Edit AdvanceSymbology

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Hi Is it possible to edit the geometry with AdvancedSymbology? Is it possible to move a graphic with AdvancedSymbology? I need edit an 'Message' like this: // Create a new message Message msg = new Message(); //set the ID and other parts of the message msg.Id = messageID; msg.Add("_type", "position_report"); msg.Add("_action", "update"); msg.Add("_control_points", X.ToString() + "," + Y.ToString()); msg.Add("_wkid", "3857"); msg.Add("sic", symbolID); msg.Add("UniqueDesignation", "1"); //Process the message using the MessageProcessor within the MessageGroupLayer _messageLayer.ProcessMessage(msg); //or this Message /* * |== Example Message ==| * * * <_type>position_report * <_action>update * <_id>16986029-8295-48d1-aa6a-478f400a53c0 * <_wkid>3857 * GFGPOLKGS-----X * <_control_points>-226906.99878,6679149.88998;-228500.51759,6677576.8009;-232194.67644,6675625.78198 * DIRECTION OF ATTACK * */ because I need move it or resize. It is possible?

MichaelBranscomb · Answer

Hi,

That's correct - to move an existing message you create a message with the action Update and pass in the ID of the message you want to move.

Unfortunately it's not currently possible to alter the symbol size - we hope to be able to implement that for the next release.

Cheers

Mike

MatthewSerbinski · Answer

to move the message you will either need to create a new message (using the original message id) or edit the original message updating the "_control_points" field with the new position to move to. Here is a sample (untested) that should work:
// sample creating a new message:
Message msg = new Message();
msg.Id = OriginalMessageID;
msg.Add("_type", "position_report");
msg.Add("_action", "update");
msg.Add("_control_points", X + "," + Y);
msg.Add("_wkid", "3857");
msg.Add("sic", symbolID);
_messageLayer.ProcessMessage(msg);

// sample editing the original message:
Message originalMsg = _messageLayer.GetMessage(msg.Id);
originalMsg["_action"] = "update";
originalMsg["_control_points"] = X + "," + Y;
_messageLayer.ProcessMessage(originalMsg);

to edit the geometry, I assume there is a symbol xaml file located somewhere that you can override the template. Perhaps someone else can answer that part of your question.