topic How to identify if a Subtype exists in Python Questions https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/how-to-identify-if-a-subtype-exists/m-p/467122#M36502 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>Windows 7 Pro 32bit SP 1</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>ArcView 10.0 SP 5</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Using just ArcView here, or Desktop Basic, or whatever it's called now.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>I want to write a function that detects if a feature class has any Subtypes in it, and if so, has a field been specified as the Subtype field. These are both just Yes/No answers. I would have thought for sure that describing the feature class would yield a Subtype property, but apparently it does not. Any help greatly appreciated. Thanks!</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Thu, 28 Mar 2013 21:17:41 GMT GlennKammerer 2013-03-28T21:17:41Z How to identify if a Subtype exists https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/how-to-identify-if-a-subtype-exists/m-p/467122#M36502 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>Windows 7 Pro 32bit SP 1</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>ArcView 10.0 SP 5</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Using just ArcView here, or Desktop Basic, or whatever it's called now.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>I want to write a function that detects if a feature class has any Subtypes in it, and if so, has a field been specified as the Subtype field. These are both just Yes/No answers. I would have thought for sure that describing the feature class would yield a Subtype property, but apparently it does not. Any help greatly appreciated. Thanks!</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Thu, 28 Mar 2013 21:17:41 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/how-to-identify-if-a-subtype-exists/m-p/467122#M36502 GlennKammerer 2013-03-28T21:17:41Z Re: How to identify if a Subtype exists https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/how-to-identify-if-a-subtype-exists/m-p/467123#M36503 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>Hi Glenn,</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>I don't believe this is possible until 10.1.&nbsp; With 10.1 you can use the new arcpy.da.ListSubtypes function.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><A href="http://resources.arcgis.com/en/help/main/10.1/index.html#//018w00000021000000">http://resources.arcgis.com/en/help/main/10.1/index.html#//018w00000021000000</A></BODY></HTML> Fri, 29 Mar 2013 12:18:31 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/how-to-identify-if-a-subtype-exists/m-p/467123#M36503 JakeSkinner 2013-03-29T12:18:31Z Re: How to identify if a Subtype exists https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/how-to-identify-if-a-subtype-exists/m-p/467124#M36504 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>Thanks, Jake.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>What about with ArcObjects? Can that be done in 10.0?</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Mon, 01 Apr 2013 12:49:10 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/how-to-identify-if-a-subtype-exists/m-p/467124#M36504 GlennKammerer 2013-04-01T12:49:10Z Re: How to identify if a Subtype exists https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/how-to-identify-if-a-subtype-exists/m-p/467125#M36505 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>Yes, I would assume you can accomplish this with ArcObjects.&nbsp; I would post this question in the </SPAN><A href="http://forums.arcgis.com/forums/20-ArcObjects-All-Development-Languages">ArcObjects forum</A><SPAN>.</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Mon, 01 Apr 2013 13:05:46 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/how-to-identify-if-a-subtype-exists/m-p/467125#M36505 JakeSkinner 2013-04-01T13:05:46Z