topic How to check layer name in VB.Net or C# in ArcObjects SDK Questions https://community.esri.com/t5/arcobjects-sdk-questions/how-to-check-layer-name-in-vb-net-or-c/m-p/763634#M20212 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hi all</P><P></P><P>I am writing a toolbox for ArcMap and I would like to find a way to search for a layer even if the user changes its name in the table of contents.</P><P></P><P>r Instead of checking the layer name using layer.Name = "Parcels"&nbsp; I would like to check the feature class name in Vb.net or C#.</P><P></P><P>How can I do that?</P><P></P><P>Thanks</P></BODY></HTML> Wed, 29 Oct 2014 16:58:14 GMT JoseSanchez 2014-10-29T16:58:14Z How to check layer name in VB.Net or C# https://community.esri.com/t5/arcobjects-sdk-questions/how-to-check-layer-name-in-vb-net-or-c/m-p/763634#M20212 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hi all</P><P></P><P>I am writing a toolbox for ArcMap and I would like to find a way to search for a layer even if the user changes its name in the table of contents.</P><P></P><P>r Instead of checking the layer name using layer.Name = "Parcels"&nbsp; I would like to check the feature class name in Vb.net or C#.</P><P></P><P>How can I do that?</P><P></P><P>Thanks</P></BODY></HTML> Wed, 29 Oct 2014 16:58:14 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcobjects-sdk-questions/how-to-check-layer-name-in-vb-net-or-c/m-p/763634#M20212 JoseSanchez 2014-10-29T16:58:14Z Re: How to check layer name in VB.Net or C# https://community.esri.com/t5/arcobjects-sdk-questions/how-to-check-layer-name-in-vb-net-or-c/m-p/763635#M20213 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>you can use similar code:</P><PRE __default_attr="c#" __jive_macro_name="code" class="jive_macro_code jive_text_macro _jivemacro_uid_14146028053817832" jivemacro_uid="_14146028053817832"> <P>&nbsp; ESRI.ArcGIS.Carto.IFeatureLayer featureLayer = (ESRI.ArcGIS.Carto.IFeatureLayer) yourlayer</P> <P>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ESRI.ArcGIS.Geodatabase.IFeatureClass featureClass = featureLayer.FeatureClass;</P> </PRE><P>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; and then cast IDataset and get your info <A href="http://help.arcgis.com/en/sdk/10.0/arcobjects_net/componenthelp/index.html#//002500000147000000" title="http://help.arcgis.com/en/sdk/10.0/arcobjects_net/componenthelp/index.html#//002500000147000000">ArcObjects 10 .NET SDK Help</A></P></BODY></HTML> Wed, 29 Oct 2014 17:15:37 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcobjects-sdk-questions/how-to-check-layer-name-in-vb-net-or-c/m-p/763635#M20213 nicogis 2014-10-29T17:15:37Z