DocFeatureLayer.GetQuery (.NET)

The DocFeatureLayer.GetQuery method returns the QUERYFILTER of an existing document feature layer as an AutoCAD SelectionFilter representing the query used to define the feature layer.

Declaration

public SelectionFilter Esri.ArcGISForAutoCAD.DocFeatureLayer.GetQuery(Document doc, string flName, string sublayerName = null)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description	Required
Document	doc	The AutoCAD document to act on.	Required
string	flName	An existing document feature layer name in the drawing.	Required
string	sublayerName	An existing feature layer sublayer name in the drawing.	Optional

Returns

Type	Description
SelectionFilter	An AutoCAD selection filter representing the query used to define the feature layer, containing DXF codes and values that combine to create a filtering query for the feature layer.

Remarks on error conditions

This method may throw an exception or return null or an empty SelectionFilter if a parameter is invalid.

Example

Print the filter query properties for the Buildings feature layer, which include the DXF codes for layer 8 and color 62.

// Initialize
var doc = Application.DocumentManager.MdiActiveDocument;

// Get the query 
var query = Esri.ArcGISForAutoCAD.DocFeatureLayer.GetQuery(doc, "Buildings");

// Print the query
foreach (var typedValue in query.GetFilter())
{
  doc.Editor.WriteMessage("\n" + typedValue);
}

/* Example output
(8,Buildings)
(62,9)
*/

See also

FeatureLayer.GetQuery—A .NET method that returns an AutoCAD SelectionFilter of query filter properties for the specified web or document feature layer.

esri_docfeaturelayer_getquery—An AutoLISP function that gets document feature layer query information.