ArcObjects are the building blocs of ArcGIS, geographic information system (GIS) software from ESRI. With ArcObjects, you can create your own menus, tools, workflows. applications, and custom feature classes for use with ArcGIS. This work is designed to teach programmers of all skill levels, including absolute beginners, how to work with ArcObjects using Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications (VBA).

Programming with objects -- Building a custom application -- Creating a dialog box -- Programming with objects -- Code for making decisions -- Using subroutines and functions -- Looping your code -- Fixing bugs -- Programming with interfaces -- Navigating object model diagrams -- Making tools -- Executing commands -- Adding layers to a map -- Setting layer symbology -- Using ArcCatalog objects in ArcMap -- Working with selected features -- Making dynamic layouts -- Editing tables.