ArcObjects Library Reference  (Geometry)    

IGeometry.Dimension Property

The topological dimension of this geometry. 

[Visual Basic 6.0]
Property Dimension As esriGeometryDimension

[Visual Basic .NET]
Public ReadOnly Property Dimension As esriGeometryDimension
[C#]
public esriGeometryDimension Dimension {get;}
[Java]
public esriGeometryDimension getDimension()
throws
    IOException,
    AutomationException

[C++]
HRESULT get_Dimension(
  esriGeometryDimension* Dimension
);
[C++]

Parameters

Dimension [out, retval]

  Dimension is a parameter of type esriGeometryDimension

Product Availability

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

Description

Returns the dimension of the geometry object based on the geometry's type.

Remarks


Note: At 9.0, Multipatches are now considered as two dimensional geometry. esriGeometry3Dimension will be used for an upcoming new geometry type.
Supported esriGeometryDimensions:

-1    esriGeometryNoDimension
1    esriGeometry0Dimension
2    esriGeometry1Dimension
4    esriGeometry2Dimension
5    esriGeometry25Dimension
6    esriGeometry3Dimension

Dimension Example

See Also

IGeometry Interface

Example

IGeometry_Property_Example

 

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