topic Re: How to get container type from catalog selected item in ArcGIS Pro SDK Questions

How to get container type from catalog selected item

Anonymous User — Mon, 10 May 2021 03:48:24 GMT

Hi Gurus,

I have a trouble getting container type from selected item (sde connection).

As you know sde connection can be from Folder connection(Folders) or GDB connection (Databases) in Catalog pane.

Let say I retrieve selected sde connection with

ArcGIS.Desktop.Core.IProjectWindow currentProjectWindow = Project.GetCatalogPane(true);

var selectedItem = currentProjectWindow.SelectedItem.First();

How shall I know that selectedItem's parent container is Folders or Databases?

I am using Pro sdk 2.7 at the moment.

@Wolf @UmaHarano ?

Re: How to get container type from catalog selected item

UmaHarano — Mon, 10 May 2021 16:12:13 GMT

Hi,

You could cast the SelectedItem to the Type you are interested in.

ArcGIS.Desktop.Core.IProjectWindow currentProjectWindow = Project.GetCatalogPane(true); var selectedItem = currentProjectWindow.SelectedItems.FirstOrDefault(); var folderConnection = selectedItem as MapProjectItem; //FolderConnectionProjectItem, etc

Thanks

Uma

Re: How to get container type from catalog selected item

Anonymous User — Tue, 11 May 2021 01:18:54 GMT

Thank for your reply @UmaHarano ,

Look like my question is not clear,

For type casting from project item, to find the specific type and casting is ok for me, not an issue.

Refer to below example screenshot. for BrowseProject.sde item, user can choose from Databases or Folders. I have a specific analysis requirement whether user more frequently use this sde connection from Database container or Folders container.

So after user select the item, I need to find out, which container is the origin.

Best Regards,

Than

Re: How to get container type from catalog selected item

SreenivasaRaoPigili — Tue, 11 May 2021 08:27:39 GMT

Hi,

I hope this will help.

1. create project using MapTool.

2. in the constructor,

public CaptureContainer()
{
IsSketchTool = true;
SketchType = SketchGeometryType.Point; //.Point;
//UseSnapping = true;
SketchOutputMode = SketchOutputMode.Screen;
var systemCursor = System.Windows.Input.Cursors.Arrow;
Cursor = systemCursor;
}

protected async override Task<bool> OnSketchCompleteAsync(Geometry geometry)
{

await QueuedTask.Run(() =>
{
var sourceSelection = ActiveMapView.SelectFeatures(geometry, SelectionCombinationMethod.New);

foreach (KeyValuePair<BasicFeatureLayer, List<long>> eachSel in sourceSelection)
{
CIMDataConnection currentDataConnection = eachSel.Key.GetDataConnection();
var objsting= currentDataConnection.ToJson();
JObject jsonObject = JObject.Parse(objsting);
MessageBox.Show("connection string is from : "+(string)jsonObject["workspaceFactory"]);
}
});
return true;
}

Hope this helps.

Thanks,

Sreeni.

Re: How to get container type from catalog selected item

Anonymous User — Tue, 01 Jun 2021 05:34:51 GMT

Thank @SreenivasaRaoPigili ,

But It is not what I am looking for actually.

Refer to my image: The first project item , it's parent container is databases, and second project item, it's parent container is folder connection (folders). in the catalog pane.

First item parent object should be like

 Project.Current.GetProjectItemContainer("GDB");

Second item parent object should be like

Project.Current.GetProjectItemContainer("FolderConnection");

Currently I can't figure out from selected project item (selected item), something like which property to use.