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IMapLayers.IsLayerVisible Method

Check if layer is visible.

[Visual Basic 6.0]
Function IsLayerVisible(
    ByVal Layer As ILayer _
) As Boolean
[Visual Basic .NET]
Public Function IsLayerVisible ( _
    ByVal Layer As ILayer _
) As Boolean
[C#]
public bool IsLayerVisible (
    ILayer Layer
);
[Java]
public Boolean isLayerVisible (
    ILayer Layer
)
throws
    IOException,
    AutomationException
[C++]
HRESULT IsLayerVisible(
  ILayer* Layer,
  VARIANT_BOOL* IsLayerVisible
);
[C++]

Parameters

Layer [in]

  Layer is a parameter of type ILayer

IsLayerVisible [out, retval]

  IsLayerVisible is a parameter of type VARIANT_BOOL

Product Availability

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

Remarks

This method determines if a layer is actually visible in a map.  It does this by checking to see if the layer is not drawn due to scale ranges and also by validating whether or not the layer is in a composite layer or group layer that is not visible.

See Also

IMapLayers Interface

 


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