ArcInfoWorkspaceFactory Example

[Visual Basic 6.0]
' This example opens a ArcInfo coverage using 
' a property set. 

Dim pPropset As IPropertySet 
Set pPropset = New PropertySet 


' Path to the coverage workspace directory. 
pPropset.SetProperty "DATABASE", "d:\\data\\CoverageData" 

' Open the coverage workspace. 
Dim pFact As IWorkspaceFactory 
Dim pWorkspace As IWorkspace 

Set pFact = New ArcInfoWorkspaceFactory 
Set pWorkspace = pFact.Open(pPropset, Me.hWnd) 

Dim pFeatureWorkspace As IFeatureWorkspace 
Set pFeatureWorkspace = pWorkspace 

' Open the featureclass (coverage). 
Dim pFeatureClass As IFeatureClass 
Set pFeatureClass = pFeatureWorkspace.OpenFeatureClass("parcels:polygon") 

[C#]
    //ArcInfoWorkspaceFactory Example

    //REQUIRES: using ESRI.ArcGIS.Geodatabase;
    //e.g., database = "d:\\data\\CoverageData"
    //      nameOfCoverage = "parcels:polygon"
    public IFeatureClass ArcInfoWorkspaceFactory_Example(string database, string nameOfCoverage)
    {
        //this function opens an ArcInfo coverage using a property set.
        ESRI.ArcGIS.esriSystem.IPropertySet propertySet = new ESRI.ArcGIS.esriSystem.PropertySetClass();
        // path to coverage workspace directory
        propertySet.SetProperty("DATABASE", database);
        //open the coverage workspace
        IWorkspaceFactory workspaceFactory = new ESRI.ArcGIS.DataSourcesFile.ArcInfoWorkspaceFactoryClass();
        IWorkspace workspace = workspaceFactory.Open(propertySet, 0);
        IFeatureWorkspace featureWorkspace =   (IFeatureWorkspace)workspace;
        IFeatureClass featureClass = featureWorkspace.OpenFeatureClass(nameOfCoverage);
        return featureClass;
    }

[Visual Basic .NET, C++]
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