IDataElement Interface

Provides access to the Basic Data Element.

Members

	Name	Description
	CatalogPath	The string used to retrieve the element.
	Children	The list of sub-elements.
	ChildrenExpanded	Indicates if the children have been expanded.
	FullPropsRetrieved	Indicates if full properties have been retrieved.
	GetBaseName	File base name.
	GetExtension	File extension.
	GetFile	File name.
	GetPath	File path.
	MetadataRetrieved	Indicates if the metadata has been retrieved.
	Name	The user assigned name for the element.
	Type	The type of the element.

IDataElement.CatalogPath Property

The string used to retrieve the element.

Public Property CatalogPath As String

public string CatalogPath {get; set;}

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.Children Property

The list of sub-elements.

Public Property Children As IArray

public IArray Children {get; set;}

IDataElement.ChildrenExpanded Property

Indicates if the children have been expanded.

Public Property ChildrenExpanded As Boolean

public bool ChildrenExpanded {get; set;}

IDataElement.FullPropsRetrieved Property

Indicates if full properties have been retrieved.

Public Property FullPropsRetrieved As Boolean

public bool FullPropsRetrieved {get; set;}

IDataElement.GetBaseName Method

File base name.

Public Function GetBaseName ( _
) As String

public string GetBaseName (
);

IDataElement.GetExtension Method

File extension.

Public Function GetExtension ( _
) As String

public string GetExtension (
);

IDataElement.GetFile Method

File name.

Public Function GetFile ( _
) As String

public string GetFile (
);

IDataElement.GetPath Method

File path.

Public Function GetPath ( _
) As String

public string GetPath (
);

IDataElement.MetadataRetrieved Property

Indicates if the metadata has been retrieved.

Public Property MetadataRetrieved As Boolean

public bool MetadataRetrieved {get; set;}

IDataElement.Name Property

The user assigned name for the element.

Public Property Name As String

public string Name {get; set;}

IDataElement.Type Property

The type of the element.

Public Property Type As String

public string Type {get; set;}

Classes that implement IDataElement

Classes	Description
DENetworkDataset	Network Dataset Data Element object.