Print Field Names and Field Properties of Feature Class Esri ArcObjects Snippets - Series

Esri ArcObjects Snippets - Series

Print Field Names of Shapefile, Feature Class

 // display field properties of each field in detail  
 static void displayFieldProperties(IFeatureClass featureClass)  
           throws Exception {  
      // Get the fields collection for the feature class.  
      IFields fields = featureClass.getFields();  
      IField field = null;  
      for (int i = 0; i < fields.getFieldCount(); i++) {  
           field = fields.getField(i);  
           // Get the standard field properties.  
           System.out.println("Name: " + field.getName());  
           System.out.println("Alias: " + field.getAliasName());  
           System.out.println("Type: " + field.getType());  
           System.out.println("VarType: " + field.getVarType());  
           System.out.println("Default Value: " + field.getDefaultValue());  
           System.out.println("Length: " + field.getLength());  
           System.out.println("Precision: " + field.getPrecision());  
           System.out.println("Scale: " + field.getScale());  
           System.out.println("Is Editable: " + field.isEditable());  
           System.out.println("Is Nullable: " + field.isNullable());  
           System.out.println("Is Required: " + field.isRequired());  
           // Check if the field is the shape field.  
           if (field.getType() == esriFieldType.esriFieldTypeGeometry) {  
                IGeometryDef geometryDef = field.getGeometryDef();  
                System.out.println("Geometry Type: "  
                          + geometryDef.getGeometryType());  
                System.out.println("Has M Values: " + geometryDef.isHasM());  
                System.out.println("Has Z Values: " + geometryDef.isHasZ());  
           }  
           // Insert an empty line for readability.  
           System.out.println();  
      }  
 }  

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