// This example shows how to inspect and display different types of properties for a workspace.
public void DisplayWorkspaceProperties(IWorkspace workspace)
{
// Cast the workspace to the IWorkspaceProperties interface.
IWorkspaceProperties workspaceProperties = (IWorkspaceProperties)workspace;
// Example #1: Check whether or not the workspace can execute SQL. The first step is to retrieve
// the property.
IWorkspaceProperty canExecuteSqlProperty = workspaceProperties.get_Property(esriWorkspacePropertyGroupType.esriWorkspacePropertyGroup,
(int)esriWorkspacePropertyType.esriWorkspacePropCanExecuteSQL);
// Now check whether the property is supported.
if (canExecuteSqlProperty.IsSupported)
{
// If the property is supported, check its value. This property returns a boolean value.
Boolean canExecuteSql = Convert.ToBoolean(canExecuteSqlProperty.PropertyValue);
Console.WriteLine("Workspace can execute SQL: {0}", canExecuteSql);
}
else
{
// If the property is not supported, it's impossible to check its value.
Console.WriteLine("esriWorkspacePropCanExecuteSQL is not supported by the workspace.");
}
// Example #2: Find the maximum field name length for the workspace.
IWorkspaceProperty maxFieldNameLengthProperty = workspaceProperties.get_Property(esriWorkspacePropertyGroupType.esriWorkspaceTablePropertyGroup,
(int)esriWorkspaceTablePropertyType.esriTablePropMaxFieldNameLength);
// Now check whether the property is supported.
if (maxFieldNameLengthProperty.IsSupported)
{
// If the property is supported, check its value. This property returns an integer value.
int maxFieldNameLength = Convert.ToInt32(maxFieldNameLengthProperty.PropertyValue);
Console.WriteLine("Maximum field name length: {0}", maxFieldNameLength);
}
else
{
// If the property is not supported, it's impossible to check its value.
Console.WriteLine("esriTablePropMaxFieldNameLength is not supported by the workspace.");
}
}
