Domain Class/ID editor

Edit Item

 

Edit the class name or ID, the code, and/or the description of an existing item in this domain.

This dialog box appears when in the domain Class/ID editor:

Tip:

Instead of changing class names/IDs, codes or descriptions through this dialog box, you can also edit them directly in the domain editor itself. A single click in the domain editor selects the domain record; another single click allows you to directly edit the class name/ID, code or description.

Dialog box options:

Name:

Edit this class name or identifier. Class names and identifiers can be as long as you like.

Note: Class names or IDs may contain any characters, except the % character.

You will see the class names or IDs when pressing the left mouse button (Info) in a map window; you will see the class names or IDs as record names when creating an attribute table for this domain (or for a map using this domain); when enclosed in double quotes, you can use the class names or IDs in calculations. You can also show class names or IDs in a legend.

Code:

Optionally, edit the short code of this class name or identifier.

Note: In codes, colons : and percentages % may not be used.

When displaying a map which uses this domain in a map window and pressing the left mouse button (Info), and in Pixel Info, you will see the code and the class name or ID as code: class name or code: Identifier. When enclosed in double quotes, you can use codes in calculations. In a legend, you can optionally show codes.

Description:

Optionally, edit the description of this class name or identifier.

You can use descriptions for example in a legend.

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