factory. |
| WMSMapLayerFactory (esriArcMapUI) | Provides programmatic access to a WMS map layer factory. |
| WMTSLayerFactory | Provides programmatic access to a WMTS server layer factory. |