Print Field Names of Shapefile Feature Class Esri ArcObjects Snippets - Series

Esri ArcObjects Snippets - Series

Print Field Names of Shapefile, Feature Class

 // printDistinctFieldAliasNames work with shape file  
 static void printDistinctFieldAliasNames(IFeatureClass featureClass)  
           throws Exception {  
      // get the Fields collection from the feature class  
      IFields fields = featureClass.getFields();  
      IField field;  
      // on a zero based index iterate through the fields in the collection  
      for (int i = 0; i < fields.getFieldCount(); i++) {  
           // get the field at the given index  
           field = fields.getField(i);  
           System.out.println("field.getName() = " + field.getName());  
           if (!field.getName().equals(field.getAliasName())) {  
                System.out  
                          .println(field.getName() + ":" + field.getAliasName());  
           }  
      }  
      IFeatureCursor featureCursor = featureClass.search(null, true);  
      IFields fields1 = featureCursor.getFields();  
      System.out.println("fields1 = " + fields1);  
      int fieldCount = fields1.getFieldCount();  
      System.out.println("fieldCount = " + fieldCount);  
      for (int i = 0; i < fieldCount; i++) {  
           IField fieldI = fields1.getField(i);  
           String fieldName = fieldI.getName();  
           System.out.print(fieldName + "\t");  
      }  
      System.out.println();  
 }  

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