
A project can contain multiple layouts. A layout view is a pane that displays the view of a layout. Layout views are the primary interface used to display, navigate, and select layout elements. The layout being visualized in the view can be accessed via the Layout property.
There can be multiple layout views open at a given time, but there can only be one active layout view. The active layout view will set the context for the ribbon and many of the dock panes in the application. The Active property will return null if there is no active layout view.
The layout view has several "ZoomTo" navigation methods and it also provides the context for managing selected items in the Contents pane. For example, the GetSelectedElements method returns a collection of selected page layout elements.
System.Object
ArcGIS.Desktop.Layouts.LayoutView
Target Platforms: Windows 11, Windows 10