VECGetLayerName()

  VECGetFieldFormat, VECGetLayerName, VECGetLayerDesc, VECGetFieldDesc, and VECGetFieldType

Description

VECGetLayerName() is used to retrieve the name of the layer.

Call Signature

string VECGetLayerName ( int/string filespec, int segment_num )

Return Value

string

Layer name. An empty string is returned on error.

Arguments

int/string filespec:

This can either be the handle returned by DBOpen(), or the name of an open file.

int segment_num:

The vector layer (segment) number being accessed.

See also

GDB file functions

GDB vector file functions

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