GetLayerInfo()

Summary

Gets summary information about a layer.

 

Syntax

info = GetLayerInfo(string layer_name)

 

Argument	Contents
layer_name	The name of the layer

 

Returns

An array of information as follows:

 

Element	Type	Contents
1-6	Various	For internal use
7	Real	The minimum autoscale value
8	Real	The maximum autoscale value
9	String	The file name of the default layer settings file
10	String	The path and file name of the geographic file that contains the layer
11	String	The original name for the layer in the geographic file
12-14	Various	For internal use

 

Notes

• Elements whose values have not been set will be null.

Example

inf = GetLayerInfo("States")

ShowMessage("Layer " + inf[11] + " is from file " + inf[10])

 

Error Codes

Error Type	Meaning
NotFound	The specified layer does not exist

 

See Also

Function	Summary
GetDBInfo()	Gets summary information about a geographic file
GetLayerDB()	Gets the name of the location where a layer is stored