Provides access to members that manage and update metadata.
Product Availability
Available with ArcGIS Engine, ArcGIS Desktop, and ArcGIS Server.
Members
| Description | ||
|---|---|---|
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Metadata | The PropertySet containing metadata. |
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Synchronize | Updates metadata with the current properties; may create metadata if it doesn't already exist. |
CoClasses that implement IMetadata
| CoClasses and Classes | Description |
|---|---|
| CadDrawingName (esriDataSourcesFile) | Cad Drawing Name object |
| CoverageFeatureClassName (esriDataSourcesFile) | Maintains ArcInfo Coverage Feature Class information. |
| CoverageName (esriDataSourcesFile) | Maintains ArcInfo Coverage information. |
| DEAddressLocator (esriLocation) | The Address Locator Element. |
| DEArcInfoTable (esriCatalog) | ArcInfo Table Data Element object. |
| DECadDrawingDataset (esriCatalog) | Cad Drawing Dataset Data Element object. |
| DECatalogRoot (esriCatalog) | Catalog Root Data Element object. |
| DECoverage (esriCatalog) | Coverage Data Element object. |
| DECoverageFeatureClass (esriCatalog) | Coverage Feature Class Data Element object. |
| DEDbaseTable (esriCatalog) | Dbase Table Data Element object. |
| DEDiskConnection (esriCatalog) | Disk Connection Data Element object. |
| DEFeatureClass | Feature Class Data Element object. |
| DEFeatureDataset | Feature Dataset Data Element object. |
| DEFile (esriCatalog) | File Data Element object. |
| DEFolder (esriCatalog) | Folder Data Element object. |
| DEGeometricNetwork | GeometricNetwork Data Element object. |
| DELayer (esriCatalog) | Layer Data Element object. |
| DEMapDocument (esriCatalog) | Map Document Data Element object. |
| DENetworkDataset | Network Dataset Data Element object. |
| DEPrjFile (esriCatalog) | Projection File Data Element object. |
| DERasterBand (esriDataSourcesRaster) | RasterBand Data Element object. |
| DERasterCatalog | Raster Catalog Data Element object. |
| DERasterDataset (esriDataSourcesRaster) | RasterDataset Data Element object. |
| DERelationshipClass | Relationship Class Data Element object. |
| DERemoteDatabaseFolder (esriCatalog) | Remote Database Folder Data Element object. |
| DEShapeFile (esriCatalog) | ShapeFile Data Element object. |
| DESpatialReferencesFolder (esriCatalog) | Spatial References Folder Data Element object. |
| DETable | Table Data Element object. |
| DETextFile (esriCatalog) | Text File Data Element object. |
| DETin (esriCatalog) | Tin Data Element object. |
| DEToolbox (esriGeoprocessing) | The toolbox Data Element. |
| DETopology | Topology Data Element object. |
| DEVPFCoverage (esriCatalog) | DEVPFCoverage Dataset Data Element object. |
| DEVPFTable (esriCatalog) | VPFTable Data Element object. |
| DEWorkspace | Database Data Element object. |
| FeatureClassName | ESRI Feature Class Name object. |
| FeatureDatasetName | ESRI Feature Dataset Name object. |
| GeometricNetwork | ESRI Geometric Network object. |
| GeometricNetworkName | ESRI Geometric Network Name object. |
| GxCadDataset (esriCatalog) | A Cad Feature Class or Drawing dataset. |
| GxCoverageDataset (esriCatalog) | A Coverage, Feature Class or Info Table dataset. |
| GxDatabase (esriCatalog) | GxObject that represents a database. |
| GxDataGraph (esriCatalog) | GxObject that represents DataGraph. |
| GxDataset (esriCatalog) | GxObject that represents a dataset. |
| GxDiskConnection (esriCatalog) | GxObject that represents a disk connection. |
| GxFile (esriCatalog) | GxObject that represents a file. |
