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Searching to Select Feature LayersDialog Box

Filtering Feature Layers

Filter one or more feature source layers so that only some of the features appear

in your map.

NOTE For information about filtering drawing objects, see Overview of Queries

(page 1235).

To filter the layers, define a query condition or a set of conditions that specify

which features you want. The procedure is like performing a search.

Apply a query to layers so that only some features appear in your map

TIP Using the filter can help you improve performance when working with large

sets of feature data. You can filter data after you bring it into your map, or you

can use the Add To Map With Query option while bringing it in and then use edit

query to apply a filter.

You can create a single filter for multiple layers from different data sources,

as long as they share the property you are filtering on. For example, if you

have an SDF layer of parcels, a SHP layer of parks, and an Oracle layer of

hospitals, and they all share a STREET_NAME property, you can filter by street

name. You can filter by location for any layers that overlap in space.

You can also create a filter for a group, as long as all the layers in that group

are feature layers (not drawing layers) and all the feature layers contain features

(that is, none of them are empty).