topic Open Layout properties window in ArcGIS Pro SDK Questions

Open Layout properties window

FredB — Tue, 21 Sep 2021 15:24:48 GMT

Hello,

I'm trying to open the layout properties window without much success.

var wrapper = FrameworkApplication.GetPlugInWrapper("esri_layouts_propertySheet"); var command = wrapper as ICommand; if (command == null) return; // execute the command if (command.CanExecute(null)) command.Execute(null);

I have an activeView. But the wrapper is always null.

Any idea ? Thanks !

Re: Open Layout properties window

Wolf — Tue, 21 Sep 2021 15:46:37 GMT

The reason why you get a <null> returned is because this item doesn't implement an ICommand (i.e. button). If you use esri_layouts_layoutPropertiesButton instead of the property page DAML, your code should work. To find the appropriate DAML Id you can either use the DAML reference here: DAML ID Reference ArcGISLayout.daml · ArcGIS/arcgis-pro-sdk Wiki (github.com) or you can enable the this Pro option:

Once enabled you can see the DAML Id as a tooltip:

Re: Open Layout properties window

UmaHarano — Tue, 21 Sep 2021 15:58:18 GMT

Here is a code snippet to help you -

//Get the selected item in the Catalog pane //Cast as Layout Project item. var selectedLayout = Project.GetCatalogPane(true)?.SelectedItems.FirstOrDefault() as LayoutProjectItem; if (selectedLayout == null) return; //Call Pro's Command to open the selected layout // ArcGIS Pro Command's DAML ID. var commandId = "esri_layouts_projectItem_LayoutProperties"; // get the ICommand interface from the ArcGIS Pro Button // using command's plug-in wrapper var iCommand = FrameworkApplication.GetPlugInWrapper(commandId) as ICommand; if (iCommand != null) { // Let ArcGIS Pro do the work for us if (iCommand.CanExecute(null)) { iCommand.Execute(null); } }