TGIS_LayerVector.FindFirst(TGIS_Extent) method

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Finds the first occurrence of an item which meets an extent. Will use RTree if available.

Available also on: Delphi | Java | ActiveX | Python.

// C#
public virtual TGIS_Shape FindFirst(
  TGIS_Extent _extent
);

' VisualBasic
Public Overridable Function FindFirst(
  ByVal _extent As TGIS_Extent
) As TGIS_Shape

// Oxygene
public
  function FindFirst(
    _extent : TGIS_Extent
  ) : TGIS_Shape; virtual;

See: FindNext

Use this method to find to the first shape in the layer matching given criteria. Using _query param we can narrow the result of the shape searching down to the minimum. This should speed up our process of locating a desired shape.

To locate a shape, simply choose an existing layer and use FindFirst method of with a proper extent and a SQL query as a WHERE clause.

• Multiselect sample
• SelectByShape sample