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Add Attribute Index

This function is not available via the GUI of ET GeoWizards.

Adds attribute index to a feature class. An index can improve the performance of queries that evaluate an attribute's values.

Note: Can be used only on feature classes!

Command line syntax 

ET_GPAttributeIndex <input_dataset> <field_to_index> {unique} {ascending}

Parameters

Expression Explanation
<input_dataset> A feature class or feature layer (the source should be a feature class)
<field_to_index> A String - the name of the field that will be indexed
{unique} A Boolean - Indicates if the index is unique.
{ascending} A Boolean - Indicates if the index is based on ascending order

Scripting syntax

ET_GPAttributeIndex (input_dataset, field_to_index, unique, ascending)

See the explanations above:
<> - required parameter
{} - optional parameter

.NET implementation

Public Function AddAttributeIndex(ByVal pInFC As IFeatureClass, ByVal sFieldToIndex As String, Optional ByVal bUnique As Boolean = True,Optional ByVal bAscending As Boolean = True) As Boolean

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