Creating a Table

Introduction

Object Data

Attaching Object Data

 

Creating a Table

Creating a table requires:

• Creating an ObjectData.FieldDefinitions object
• Adding field definitions for every column in the table
• Creating the table by adding the field definitions to the ODTables object for the drawing

Create an ObjectData.FieldDefinitions object using the ProjectModel.MapUtility.NewODFieldDefinitions() method. Add fields using the FieldDefinitions.Add() method. For example, if mapApp is the Map application, the following creates field definitions for 2 columns:

Dim fieldDefs As ObjectData.FieldDefinitions

fieldDefs = _

  mapApp.ActiveProject.MapUtility.NewODFieldDefinitions()

Dim def1 As ObjectData.FieldDefinition

def1 = fieldDefs.Add("FIRST_FIELD", "Owner name", _

  Autodesk.Gis.Map.Constants.DataType.Character, 0)

def1.SetDefaultValue("A")

Dim def2 As ObjectData.FieldDefinition

def2 = fieldDefs.Add("SECOND_FIELD", "Assessment year", _

  Autodesk.Gis.Map.Constants.DataType.Integer, 1)

def2.SetDefaultValue(0)

Get a reference to the ODTables property for the drawing, and add the field defintions to create a new table.

Dim tables As ObjectData.Tables

tables = mapApp.ActiveProject.ODTables

tables.Add("NewTable", fieldDefs, "Description", True)

Get a reference to the table using Tables.Item(). This expects a string parameter.

Dim table As ObjectData.Table

table = tables("NewTable")

Dim tables As ObjectData.Tables

tables = mapApp.ActiveProject.ODTables

tables.RemoveTable("NewTable")