| GxFolder (esriCatalog) | GxObject that represents a folder. |
| GxLayer (esriCatalog) | GxObject that represents a layer. |
| GxMap (esriCatalog) | GxObject that represents a map. |
| GxMetadata (esriCatalog) | GxObject that represents an XML file. |
| GxPCCoverage (esriCatalog) | GxObject that represents PC Coverage. |
| GxPrjFile (esriCatalog) | GxObject that represents GxPrjFile. |
| GxRasterDataset (esriCatalog) | A Gx Raster dataset. |
| GxSDCDataset (esriCatalog) | A SDC feature dataset, feature class or table. |
| GxShapefileDataset (esriCatalog) | A Shapefile Feature Class or DBase Table. |
| GxShortcut (esriCatalog) | GxObject that represents a shortcut to a GxObject. |
| GxStreetMapDataset (esriCatalog) | A StreetMap feature class. |
| GxSurvey (esriSurveyExt) | GxSurvey Class |
| GxSurvey (esriSurveyExt) | GxSurvey Class |
| GxSurveyDataset (esriSurveyExt) | GxSurveyDataset Class |
| GxSurveyDataset (esriSurveyExt) | GxSurveyDataset Class |
| GxSurveyFolder (esriSurveyExt) | GxSurveyFolder Class |
| GxSurveyFolder (esriSurveyExt) | GxSurveyFolder Class |
| GxTextFile (esriCatalog) | GxObject that represents the text file. |
| GxTool (esriGeoprocessing) | Catalog object corresponding to geoprocessing tools. |
| GxToolbox (esriGeoprocessing) | Catalog object corresponding to toolboxes. |
| GxVpfDataset (esriCatalog) | A VPF Feature Class. |
| GxWMSMap (esriCatalogUI) | GxWMSMap object for the ArcCatalog. |
| IMSFeatureClass (esriCatalog) | GxObject that represents ArcIMS Feature Class. |
| IMSFeatureService (esriCatalog) | GxObject that represents ArcIMS Feature Service. |
| IMSImageMap (esriCatalog) | GxObject that represents ArcIMS Image Map. |
| IMSMetadataService (esriCatalog) | GxObject that represents ArcIMS Metadata Service. |
| IMSMetadataServiceName (esriCatalog) | ArIMS Metadata Service Name Object. |
| IMSServiceName (esriGISClient) | IMS Service Name. |
| NetworkDataset | A container for querying information about a network dataset. |
| NetworkDatasetName | A container for describing this network dataset's name properties. |
| ObjectClassName | ESRI Object Class Name object. |
| RasterBand (esriDataSourcesRaster) | A representation of a single band of a raster dataset on disk. |
| RasterBandName | A container for name information about a raster band. |
| RasterCatalogName | ESRI RasterCatalog Name object. |
| RasterDataset (esriDataSourcesRaster) | A representation of a raster dataset on disk. |
| RasterDatasetName | A container for name information about a raster dataset. |
| RelationshipClassName | ESRI Relationship Class Name object. |
| SchematicDataset (esriSchematic) | Schematic dataset object. |
| SchematicDatasetName (esriSchematic) | Schematic dataset name object. |
| SchematicDiagram (esriSchematic) | Schematic diagram object. |
| SchematicFolder (esriSchematic) | Schematic folder object. |
| SchematicFolderName (esriSchematic) | Schematic folder name object. |
| SearchResults (esriCatalog) | GxObject that represents the search result. |
| TableName | ESRI Table Name object. |
| Tin | The ESRI TIN component. |
| TinName | The ESRI TinName component. |
| Topology | ESRI Topology Object. |
| TopologyName | ESRI Topology Name Object. |
| WorkspaceDefinition | The Workspace Definition Object. |
Remarks
The IMetadata interface is implemented by the GxMetadata object and all other objects that support metadata (the bulk of GxObject types). Use this interface when you want to access the set of metadata associated with an object or you want to create new metadata for the object.
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