com.esri.arcgis.geoprocessing.tools.datamanagementtools
Class DeleteFeatures

java.lang.Object
  com.esri.arcgis.geoprocessing.AbstractGPTool
      com.esri.arcgis.geoprocessing.tools.datamanagementtools.DeleteFeatures

All Implemented Interfaces:

GPTool

public class DeleteFeatures
extends AbstractGPTool

Deletes features from the input The Delete Features tool is contained in the Data Management Tools tool box.

Software restrictions: none

Usage tips:

• Both the geometry and the attributes will be deleted from the affected features.
• When working in map, you may wish to start an edit session when using the Delete Features tool. This will give you great improvement in performance, and allow you to undo/redo Delete Features operations.
• ArcSDE; file; , or personal geodatabase; feature classes, shapefiles; , and layers; of these data types are valid input features.
• Delete Features allows you to select individual features and delete only those selected. To delete specific features from a feature class, convert the feature class into a layer using Make Feature Layer; or by adding it to the ArcMap display. A selection can then be applied by using Select Layer by Attribute; or Select Layer by Location; or by querying a map layer in ArcMap. Using Delete Features on this layer will delete the selected features from the feature class.
• If you want to delete all features from a feature class, run Delete Features on a feature class or a layer without a selection.
• The following environments affect this tool: extent; and workspace;

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class com.esri.arcgis.geoprocessing.AbstractGPTool

vals

Constructor Summary

DeleteFeatures()
Creates the Delete Features tool with defaults.

DeleteFeatures(Object inFeatures)
Creates the Delete Features tool with the required parameters.

Method Summary

Object	getInFeatures() Returns the Input Features parameter of this tool .
Object	getOutFeatureClass() Returns the Output Feature Class parameter of this tool (Read only).
String	getToolboxAlias() Returns the alias of the tool box containing this tool.
String	getToolboxName() Returns the name of the tool box containing this tool.
String	getToolName() Returns the name of this tool.
void	setInFeatures(Object inFeatures) Sets the Input Features parameter of this tool .

Methods inherited from class com.esri.arcgis.geoprocessing.AbstractGPTool

getParameterValues, toString

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

DeleteFeatures

public DeleteFeatures()

Creates the Delete Features tool with defaults.

Initializes the array of tool parameters with the default values specified when the tool was created.

DeleteFeatures

public DeleteFeatures(Object inFeatures)

Creates the Delete Features tool with the required parameters.

Initializes the array of tool parameters with the values as specified for the required parameters and with the default values for the other parameters.

Parameters:

inFeatures - Feature Layer, the feature class, shapefile, or layer containing selected features to be deleted.

Method Detail

getInFeatures

public Object getInFeatures()

Returns the Input Features parameter of this tool . This parameter is Feature Layer, the feature class, shapefile, or layer containing selected features to be deleted. This is a required parameter.

Returns:

the Input Features

setInFeatures

public void setInFeatures(Object inFeatures)

Sets the Input Features parameter of this tool . This parameter is Feature Layer, the feature class, shapefile, or layer containing selected features to be deleted. This is a required parameter.

Parameters:

inFeatures - Feature Layer, the feature class, shapefile, or layer containing selected features to be deleted.

getOutFeatureClass

public Object getOutFeatureClass()

Returns the Output Feature Class parameter of this tool (Read only). This is an derived parameter.

Returns:

the Output Feature Class

getToolName

public String getToolName()

Returns the name of this tool.

Returns:

the tool name

getToolboxName

public String getToolboxName()

Returns the name of the tool box containing this tool.

Returns:

the tool box name

getToolboxAlias

public String getToolboxAlias()

Returns the alias of the tool box containing this tool.

Returns:

the tool box alias